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submitted by rodeox 38 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Sen. John McCain said Sunday he would not necessarily support his former running mate if she chose to run for president. Speaking to ABC's "This Week," McCain was asked whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin could count on his support. "I can't say something like that. We've got some great other young... More
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submitted by trippie48 41 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
McCain supporter Sen. Lindsey Graham tells CNN the McCain campaign is proposing to the Presidential Debate Commission and the Obama camp that if there's no bailout deal by Friday, the first presidential debate should take the place of the VP debate, currently scheduled for next Thursday, October 2.. More
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submitted by grandie4 41 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Barack Obama's campaign says it has raised more than $8 million from over 130,000 donors following Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's speech Wednesday night. The campaign also says it is on track to raise $10 million before John McCain takes the podium at the Republican National Convention... More
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submitted by rodeox 43 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Overriding President Bush's veto, both houses of Congress voted Tuesday to halt planned cuts in Medicare payments to doctors. The 70-26 vote in the Senate was a much narrower margin than in the House of Representatives, where the vote was 383-41. Each chamber needs a two-thirds majority to pass... More
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submitted by chiasma 43 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
John McCain’s campaign announced a shakeup at the top Wednesday, in the wake of growing Republican concern about its ability to compete against Barack Obama. Campaign Manager Rick Davis said Tuesday morning that senior adviser Steve Schmidt would take over day-to-day operations of the campaign. More
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submitted by bafficio 43 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
One of the members of John McCain’s new Truth Squad — which his campaign says was launched to respond to unfair attacks on his record of military service –- was a member of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and appeared in an attack ad for the group in 2004. The group was created to attack 2004... More
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submitted by agabriel 43 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe assured that former President Bill Clinton and presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama will be discussing Clinton’s role in the campaign within the next two days. Clinton has remained behind the scenes so far during the general election. More
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submitted by rodeox 44 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Obama campaign manager David Plouffe held a press conference at the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Wednesday to illustrate the campaign’s path to victory in November. Plouffe said that the primary goal is to hold on to the 20 states that John Kerry won, netting him 252 electoral... More
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submitted by eooties 44 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Barack Obama leading John McCain in the crucial swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, according to a new survey. Obama lost the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania by 9 points — but a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows him leading McCain by 12 points, 52-40. More
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submitted by chiasma 44 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
The news of Patti Solis Doyle’s hire by Barack Obama is not being well-received by many of those close to the New York senator and by former members of her campaign team, according to a longtime adviser, a top campaign staffer and several major donors. Doyle, long rumored to be in talks... More
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submitted by chiasma 45 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Barack Obama will formally capture the Democratic presidential nomination soon after next week's final primaries, the Illinois senator's top campaign aide is predicting. Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod said that after the June 3 primaries, Obama will "be at the number we need to claim... More
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submitted by bafficio 45 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Sunday he’s interested in John McCain’s No. 2 spot. “There's no one I would rather be on a ticket with than John McCain,” the former Arkansas governor said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” More
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submitted by blueheat 45 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Seeing John Edwards and Barack Obama on the same stage earlier this week left political pundits buzzing: Could these two be an unbeatable presidential ticket? They appeared to have natural chemistry — something Edwards and then-Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry seemed to lack... More
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submitted by rodeox 45 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Even as her campaign appears to be in its final stages, Hillary Clinton is headed for two sweeping victories in West Virginia and Kentucky, the next two states to weigh in on the prolonged Democratic presidential race. According to new polls released Monday, Clinton holds a 34 point lead... More
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submitted by chiasma 45 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Democrat Hillary Clinton has loaned her presidential race $6.4 million over the last month, bringing the total amount of money she has lent herself to $11.4 million. And she is willing to lend herself more money, top adviser Howard Wolfson told reporters Wednesday, a day after Clinton eked out... More
