Paul Steinhauser of CNN reports: The first national poll conducted after Barack Obama publicly named Joe Biden as his running mate suggests that the battle for the presidency between the Illinois senator and John McCain is all tied up. It's 47% - 47%. CNN Polling Director Keating Holland notes that it appears to be a step back for Obama, who lead 51-44 last month. Why? Sixty-six percent of Clinton supporters -- registered Democrats who want Clinton as the nominee -- are now backing Obama. That's down from 75 percent in the end of June. Twenty-seven percent of them now say they'll support … [Read more...] about Post-Biden Poll Shows Obama – McCain Dead Heat
Obama Taps Biden: An Example of Terrible Judgement
I was wrong about the Obama-Bayh ticket. Sorry for the false alarm. I apparently gave Obama too much credit. Senator Obama, in selecting Senator Biden as his Vice Presidential nominee, has made a blunder that just might help mercifully tip the election to McCain. As John Mark Reynolds notes, Joe Biden is the perfect case of a candidate that Washington insiders find appealing but that appalls the rest of the country. Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about Obama Taps Biden: An Example of Terrible Judgement
McCain Rally in MO With Romney and Huckabee
It seems that McCain's VP selection process is closing in around either Romney or Pawlenty. But Jonathan Martin of Politico announces a confusing development in the saga: Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee are slated to join John McCain for a rally in St. Louis, MO the day before the start of the GOP Convention (and two days after McCain is scheduled to name his running mate). Martin notes: Missouri was hard-fought territory on Super Tuesday, with each of the three Republicans faring well. So the event would seem to represent a pre-convention unity rally in a swing state where each has a strong … [Read more...] about McCain Rally in MO With Romney and Huckabee
John McCain Hits Obama on Born Alive Infants
Obama's voting record on the Born Alive Infant Protection Act (BAIPA) bills in Illinois is atrocious (he opposed the legislation three times). It is considered extreme even by the standards of pro-choice legislators (Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and many others all supported the federal version of BAIPA, which passed the Senate 98-0). However, it is not very well known by the American public since the main stream media (MSM) refuses to cover it (just as they once refused to cover the John Edwards affair). One of the benefits of the Saddleback Civil Forum last Saturday is that … [Read more...] about John McCain Hits Obama on Born Alive Infants
Uhm…Biden? Sebelius? Chet Edwards?
It appears that Senator Joe Biden has been selected. After all, the United States Secret Service seems to think so. But, hey, it still could be Gov. Kathleen Sebelius or Texas Democratic Rep. Chet Edwards! Uhhm....as I was saying. (:- HT: James Grant, Candice, CNN, FOX,.... Update: Jim Geraghty has collected a great set of quotes from Senator Biden on McCain, Obama, and Iraq. … [Read more...] about Uhm…Biden? Sebelius? Chet Edwards?
Democratic Ticket: Barack Obama – Evan Bayh?
This leak looks highly credible. I'm not a prophet, but I believe that Senator Evan Bayh has been selected as Barack Obama's running mate. KMBC out of Kansas City has announced: KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reported that the company, which specializes in political literature, has been printing Obama-Bayh material. That's Bayh as in U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. Word leaked out about the material as it was being printed up by Gill Studios of Lenexa. The Obama campaign had said it would make the announcement by text message on Friday. Gill Studios, would not confirm information about the … [Read more...] about Democratic Ticket: Barack Obama – Evan Bayh?