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McCain Lawyer: McCain Did Nothing Wrong Amid Keating Five Scandal 
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Mon, 06 Oct. 2008
For years, John McCain made elaborate displays of public contrition about his involvement in the Keating Five scandal, admitting that he made errors in judgment when he lobbied regulators on behalf of a corrupt banker who eventually went to prison. But now his campaign is suddenly saying that McCain did nothing wrong.
On a conference call with reporters this afternoon, held in response
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Obama's Lead Nearly Doubles In Today's Tracking Polls
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Fri, 26 Sep. 2008
Here's a wrap-up of the four major national tracking polls for today, containing the first full day of sampling since John McCain's pseudo-suspension -- and Barack Obama is extending his lead:
• Gallup: Obama 48%, McCain 45%, with a ±2% margin of error. Yesterday, the candidates were tied 46%-
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Obama's Chances Rise In Three Deep-Red States
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Fri, 26 Sep. 2008
In yet another sign of Barack Obama's surge in the polls, CQ has upgraded their ratings for him in three states that have been cornerstones of the Obama campaign's strategy to expand the electoral map into states where Dems don't usually compete:
• Indiana: Previously rated "Republican Favored,"
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Election Central Morning Roundup
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Thu, 25 Sep. 2008
MoveOn Ad Blames McCain's "Friends" For Economic Crisis
In a sign that this campaign is certainly not being put on hold as John McCain would like, MoveOn has this funny new one-minute ad on national cable, casting the blame for the market crisis squarely on John McCain and those folks he'd call "my friends" for the economic crisis -- folks like Phil Gramm, Rick Davis and Georg
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Election Central Morning Roundup
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Wed, 24 Sep. 2008
Poll: Obama Ahead By Nine Points, Above 50% Mark
The new ABC/Washington Post poll has some very good news for Barack Obama, with him leading John McCain among likely voters by a 52%-43% margin, in comparison to a two-point McCain lead from right after the Republican
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Who Is Funding Distribution Of DVDs About Radical Islam In Campaign Home Stretch?
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Fri, 19 Sep. 2008
This got a bit of attention earlier this week, and we're surprised it hasn't attracted the notice of the bigger news orgs, because it's a pretty interesting mystery: Who, exactly, is funding the distribution of lurid DVDs across America warning of the global radical Islamic threat, in the home stretch of the election?
The DVD, which would seem to be helpful to John McCain, is called
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Poll: Obama Edges Ahead In Three Key Battlegrounds
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Fri, 19 Sep. 2008
A new round of Marist polls gives Barack Obama the lead in three key swing states:
• In Michigan, Obama has built up a strong lead of 52%-43% among likely voters, outside of the ±4% margin of error.
• In Ohio, Obama is ahead 4
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CBS/NYT Poll: Obama Jumps Back To Five-Point Lead
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Thu, 18 Sep. 2008
It looks like the McCain bounce is officially over.
Here are the numbers from new CBS/New York Times poll: Among registered voters, Obama leads 48%-43%, with a margin of error of ±3%. Among likely voters, Obama is ahead 49%-44%. Last week, McCain's post-convention helped him get a 46%-44% lea
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New Polls Show Deadlocked Race In Key States
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Wed, 17 Sep. 2008
A new round of CNN swing state polls holds encouraging news for Obama: It finds that McCain's waning convention bounce hasn't translated into leads in key states, and indeed, Obama is leading in two key states and has pulled into a tie in Florida.
• In Florida, it's a 48%-48% tie. Most other polls
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Obama Edges Ahead In The National Polls
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Wed, 17 Sep. 2008
Barack Obama has now edged into a narrow lead in most of the national polls released today, suggesting John McCain's bounce may be subsiding after he had been leading over the last week and a half.
First, here's our daily roundup of the four major national tracking polls:
• Gallup: Obam
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Obama Campaign Manager Vows To Spend $39 Million In Florida Alone
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Wed, 17 Sep. 2008
Obama campaign manager David Plouffe has just blasted out to supporters a new fundraising video he filmed from his lap top, and in it he shares an interesting piece of news: The campaign plans to spend the amazing sum of over $39 million in Florida alone.
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McCain Ad Promises "New Rules" For Wall Street -- Even Though He Long Advocated Deregulation
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Tue, 16 Sep. 2008
The McCain campaign has a new national cable campaign ad that ratchets up their duplicity, this time on financial regulations and the credit crisis:
"I'll meet this financial crisis head on," McC
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Obama Regaining Ground In National Tracking Polls
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Tue, 16 Sep. 2008
Here's a wrap-up of the four major national tracking polls for today, with all four of them showing either movement away from John McCain or toward Barack Obama since yesterday:
Gallup: McCain 47%, Obama 46%, with a ±2% margin of error. Yesterday, McCain was up 47%-45%.
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New Batch Of Ads Suggests Outside Groups Are Gearing Up
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Tue, 16 Sep. 2008
A new spate of ads suggests that outside groups are finally getting serious about gearing up to assist the Obama and McCain campaigns in a vital task: Attacking the opponent.
Here's an ad from Born Alive Truth, pushing the smear that Obama is pro-infanticide when it comes to babies born in
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Polls Show Dead Heats In Key Swing States
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Mon, 15 Sep. 2008
The presidential race really could not be closer in the key swing states, according to a new round of Rasmussen polls, with ties in two states and near-ties in three others -- though on balance it's decent news for John McCain:
• In
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Poll: Obama Takes Narrow Lead In Virginia
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Mon, 15 Sep. 2008
In a sign that maybe the electoral map isn't contracting that much, a new SurveyUSA poll gives Barack Obama the lead in Virginia, one of the historically-red states that he's been aggressively targeting.
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Election Central Sunday Roundup
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Sun, 14 Sep. 2008
New Obama Ad: McCain's White House Will Be Run By "Super-Lobbyist"
The Obama campaign has rolled out another ad attacking John McCain's links to Washington lobbyists, set to air on national cable and in targeted states starting tomorrow. This one specifically goes after McCain for tapping corporate "super-lobbyist" Bill Timmons to head up his transition team should he be elected:
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New Obama Ad On McCain's Reformer Image: "Wait A Second"
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Sat, 13 Sep. 2008
The Obama campaign has this new ad running in key swing states, going after John McCain's attempts to cast himself as a reformer despite the fact that his campaign is run by Washington lobbyists:
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AP Turns On McCain
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Fri, 12 Sep. 2008
It looks like the Associated Press, which has generally had a serious pro-McCain and anti-Obama slant this cycle, has turned on their former hero McCain in the face of mounting evidence that he's a shameless liar running a dirty campaign.
I was looking through TPM's AP wire feed tonight, and here are just three stories I found:
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Bill Clinton: Obama "Will Win And Win Handily"
Eric Kleefeld via TPM Election Central on Thu, 11 Sep. 2008
Bill Clinton just wrapped up lunch with Barack Obama, and in a quick back-and-forth with reporters, revealed that he'd be doing lots of campaigning for Obama and predicted a sizable Obama win. From the pool report:
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