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McCain vs. 'Obama-mania': Can an older, white Republican attract young voters?
iht.com May 12, 2008
He's a Republican, for starters. He describes himself as "older than dirt." And he makes no apology for an Iraq war that is especially unpopular on college campuses. ... He's a Republican, for starters. Several polls, including a recent AP-Ipsos survey, show Democrats...
McCain's GOP Divisions Grow Worse
democrats.com May 13, 2008
John McCain didn't win the Republican nomination by uniting Republicans, but rather simply by being the Last Sane Republican Standing after Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney humiliated themselves. So it comes as little surprise that after three months of trying to "unite" the GOP, the ideological...
McCain Poised To Flip On Abortion
crooksandliars.com May 13, 2008
What a straight talker, what a maverick… ABC: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., faces enormous pressure from social conservatives to ignore his repeated commitment to change the GOP’s platform on abortion. “If he were to change the party platform,” to account for exceptions such as rape, incest or risk...
A Question For John McCain And The Rest Of The GOP
belowthebeltway.com May 12, 2008
How, in the name of God, do you plan to run a campaign that has any chance of succeeding when a number like this is staring you in the face ? Eighty-two percent of Americans now say the country’s seriously off on the wrong track, up 10 points in the last year to a point from [...]
Dem gov puts wind in McCain sails
chicagotribune.com May 12, 2008
by Jim Tankersley PORTLAND, Ore. - John McCain got an unexpected boost in his bid to woo independent and Democratic voters here this afternoon: a shared stage with Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Kulongoski is a Democrat who has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. So local reporters were stunned...
John McCain: Eco Warrior
trueblueliberal.com May 12, 2008
From The Nation By John Nichols Yikes, it’s really true. John McCain is running for president as a tree-hugging liberal. No, not an all-the-time environmentalist — rather, as a swing-state-savvy, targeted-message-peddling, murky-shade-of-green Republican. So, today, in the battleground state of...
Chronicling All Things Younger than John McCain
pensitoreview.com May 12, 2008
OK, we know John McCain is old. If he is elected president, he will be the oldest person to ever take the oath of office. Which means he’s older than many things. There now is a Web site dedicated to chronicling all things that are younger than John McCain, of which there are a surprising [...]
Things Younger Than John McCain
waxy.org May 12, 2008
I didn't realize he'd be the oldest US President ever [via] ... Am I being “age-ist”? Spam is younger than John McCain. The lunch meat, as opposed to the Internet nuisance promising greater manhood and hot encounters with stay-at-home moms (which, for the record, this...
Tom Matzzie: How John McCain Can Rescue the Republican Party
huffingtonpost.com May 12, 2008
The winds of change have brought Democrats a big advantage in the races for the White House, U.S. House and Senate in 2008. The opportunity... ... The winds of change have brought Democrats a big advantage in the races for the White House, U.S. House and Senate in 2008....
1 in 4 North Carolina Republicans Reject McCain
newsvine.com May 12, 2008
Much has been made of the fact that a substantial portion of North Carolina and Indiana Democratic primary voters who cast ballots on Tuesday for Hillary Clinton told exit pollsters that – if Barack Obama is their party's nominee this fall – they may vote for Republican John …
NEWS -- McCain hopes to attract young voters
gopusa.com May 12, 2008
CHICAGO (AP) -- He's a Republican, for starters. He describes himself as ''older than dirt.'' And he makes no apology for an Iraq war that is especially unpopular on college campuses. ... By MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- And he makes no apology for an...