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Marc Ambinder:
Who'll Call Obama A Terrorist? — Jonathan Martin notes: … The reality is that a member of McCain's audience went there today. You can hear it clearly on this video clip taken from MSNBC— after McCain asks “Who is the real Barack Obama?” the first, loudest voice can be heard answering “Terrorist!”
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
McCain blasts Obama, Democrats for Fannie Mae meltdown — We asked John McCain to take off the gloves — and he listened. In remarks McCain will deliver today, he blasts Democrats, including Barack Obama, for their market manipulations and defense of Fannie Mae against regulator warnings.
Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
McCain's Monday Remarks in Albuquerque — All: Please see excerpt from John McCain's remarks as prepared for delivery today in Albuquerque, New Mexico: — My opponent has invited serious questioning by announcing a few weeks ago that he would quote — “take off the gloves.”
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
McCain does nothing as supporter calls Obama a “terrorist” — ANOTHER UPDATE from Joe: We'll hear it said that McCain can't be held responsible for what people in his audiences say. Right. Cause it's never happened before. Oh wait, it did. When an audience member asked, speaking of Hillary Clinton, “How do we beat the bitch?”
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BACK TO THE DSM-IV — Did John McCain really just say that Barack Obama gets “touchy” and “angry” whenever he gets questioned on his credentials or policies? I know that projection is a common psychological phenomenon, especially for those who find themselves in desperate situations.
Moe Lane / www.redstate.com:
BREAKING: The Gloves are well and truly off on Fannie Mae.
BREAKING: The Gloves are well and truly off on Fannie Mae.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
New McCain Attack: “Who Is The Real Barack Obama?”
New McCain Attack: “Who Is The Real Barack Obama?”
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Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:
In Fla., Palin Goes for the Rough Stuff as Audience Boos Obama — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gestures during a campaign speech on Oct. 6, 2008 in Clearwater, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/Associated Press) — CLEARWATER, Fla. — “Okay, so Florida, you know that you're going to have to hang onto your hats …
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William Kristol / New York Times:
The Wright Stuff — I spoke on the phone Sunday with Sarah Palin, who was in Long Beach, Calif., preparing to take off on her next campaign trip. It was the first time I'd talked with her since I met her in far more relaxed circumstances in Alaska over a year ago.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Videos: The Ayers connection; Update: Obama doesn't read newspapers? — This morning, we have a series of videos dealing with the intersection of William Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, and the Obamas. Sarah Palin's accusation that Barack Obama “palled around with terrorists” …
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Howard Wolfson / The New Republic:
It's Over: Why Bill Ayers Won't Save John McCain
It's Over: Why Bill Ayers Won't Save John McCain
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Obama advantage grows — Likely voters nationwide: — Obama: 53 percent — McCain: 45 percent — NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) - A new national poll suggests Barack Obama is widening his edge over John McCain in the race for the White House.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads 50% to 42% — Obama remains statistically ahead for tenth straight day — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads John McCain among registered voters across the country by a 50% to 42% margin in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Oct. 3-5, the tenth straight day in which Obama …
Washington Wire:
WSJ/NBC News Poll: Obama and Biden Are Better Debaters — Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. — The Democratic presidential running mates Barack Obama and Joe Biden are doing a better job in the debates, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
The Sarah Palin-Joe Biden debate: Revealing the real source of CNN's sources
The Sarah Palin-Joe Biden debate: Revealing the real source of CNN's sources
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health Care Destruction — Sarah Palin ended her debate performance last Thursday with a slightly garbled quote from Ronald Reagan about how, if we aren't vigilant, we'll end up “telling our children and our children's children” about the days when America was free. It was a revealing choice.
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
McCain: I'm Not Raising Taxes. I'm Cutting Medicare!
McCain: I'm Not Raising Taxes. I'm Cutting Medicare!
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Engaging on Keating — I'd always thought McCain's great strength in defending the Keating affair was that he'd acknolwedged making a huge mistake, and spent his career repenting by recasting himself as a reformer. — So when his campaign puts his lawyer on the line with reporters to contest …
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Rebecca Christie / Bloomberg:
U.S. Treasury's Kashkari to Lead Bank Bailout Office — Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Treasury will name Neel Kashkari, assistant secretary at the department, to run the $700 billion Wall Street rescue program on an interim basis, according to a Treasury official.
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Joe Klein / Swampland:
Embarracuda — I'm of two minds about how to deal with the McCain campaign's further descent into ugliness. Their strategy is simple: you throw crap against a wall and then giggle as the media try to analyze the putresence in a way that conveys a sense of balance: “Well, it is bull-pucky …
Marc Ambinder:
David Brooks Calls The Election For Barack Obama? — He did so at the Atlantic's relaunch brunch in New York this afternoon, according to Ad Age, which also posts a preview of the Atlantic's new cover.
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
A CAMPAIGN JOHN MCCAIN WILL REGRET. — Elections have life cycles. They have beginnings, middles, and ends. The beginnings tend to be exciting. The middles tend to be exhausting. And the ends tend to be ugly. The ends are ugly because the candidates are desperate and their teams are scared.
Janet Albrechtsen / Wall Street Journal:
Not Everyone Should Own a Home — Even without Fan and Fred, American mortgage rules are unusually lax. — Maybe only a friendly foreigner could say this. But America needs to realize that not everyone can own a home. The American Dream of home ownership for all is a fraud.
Kos / Daily Kos:
GA-Sen: Holy crap, it *is* tied! — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 9/29-10/1. Likely voters. MoE 4% (No trend lines) … This was a late addition to our polling list, added in response to polls from Rasmussen and particularly SUSA showing a tightening race. In fact, SUSA has shown some late movement: