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Libertarian Barr Says GOP Is Played Out
By Zachary A. Goldfarb Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, a former Georgia congressman, said today that the Republican Party has... Full Article At Washington Post - The Trail
Obama Campaign Distances Itself From Georgia Democrat's Mailer
Atlanta — Barack Obama's presidential campaign distanced itself Thursday from a mailer by Georgia ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
Barr Seen as GOP Threat in Georgia
Some say Libertarian candidate Bob Barr could throw the Peach State to Obama. Sen. Isakson: “If Barr got 8 percent, and you’ve got the higher African-American turnout from ... Full Article At Time - The Page
Georgia Barr the Door
He’s raised just $300,000 dollars. He has a staff of only six people working out of a non-political public relations firm office. He’s not even on the ballot in 20 of the 50 states. So why does Bob Barr have so many people looking nervous and edgy? Sometimes the answer lies in the margins... Full Article At The Moderate Voice
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FL, GA, CT Polls
Two new polls from Strategic Vision show John McCain with eight point leads in Georgia and Florida: ... Full Article At Time - Real Clear Politics
Campaign Fleecee: We're Loving It!!!
Over the last couple days we've been telling you about this DC outfit called BMW Direct. They are a direct mail shop. And from what we can tell they have a two-tiered business model . First, they've got a few bonafide ... Full Article At Talking Points Memo
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Fist Bumps, Bosom Buddies, and Starbucks
Marc Ambinder fully explains the nuances of John McCains’ sort-of-but-not-really shake-up today. Meanwhile, whoever’s calling the shots in McCain’s campaign clearly believes they can get more mileage out of the Wesley Clark flap . Polls, polls, polls: Gallup national: ... Full Article At The NY Observer - Politics
Georgia Coal Plant Nixed On Environmental Concerns
Atlanta (AP) -- The construction of a coal-fired power plant in Georgia was halted Monday when a judge ruled that the plant's builders must first obtain a permit from state regulators that limits... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
Georgia Campaign Doesn't Complain About Hefty Fundraising Fees
We finally heard back from someone at the campaign of Deborah Travis Honeycutt. A couple days ago, we reported that a Washington-based fundraising group raked in more than $500,000 for the little-known ... Full Article At TPM Muckraker
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POLL: Strategic Vision Florida, Georgia
The web site Political Wire published a sneak peak of at two new Strategic Vision (R) polls yesterday. While they included no information about survey dates and sample sizes, the reported the top-line numbers: Florida: McCain 49%, ... Full Article At Pollster.com
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Paul Jenkins: The McCain/Bush Effect on Red States
When John McCain clinched the GOP nomination, it was widely believed that his relative popularity among moderates and independents may well save the party from a Bush-caused bloodbath in November... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
Rasmussen: McCain Holds Wide Lead in Georgia
A new Rasmussen Reports survey in Georgia finds Sen. John McCain well ahead of Sen. Barack Obama, 53% to 43%. The only real surprise is that... Full Article At Political Wire
Obama Releases Second General Election TV Ad
The 30-second spot going up on the air Monday details Obama’s entry into politics, says he’ll “never forget the dignity that comes from work.” The ad will air in Alaska, ... Full Article At Time - The Page
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Let the defining continue...
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro Obama is up with his second general-Election ad. It focuses on work -- his own and what he plans to do for others. He talks about his time as a community organizer... Full Article At MSNBC - First Read
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A Belief In Small Government is "Strange and Outlandish"
In Georgia's 10th Congressional District, Paul Broun is being challenged in the Republican ... Full Article At Redstate
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MT-Pres: Obama ahead
Karl Rove : Mr. Obama may be overreaching by running ads in North Carolina, Georgia, ... Full Article At Daily Kos
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Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up
Your one stop pundit shop. Karl Rove says Barack Obama may be overreaching by spending money in North Carolina, ... Full Article At Daily Kos
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Obama says Jones mailer is not an endorsement (AP)
AP - Barack Obama's presidential campaign distanced itself Thursday from a mailer by Georgia Democratic ... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics
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Poll cornucopia
Florida PPP (PDF). 6/26-29. Likely voters. MoE 3.6% (3/15-16 results) McCain (R) 44 (50) Obama (D) 46 (39) Rasmussen . 6/26. Likely voters. MoE 4% (6/18 results) McCain (R) 48 (47) ... Full Article At Daily Kos
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Is the South out of reach?
Author of "Whistling Past Dixie"/Democratic political analyst and political science professor Tom Schaller makes his case against Obama getting too fired about his ability to win Southern states... Full Article At MSNBC - First Read