For the first time this summer, John McCain moved slightly ahead of Barack Obama in the Gallup Daily Tracking poll — 46% to 44%. The latest polling (through August 25) shows no bounce from the Biden announcement and no bounce from the lead-in to the convention.
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This Hillary supporter is upset. And she makes a heartfelt, impassioned case for her candidate.
Sound Bite: “Obama has two months. I won’t vote for McCain. But he has to get me there. And I haven’t connnected with him. Experience speaks to me.”
In John McCain’s latest ad, Barack Obama has morphed from “Not ready to lead” to “dangerously unprepared to be president.” Why? Because Obama says Iran is a “tiny country” and “doesn’t pose a serious threat.” McCain disagrees.
Clinton and Obama pod people are giddy over Hillary’s “awesome” and “amazing” Convention speech.
The Democratic Convention wouldn’t be complete without jokes about John McCain’s many houses. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer delivers the goods while he explains that America shouldn’t drill for more oil. (We should use less.)
Governor Schweitzer’s full speech. He’s against drilling for oil.
This clip captures the essence of Hilllary Clinton’s speech last night at the Convention.
Sound Bite: No way, no how, no McCain.”
Here’s Hillary’s full speech. She’s a “proud supporter of Barack Obama.”
Every political star gets a biopic. Hillary was born in a log cabin, she walked five miles every day — barefoot — to a one-room schoolhouse . . . you get the picture.
At a meeting today with the Delaware Democratic Delegation, Joe Biden takes a trip down memory lane and gets a little choked up. Hey Joe, turn off the waterworks, willya. Working-class guys from Scranton don’t bawl. They cowboy up!
CBS News has a brief clip:
For the full monty, go to the ABC News video here:
He’s in the battleground state of Missouri telling folks in Kansas City that the U.S. economy is in tatters. Fortunately, the Democratic ticket features two U.S. Senators who’ve never had a real job in the private sector, who’ve never started a business, who’ve never met a payroll and who’ve never run an organization. But they do know how to spend taxpayer money. That’s what Senators do.
Perkier than ever, Katie Couric visits the YouTube booth at the Democratic Convention.
John McCain reprises Hillary Clinton’s “It’s 3:00 AM” ad and grafts on Hillary’s sound bite that “I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House and Senator Obama has a speech he gave in 2002.” Ouch.
Sound Bite: “Hillary’s Right.”
While the Democrats are doing their thing in Denver, John McCain has entered the Bizarro World. Yesterday the Republican candidate garnered the support of reggaeton megastar Daddy Yankee — the enormously popular Puerto Rican performer likes McCain’s support for Hispanics and his positions on immigration. More here.
John McCain with his “special friend.”
And since Senator McCain never heard of reggaton before yesterday, here’s a clip of Daddy Yankee in action (with Fergie).
MORE: Later in the day, McCain does shtick with jay Leno
She’s a working-class gal. She’s got a great family. She loves her kids. She loves her country. Barack’s a great guy. He’ll be an extraordinary president. She’s for change. Full text here.
Barack Obama supporter John Legend wrote this tune for his man — “If You’re Out There” — and performed it last night at the Democratic Convention. He’s for change.
Here’s the back story:
Here’s the performance. Sounds like a show tune. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)
Sound Bite: “The future started yesterday and we’re already late.”
So, how does John Legend stack up to that wacky Chinese pop medley at the Beijing Closing Ceremonies. Or Jimmy Page doing “Whole Lotta Love.”
Jimmy Page rules.
At a Convention-related event today, Hillary Clinton comments on the recent McCain ads that feature critical remarks she made about Barack Obama during the primary campaign.
Sound Bite: “I’m Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message.”
By the time this week is over, you’ll be convinced that Hillary Clinton IS running for Vice President — on the Republican ticket. This Republican National Committee ad uses a clip of Hillary from the primary to drive home the message that Barack (“he gives a great speech”) Obama is “the most inexperienced presidential candidate of our times.”
Sound Bite: [Hillary Clinton] “Senator McCain will bring a lifetime of experience to the campaign. I will bring a lifetime of experience. And Sentor Obama will bring a speech that he gave in 2002.”