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Pat Cunningham offers an unabashedly liberal perspective on national politics. A note of caution: The language gets a litttle salty on some of the sites to which this blog links. So, don’t say you weren’t warned. By the way, this blog’s name is inspired by the Will Rogers quote, “All politics is applesauce.”

Archive for October 6th, 2008

McCain desperately slings mud as indications that he’s finished multiply

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THIS GUY at Time.com analyzes the possibility of a McCain comeback strategy and concludes: “(A)s it currently stands, Obama appears poised to win the election, possibly by large margins.”

A top McCain strategist TELLS the New York Daily News that the low road is the only remaining option: “It’s a dangerous road, but we have no choice.  If we keep talking about the economic crisis, we’re going to lose.”

Obama’s highly-touted ground operation GEARS UP to bring millions of new voters to the polls.

THIS GUY, writing for the Wall Street Journal Web site, says “a McCain victory would require a comeback of the sort that has rarely occurred in recent American political history.”

Republican jitters are spreading from OHIO to VIRGINIA to NEVADA.

No, it’s not over yet. We still have two presidential debates coming up, and things can change quickly in this crazy political year.

But it seems doubtful that McCain’s campaign of sleaze is going to make a big difference. His comeback, if it’s going to happen, will have to come from somewhere else.

UPDATE: Two new polls in Virginia SHOW Obama leading by 10 or 12 percentage points.

Here’s the Obama camp’s 13-minute documentary on John McCain and the Keating Five scandal

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Election trains

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(Hat-tip to DailyKos.)

A few funny messages from Sarah Palin

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John McCain’s domestic terrorism problem

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Former Clinton aide says attacks on Obama won’t work, “the race is over”

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Howard Wolfson (above), former communications director of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, SAYS the swiftboat attacks on Barack Obama are doomed to failure because “the economy is simply bigger than the rogues gallery that John McCain is conjuring up.”

Applesauce milestones

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This humble little blog recorded its 6,000th comment over the weekend, which ain’t too bad considering that we’ve been here barely nine months.

Coincidentally, the weekend also brought our 1,300th post — an impressive total for a part-time gig, if I say so myself.

I am sincerely grateful to our many Applesauce visitors and especially to those brave enough to register comments at the risk of snarky rejoinders from me and other commenters.

Obama camp plays Keating Five card in response to McCain’s character smears

8 comments October 6th, 2008

Barack Obama’s campaign is launching a BROADBASED EFFORT today to raise public awareness of John McCain’s involvement in the so-called Keating Five savings-and-loan scandal of nearly 20 years ago.

The strategy is a response to the McCain camp’s recent guilt-by-association smears on Obama’s character.

The centerpiece of the Obama effort is a 13-minute documentary on the Keating Five scandal to be released at 11 a.m. (CDT) today. Here’s a preview:

McCain attacks his own attack ads

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