McCain Cancels Event Aboard Oil Rig Due to Weather
Think Progress: In announcing his newfound support for offshore drilling, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) consistently touts the safety of offshore oil exploration. “[I]t’s safe enough these days that not even Hurricanes Katrina and Rita could cause significant spillage,” he said...Pennsylvania
MCCAIN WATCH: PLAYING THE BLAME GAME
This week the McCain campaign is spinning furiously, trying to place the blame for rising gas prices anywhere but where it belongs - on Washington insiders like McCain. But McCain can't distract from the fact that he's offering more of the same failed Bush-McCain policies responsible for the economic crisis Americans face today.Maine
MCCAIN WATCH: THE ECONOMY: IF YOU LIKE THE BUSH ECONOMY, HIRE MCCAIN
After a week in which John McCain received more criticism for his ties to top economic advisor Phil Gramm, who echoed Senator McCain's sentiments that America's economic problems were "psychological" by saying we are in a "mental recession," McCain is in Maine today, where his out of touch positions and attitude on the economy will be on full display. Today, McCain will raise campaign cash in Maine with former President George H.W. Bush and his wealthy friends (if McCain was really trying to erase his reputation as being out of touch with Americans and their economic concerns - he might have thought twice about appearing with the elder Bush who himself didn't understand the economy as president.) John McCain is not only taking help from the Bush family to raise money, he's calling for the continuation of the Bush-Republican economic policies that have been a disaster for America's families.Nevada
Nevada GOP Cancels State Convention Citing Lack of Interest
Citing a lack of enthusiasm, the Nevada Republican Party scrapped the state convention and will, instead, elect state delegates via private conference call. The state party broke up its original convention in April when supporters of Ron Paul hijacked the...Idaho
No Republican Seat is Safe
This election year, no Republican seat is safe, even in Idaho. Bill Sali is defying the political odds by making Idaho's first-district congressional race competitive. That isn't good for Mr. Sali: He is the incumbent. A 54-year-old Republican from Kuna,...Colorado Georgia Louisiana Midwest Mississippi North Carolina Texas
DEAN TO LEAD NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORT
The Democratic National Committee announced today that Governor Howard Dean will lead a national grassroots voter registration effort. The cross country bus tour, "Register for Change," will build on the overwhelming enthusiasm and voter turnout seen during the primaries as Democrats mobilize and organize voters for the fall election. The bio-diesel bus, flagged in red, white and blue with the Register for Change message, is 45' long, 13'4" high and 8.5' wide and will also serve as a mobile campaign office.Link to this Article · Go to the Colorado blog · Go to the Georgia blog · Go to the Louisiana blog · Go to the Midwest blog · Go to the Mississippi blog · Go to the North Carolina blog · Go to the Texas blog
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Barack Obama at the 99th Annual NAACP Conference
Senator Barack Obama spoke before the 99th Annual NAACP Convention yesterday in Cincinnati, Ohio. Watch his remarks below: Scores of people could not get into the convention to see Senator Obama speak so the campaign improvised and hosted a public...Florida
Florida Voter Registrations Show Huge Swing to Democrats
Earlier this year, Florida Democrats surpassed Republicans in the number of registered Hispanics. In the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, state Democrats continue to increase their numbers by leaps and bounds: The numbers are ominous for Republicans: Through May, Democratic voter registration...South Carolina
Morning, Ah, Er, Um, I Mean, Open Thread?
Here's a topic for your discussion this Monday morning: Even Governor Mark Sanford (R-South Carolina) agrees that John McCain is a third Bush term on the economy. From CNN Late Edition with host, Wolf Blitzer on Sunday: BLITZER: Are there...Kansas
No Republican Seat is Safe
Democrats are running strong across the country and Kansas Republican Pat Roberts, ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, looks like he is in trouble: “The Republican brand is really bad in many parts of the country, with Kansas being...Wisconsin
McCain to Women on Equal Pay: Get Education and Training
Speaking at a town hall today in Wisconsin, John McCain told a crowd that he is "committed to equal pay for equal work." This is news because, as the McCain record shows, he hasn't been committed to that at all....Ohio
If You Like Bush's Economy...
Hire John McCain! And if you don't, McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm really wishes you would stop whining. In the photo below, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (D) speaks in Portsmouth, Ohio prior to the McCain Economic Forum. (Photo: Ohio Democratic...Louisiana
Not Your Father's John Kennedy
Democrat Republican(?) John N. Kennedy is running for Attorney General State Treasurer U.S. Senate (again) to challenge Senator Mary Landrieu. Kennedy 'kicked off' his bid for the Senate at the airport Hilton in New Orleans and was joined by supporters....Nevada
Democrats Expand Voter Registration Lead in Nevada to 5 Percent
Democratic voter registration ballooned to a five-point lead over Republicans in the state of Nevada. The latest statewide voter registration numbers are in, and if you've been following this story in recent months, it's no surprise: Democrats again gained ground....Minnesota
Norm Coleman's Sweet Deal
And CREW has filed an ethics complaint in response. From TPM Muckraker:Kentucky
McConnell: GOP Recapturing Senate "Impossible"
In an appearance on CNN Late Edition yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) admitted that "the numbers make it impossible" for Republicans to recapture the Senate this November. "Leader McConnell was voicing his opinion about the upcoming Senate races,"...Nevada
The New NIMBY: "Not In McCain's Back Yard"
The Democratic National Committee today released a new web ad called "NIMBY: Not In McCain's Back Yard" that highlights John McCain's Yucca Mountain problem. Yesterday--barely a day after McCain dismissed criticism of Yucca Mountain as "a NIBMY problem" that "we've gotta have the guts and the courage" to get over--new video emerged of McCain admitting that he would not be comfortable shipping material though Arizona on its way to Yucca Mountain. Despite calling for the creation of 100 new nuclear power plants, McCain failed to address the question of what to do with the spent nuclear fuel during yesterday's remarks in Las Vegas.Nevada
AUDIO OF CONFERENCE CALL
On a conference call today, Nevada State Sen. Steven Horsford, Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid, and Scott Sklar, Chair of the Steering Committee of the Sustainable Energy Coalition, discussed the difference between the candidates' energy plans, and what each would mean for Nevada.Nevada
John McCain's Energy Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Waste for Nevada
In the same week John McCain admitted that his new plan to end the moratorium on offshore oil drilling would have nothing more than a "psychological impact" on energy prices, McCain is bringing his out of touch campaign agenda to Nevada. While recent polls show that three quarters of Nevadans oppose construction of a nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain, Senator McCain has repeatedly voted to approve it and now proposes the construction of at least 45 new nuclear power plants. Presumably, Senator McCain's energy plan would require shipping the waste from those new plants to Nevada.California
McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Oil Drilling
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain and Gov. Schwarzenegger agree on oil drilling.Florida North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia
Afternoon Open Thread
Chat away...Link to this Article · Comments (80) · Go to the Florida blog · Go to the North Carolina blog · Go to the Ohio blog · Go to the Pennsylvania blog · Go to the Virginia blog
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Barack Obama's Coattails in the South
Senator Barack Obama's appeal to African-American and youth voters may reshape the political landscape of the South this November. Stateline columnist Louis Jacobsen writes: Some Democrats hold out hope that Obama could actually win one of the six Southern states...Link to this Article · Go to the Alabama blog · Go to the Georgia blog · Go to the Louisiana blog · Go to the Mississippi blog · Go to the North Carolina blog · Go to the South Carolina blog
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GOP Senator: Cuba-China Oil Drilling Pact "Akin to Urban Legend"
Republican leaders are known for trafficking in myths and alternate realities: "Climate change is a hoax. Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were classmates and best friends in the 3rd grade. John McCain would make a good president." The usual...Link to this Article · Comments (3) · Go to the Florida blog · Go to the Indiana blog · Go to the Michigan blog · Go to the Minnesota blog · Go to the Missouri blog · Go to the Ohio blog · Go to the Pennsylvania blog · Go to the Wisconsin blog
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McCain's Offshore Drilling Flip-Flop
McCain has now announced that he will lift the federal moratorium on drilling exploration, even though -- in the past -- he opposed drilling off the coast of Florida, North Carolina, Oregon, and Maine. Via Think Progress, the Washington Post's Dana Milbank notes:Link to this Article · Comments (1) · Go to the Florida blog · Go to the Maine blog · Go to the North Carolina blog · Go to the Oregon blog
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McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Off-Shore Drilling
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain is against off-shore drilling.Link to this Article · Go to the Arizona blog · Go to the Oregon blog · Go to the Texas blog · Go to the Washington blog
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Jeff Alberici, a New York Teacher, Delivers the Democratic Radio Address
Jeff Alberici, an eight-grade teacher in New York, husband and father of three, delivers this week's Democratic Radio Address. Alberici discusses Democratic plans to tackle high energy and gas prices and the Republican efforts to block them without any solutions of their own.Montana
Barack Obama's Commitment to Native Americans
Senator Barack Obama visited the Crow Nation in Montana to tout his plans as President and the kind of relationship he would maintain with the American Indian community, stating: "You will be on my mind every day I am in...Wisconsin
McCain Struggles
The McCain campaign is reportedly struggling to keep up in some states:North Carolina
