Bush:
In our nation’s history, there have been moments that require us to come together across party lines to address major challenges. This is such a moment. Last night Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke and Chairman Cox met with congressional leaders of both parties, and they had a very good meeting. I appreciate the willingness
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The Obama folks have a new video out today with David Plouffe asking for money not just to defend against “McCain’s latest lies” but to fund their ground game. In the video Plouffe “opens up the hood a little bit” and tells supporters that they’re budgeting a whopping $39,300,000 for the state of Florida alone – just one of the …
First, a disclaimer: every Democratic member of Congress is absolutely committed to helping the U.S. economy recover and wishes that the down turn hadn’t happened.
That said, the economic crisis couldn’t have come at a better time as far as a lot of Democrats are concerned. Last week Dems were wringing their hands over the Obama …
I was punditing away on Morning Joe this am, making various electoral college predictions with Chuck Todd and the rest of the gang. As Chuck moved various swing states around on an electronic map, I couldn’t resist sketching out a cruelly ironic Life Imitates Art Scenario, which I like to call “The Shakespeare.” I plan a full …
The Obama campaign this morning is warning folks that they mean business – and they are taking the gloves off (again). As far as they’re concerned, the General Election starts today. In a memo, campaign manager David Plouffe says:
A debate about delivering change is a debate we’re happy to have. Because no matter how many times
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I woke up this morning and did a double take at my blackberry: only 20 new messages today? And then I remembered, it’s 911 and the Alex Conants and Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza’s of the world are taking the day off – at least publicly. No political tv commercials, no spam about what the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s editorial board is …
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<span class="entry-byline">By <a href="https://swampland.time.com/author/jnewtonsmall/" title="Posts by Jay Newton-Small" rel="author">Jay Newton-Small</a> </span><span class="entry-date">Sept. 05, 2008</span> </div>
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<p><em>Harrisburg, Pennsylvania</em><br />
A <a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1838959,00.html">dispatch</a> from the road on how the Obama folks have handled, and are handling, the Palin surprise.</p>
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<h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://swampland.time.com/2008/09/04/axelrod_on_palin/" title="Permalink to Axelrod on Palin" rel="bookmark">Axelrod on Palin</a>
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<span class="entry-byline">By <a href="https://swampland.time.com/author/jnewtonsmall/" title="Posts by Jay Newton-Small" rel="author">Jay Newton-Small</a> </span><span class="entry-date">Sept. 04, 2008</span> </div>
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<p>In the Obama campaign’s first reaction (if you don’t count <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,416581,00.html">Gibbs</a> and Biden on the morning <a href="http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/09/hotline_after_d_441.html">shows</a> and the traveling staff’s guffaws watching the speech last night) David Axelrod came back on the plane and <a href="http://i.timeinc.net/time/2008/podcast/axelrod_090408.mp3">gaggled</a> with us about Palin’s <a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1838553,00.html">speech</a> before taking off to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Obama watched part, but not all of Palin’s …</p>
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<span class="entry-byline">By <a href="https://swampland.time.com/author/jnewtonsmall/" title="Posts by Jay Newton-Small" rel="author">Jay Newton-Small</a> </span><span class="entry-date">Sept. 01, 2008</span> </div>
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<p>As a journalist who has covered Obama for 19 months now, I have heard him deliver more speeches than I can count. I know when he’s tired he goes long – like 90 minutes long – rambling through oft-repeated points and stories. I’ve seen him address crowds of 80,000 and rooms of less than 100. And after a while you become immune to …</p>
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<span class="entry-byline">By <a href="https://swampland.time.com/author/jnewtonsmall/" title="Posts by Jay Newton-Small" rel="author">Jay Newton-Small</a> </span><span class="entry-date">Sept. 01, 2008</span> </div>
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<p><em>Monroe, Michigan</em></p>
<p>After making brief remarks on Hurricane Gustav at a Labor Day event in Monroe, Michigan, Obama was asked about Bristol Palin’s pregnancy.<br />
“I have said before and I will say it again: I think people’s families are off limits and I think people’s children are especially off limits,” he said.<br />
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<span class="entry-byline">By <a href="https://swampland.time.com/author/jnewtonsmall/" title="Posts by Jay Newton-Small" rel="author">Jay Newton-Small</a> </span><span class="entry-date">Sept. 01, 2008</span> </div>
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<p>My <a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837851,00.html">story</a> out today on Obama and Biden’s chemistry.</p>
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<span class="entry-byline">By <a href="https://swampland.time.com/author/jnewtonsmall/" title="Posts by Jay Newton-Small" rel="author">Jay Newton-Small</a> </span><span class="entry-date">Sept. 01, 2008</span> </div>
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<p>Joe Biden <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/08/31/difference-between-biden-and-palin-shes-good-looking/">called</a> his vice presidential opponent Sarah Palin “good looking” at an event in Toledo yesterday. It was classic Biden, full of self-deprecating humor.</p>
<blockquote><p>Biden: There’s a gigantic difference between John McCain and Barack Obama and between me and I suspect my vice presidential opponent and that is that – it’s obviously,</p></blockquote>
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