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The Making (and Remaking) of McCain

winniechili wrote in ontd_political Oct 22, 2008 11:38

By ROBERT DRAPER
This article will appear in this Sunday's Times Magazine.

On the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 24, John McCain convened a meeting in his suite at the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Among the handful of campaign officials in attendance were McCain’s chief campaign strategist, Steve Schmidt, and his other two top ( Read more... )

rick davis, patriotism, sarah palin / palin family, john mccain, advertising

Rick Davis: Palin drives ‘liberal feminists’ crazy

bispo wrote in ontd_political Oct 21, 2008 13:45

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rick davis, feminism, sarah palin / palin family

McCain camp rethinking Wright

winniechili wrote in ontd_political Oct 20, 2008 14:57

In an interview with Republican talk radio host Hugh Hewitt last Thursday, Rick Davis, campaign chair of McCain-Palin ’08, said the campaign is re-thinking Sen. John McCain's earlier decision to not attack Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., on the subject of his controversial former preacher Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

"There is a report in the media, a couple ( Read more... )

rick davis, hugh hewitt, john mccain, jeremiah wright

Which one? That one!

schmiss wrote in ontd_political Oct 07, 2008 22:05

ThinkProgress does a fact-checking liveblog during the debates. Obviously they don't catch everything - one thing they missed was McCain talking up Meg Whitman as Treasury Secretary, despite her company laying off 10% of eBay workers today - but it's still a valuable resource. The blog goes backwards chronologically.

Presidential Debate Live- ( Read more... )

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When he was a boy, someone told Johnny that "country" was just another word for "John McCain."

biichan wrote in ontd_political Sep 28, 2008 10:16

McCain’s Suspension Bridge to Nowhere
By FRANK RICH
Published: September 27, 2008WHAT we learned last week is that the man who always puts his “country first” will take the country down with him if that’s what it takes to get to the White House ( Read more... )

rick davis, economy, bailout, john mccain

A Freddie Mac Money Trail Catches Up With McCain

integralmu wrote in ontd_political Sep 27, 2008 23:26

source: NEWSWEEK
By Michael Isikoff and Holly Bailey
Published Sep 27, 2008 (From the magazine issue dated Oct 6, 2008)Few advisers in John McCain's inner circle inspire more loyalty from him than campaign manager Rick Davis. McCain and his wife, Cindy, credit the shrewd, and sometimes volatile, Republican insider with rescuing the campaign last ( Read more... )

newsweek, rick davis, lobbyists, john mccain

Couric-Palin transcript

winniechili wrote in ontd_political Sep 24, 2008 18:37

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rick davis, katie couric, the mavrick, sarah palin / palin family, john mccain

Rick Davis from McCain Campaign Releases Mature Memo

artchess wrote in ontd_political Jul 30, 2008 19:06

Here's a snippet:

"Only a celebrity of Barack Obama's magnitude could attract 200,000 fans in Berlin who gathered for the mere opportunity to be in his presence. These are not supporters or even voters, but fans fawning over The One. Only celebrities like Barack Obama go to the gym three times a day, demand "MET-RX chocolate roasted-peanut protein ( Read more... )

rick davis, john mccain