Bird’s-Eye View

As referenced during the live blog at the rally for Republican John McCain, the Washington Times ran an article today about why McCain is making Pennsylvania either his Waterloo or his Gettysburg. The McCain camp appears to believe those Democrats who supported Clinton are in large numbers not so dedicated to Democrat Barack Obama, despite […]

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Hey, Nesters. We’ve just entered the Forum in Harrisburg for today’s McCain rally. Things are running a little behind. We’ll start the Mobile Nest live blogging at around 1:30 p.m.

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Supporters of Republican John McCain may have one last chance to see him stump in Pennsylvania. The GOP nominee for president will appear at the Forum, 5th and Walnut streets, Harrisburg, starting at 1 p.m.  Tuesday. Doors open at noon.
The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
Tickets can be picked […]

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We’re peering out from our perch at the Nest to see if the pennant-clinching Philadelphia Phillies actually endorsed Republican John McCain for President of the United States, and we’ll let you know just how many voters out there just can’t decide between McCain and Democrat Barack Obama.
The best quotes of the week are there, too, […]

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You gotta wonder about the McCain Team’s media group. I mean, they obviously wanted to highlight Joe the Plumber during last night’s debate, but you absolutely must vigorously vet this stuff so you know the media won’t change the story from what you said to something else.
For example, McCain’s whole point was to make the […]

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In the list of Dave’s Signs of a Troubled Campaign, one item is: Candidate directs disproportionate amount of resources to areas that should support him or her no matter what compared to previous years or weeks.
So how’s this, from CNN.com:
The (Republican National Committee) will be spending more money on television advertising in the next week than […]

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You knew it was coming, like Saturdays following Fridays. Democrat Barack Obama’s “bitter” comments about rural voters would become fodder for the general election fight with Republican John McCain. Everyone expected the issue - which contributed to Obama’s primary defeat here in April and subsequent defeats in places like Kentucky and West Virginia - would […]

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You probably heard by now that Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin are stumping in this area in the coming days. McCain’s in Downingtown tomorrow and Palin at Clipper Magazine Stadium on Saturday morning.
And now, a little Hollywood star power’s comin’ to the Garden Spot. And I thought actors and actresses all supported Democratic presidential […]

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