Bird’s-Eye View

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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Oh to be inside the mind of Steve Schmidt right now.
Schmidt is the chief message man of Republican John McCain’s campaign, and if the pressure is on the GOP nominee to have a “game-changer” during tonight’s final debate with Democrat Barack Obama, Schmidt is the one carrying the load. What is McCain’s message tonight? What […]

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As if the evidence wasn’t clear enough, with two major rallies in the eastern part of the state in the last week, now comes two more events. First is the unsubstantiated rumor as of 8:50 a.m. that Republican Sarah Palin will lead a rally at Clipper Magazine Stadium this Saturday. And now the McCain campaign […]

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To visitors of the Nest hoping to watch the live blog of yesterday’s Hillary Clinton speech, I am sorry. The Clinton media folks did not provide WiFi, which prevented live coverage. The article that appeared in the print edition is here.
This morning the Nest has moved to the campus of Montgomery County Community College where […]

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