Entries Tagged as 'John McCain'

Breakfast in Hershey

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Tomorrow morning, grab your eggs and juice, open up your computer and enjoy the Mobile Nest as we move to Hershey’s Giant Center for the John McCain-Sarah Palin rally. We’ll kick things off at 8:30 a.m. with the rally expected to begin at 9 a.m. Expect I’ll be particularly snarky, maybe even a little grumpy, […]

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Tags: Sarah Palin · Presidential Politics · John McCain

These can’t be oversimplified

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

I’m going to build on something Gil Smart of the Sunday News wrote today. The Pennsylvania Family Institute, the group that’s been a catalyst for failed attempts to drive through an anti-gay marriage amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution, released a “factual, impartial and non-partisan” voting guide.
I don’t write this to be “anti-Pennsylvania Family Institute” but […]

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Tags: Marriage · Oil · Gay Rights · Presidential Politics · President Barack Obama · John McCain

WashTimes: White Clinton voters in play

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: President Barack Obama · John McCain · Hillary Clinton

LIVE: McCain rally in Harrisburg

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Presidential Politics · John McCain

McCain in Harrisburg Tuesday

October 19th, 2008 · No Comments

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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COLUMN PREVIEW: For Oct. 20, 2008

October 19th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: The Column · Presidential Politics · President Barack Obama · John McCain

More about Joe

October 16th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Economy · Presidential Politics · President Barack Obama · John McCain

More evidence of trouble for GOP

October 16th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Sarah Palin · President George W. Bush · Republicans · Presidential Politics · John McCain

LIVE: McCain rally in Downingtown

October 16th, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Presidential Politics · President Barack Obama · John McCain

LIVE: The last presidential debate

October 15th, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Presidential Politics · President Barack Obama · John McCain