White House contenders go nuclear a month from election day (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Democrat Barack Obama, responding to his portrayal by John McCain’s campaign as a crony of “terrorists,” fought fire with fire Monday by highlighting the Republican’s embroilment in a devastating 1980s financial scandal.
Myrick gets calls from old Republican stars (The Charlotte Observer)
Washington knows how to put on a hard-core press, but it’s not always slick-suited lobbyists applying pressure. Sometimes it’s longtime friends. When the White House and congressional leadership were looking for votes for the controversial financial services bill, it wasn’t President Bush who was dispatched to call Rep. Sue Myrick, a Charlotte Republican who initially […]
McCain, Obama Avoid Spending Limits, Undermine Public Financing (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — Before last month’s Republican National Convention, a donor could click a link on John McCain’s Web site and give money to his campaign. Since then, www.johnmccain.com still has a link for online contributions, though the money goes to the Republican National Committee.
Media focus on Republican campaign antics distract from financial crisis (Daily Orange)
In February 2000, when Sen. John McCain lost the Republican nomination to George W. Bush, he declared in response to dirty Bush campaign tactics, “I will not take the low road to the highest office in this land.” Looking at recent dirty campaign developments, he might as well of prefaced his statement […]
Conservative Democrat hopes to unseat Republican US Rep. John Sullivan in Oklahoma (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
TULSA, Okla. - The political ad begins with classical music playing, then a picture of Republican U.S. Rep. John Sullivan. A voiceover says, “Career politician. Member of an exclusive country club.”
Denton County Republican Party hosts golf tournament (The Carrollton Leader)
The Denton County Republican Party will host its fourth annual golf tournament Oct. 6 at the Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, just south of Denton. The format is a four-person, best ball scramble with a 1 p.m. tee time. Registration opens at 11:45 a.m. and a light lunch will be provided.
James Wood: The Republican war on words. (The New Yorker)
In recent elections, the Republican hate word has been “liberal,†or “Massachusetts,†or “Gore.†In this election, it has increasingly been “words.†Barack Obama has been denounced again and again as a privileged wordsmith, a man of mere words who has “authored†two books (to use Sarah Palin’s verb), and . . .
Republican party says it will file a fundraising complaint against Obama (Times & Transcript)
The Republican National Committee plans to file a fundraising complaint against Democrat Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
Obama making headway in Republican territory (International Herald Tribune)
Wall Street and the economy provide Barack Obama with new force as he makes forays into nine states that voted Republican in 2004.
Republican Committee fills two slots (WTOP Radio Network)
The Frederick County Republican Central Committee appointed two new members this week.