Obama Leading McCain in New Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota Polls
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican presidential nominee John McCain in battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Minnesota, according to new polls.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Bloomberg)
2008-10-06
Obama clinches on Rove map
With 30 days until Nov. 4, Karl Rove projects that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) would get at least 273 electoral votes – three more than are needed to win – if the presidential election were held today.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain Karl Rove Ronald Reagan John Kerry Bill Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-10-05
Onus on McCain to turn presidential race his way
WASHINGTON - One month before Election Day, Barack Obama sits atop battleground polls in a shrinking playing field, the economic crisis is breaking his way and he has made progress toward winning the White House.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Sarah Palin Joseph Biden John McCain John Kerry Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-10-04
Michigan Republicans oppose McCain pullout
In the aftermath of John McCain's decision to pull out of Michigan, Republicans in the state are expressing shock and bewilderment at his move—and aren't willing to cede the state's 17 electoral votes just yet.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain Sarah Palin Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-10-04
Candidates spar on energy, taxes, war
Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden sparred over taxes, energy policy and the Iraq war in a high-profile debate in which Palin sought to reclaim her identity as a feisty reformer and Biden tried to undercut the maverick image of GOP presidential hopeful John McCain.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain Barack Obama Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Activities:US Election 2008
2008-10-03
McCain pulling out of Michigan
John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Politico)
2008-10-02
Poll: Obama takes a 7-point lead over McCain
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has surged to a seven-point lead over John McCain one month before the presidential election, lifted by voters who think the Democrat is better suited to lead the nation through its sudden financial crisis, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that underscores the mounting concerns of some McCain backers.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Joseph Biden Barack Obama John McCain John Kerry Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-10-01
Obama grabs big leads in key battleground states
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama is building widening leads in battlegrounds Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, in new polls released Wednesday in the trio of states that could be the key to victory on November 4.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain Sarah Palin Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AFP)
2008-10-01
Voting for president begins in pivotal Ohio
CLEVELAND - In the state that may again determine the presidency, voters started casting ballots Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles to thwart a John McCain victory in Ohio four years after it tipped the election to President Bush.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John McCain John Kerry Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-30
Obama, McCain seek political gain in credit crisis
DES MOINES, Iowa - White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama combined televised attack ads with statesmanlike appeals for bipartisanship on Tuesday as they vied for political gain in the shadow of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Joseph Biden John McCain Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-30
Debate offers Palin, Biden high risks, big rewards
NEW YORK - For an audition to be second fiddle, Thursday's debate between often ill-informed newcomer Sarah Palin and often gaffe-prone veteran Joe Biden offers unusually large pitfalls -- and promise.
Nations:Pakistan U.S. Russia People:Joseph Biden Sarah Palin Barbara Boxer Barack Obama Tina Fey John McCain Activities:US Election 2008
2008-09-30
Analysis: House vote against bailout wounds McCain
WASHINGTON - The house always wins, gamblers are warned, and the U.S. House made John McCain pay Monday for his politically risky, high-profile involvement in a financial rescue plan that came crashing down, mainly at the hands of his fellow Republicans.
Nations:U.S. People:Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2008 U.S. Financial Rescue 110th Congress US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-29
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