Study: Coverage of McCain Much More Negative Than That of Obama | The Trail | washingtonpost.com
“Media coverage of John McCain has been heavily unfavorable since the political conventions, more than three times as negative as the portrayal of Barack Obama, a new study says.
Fifty-seven percent of the print and broadcast stories about the Republican nominee were decidedly negative, the Project for Excellence in Journalism says in a report out today, while 14 percent were positive. The McCain campaign has repeatedly complained that the mainstream media are biased toward the senator from Illinois.
Obama’s coverage was more balanced during the six-week period from Sept. 8 through last Thursday, with 36 percent of the stories clearly positive, 35 percent neutral or mixed and 29 percent negative. “
Study: Coverage of McCain Much More Negative Than That of Obama | The Trail | washingtonpost.com
Poll: Was Sarah Palin a Good VP Pick?
In our last poll we asked if Joe Biden was a good VP pick for Obama. The overwhelming answer was no, so this weeks poll we wanted to ask the same question of Sarah Palin.
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We Proudly Endorse John McCain/Sarah Palin
I have not always been a fan of John McCain, but after watching the speech by Obama last night, and now seeing the addition of Sarah Palin on the ticket, I now proudly support and endorse John McCain for President.
We will continue to do our best to inform the country about the lies and deceptions of Barack Obama. We will not be silenced by the Obama thugs, nor will we ever back down.
McCain/Palin ’08
So, You Want to Talk About Homes?
I see Obama is trying to take on McCain and labeling him elitist for having several homes. It’s pretty obvious that the Obamessiah is desperate, but if he wants to talk about homes, then lets go for it. Obama supporters and cultists around the net keep talking about how Obama is “in touch” with Americans. Oh really? How many Americans own multi-million dollar homes?
On top of that, Obama has a pair to talk about McCain when his home was bought with the help of a convicted felon and Chicago slum lord. Lets not forget his sweetheart loan deals he got as well. As usual, Obama is a hypocrite and his followers have no clue about reality.
McCain hits back with a great ad.
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McCain Ad: The One
Just hilarious!
McCain Gets Boost in Florida Because of Drilling Stance
Another survey by Rasmussen shows that McCain’s lead in Florida increased when voters were told McCain supports off-shore drilling, and Obama doesn’t.
The Florida survey also found that McCain currently leads Obama in the state by a 47% to 39% margin. Six percent (6%) said they would vote for some other candidate while 8% are undecided.
However, after voters were told that McCain favored offshore drilling and Obama opposed it, McCain’s lead increased to eleven points, 49% to 38%. While a three-point net gain is not stunning, it is significant that the issue didn’t push voters towards Obama. All of McCain’s gains on the offshore drilling issue came from male voters.
I’m pretty convinced this years election will ride a lot upon gas prices. Republicans have done a poor job at nailing the democrats on this issue, when they could take them to the bank with it. I would bet the overwhelming majority of Americans would favor drilling for our own resources, and that is a ticket to win if McCain’s campaign would get a spine.
McCain’s campaign needs to point out that while off-shore drilling is not a long term solution, it will help in the short term especially with the speculators scam that is going on. But they really need to push how Obama and the democrats oppose the U.S. from drilling its own resources, and how they have done so for years. McCain could sweep the election with this issue alone, but I’m not so sure they are willing to do it.
What is Your Opinion of John McCain?
I don’t think it’s a secret that John McCain isn’t the first pick among many conservatives and republicans. I wanted to put up a general poll to our readers just to allow them to give a general impression of their feelings about John McCain.
Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.
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