The Plank The presidential race has stabilized, Nate Silver determines after reading several new polls. One shows John McCain surging ahead in Florida, while another shows Barack Obama up 10 points in New Jersey, but, overall, opinion is solidifying to show the ... READ MORE
Daily Kos Barack Obama piqued the public’s attention to unprecedented levels early on, but now voters are sore from turning their heads too quickly and appear to be tired of hearing about him, Bill in Portland Maine quips. Lower-income Americans would see ... READ MORE
MyDD Paris Hilton expressed a position on energy more coherently than John McCain has in her web video responding to the Republican candidate’s ad, Todd Beeton declares. The McCain camp’s response to Hilton - a spokesman claimed Hilton had seemingly endorsed ... READ MORE
RedState The stimulus checks sent out by the federal government this summer have not had their desired effect, as Americans have either saved the money or used it to pay down debt, Pejman Yousefzadeh proclaims. Now it’s up to the press ... READ MORE
Drudge Report House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has sold 2,737 copies of her new book in its first week, Drudge’s main headline reads this morning. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) may push for Democratic delegates to vote her as the party’s nominee ... READ MORE
The Huffington Post Today’s lead headline at The Huffington Post warns readers that the U.S. has reached a grave milestone in Afghanistan: 500 U.S. military deaths. As the blog’s pundits sound off, both presidential candidates will work feverishly to frame the election around issues of ... READ MORE
Daily Kos Barack Obama piqued the public’s attention to unprecedented levels early on, but now voters are sore from turning their heads too quickly and appear to be tired of hearing about him, Bill in Portland Maine quips. Lower-income Americans would see a greater ... READ MORE
Townhall.com Those who said they were offended by John McCain’s ad comparing Barack Obama to celebrities may want to think again, as George Clooney will host a fundraiser for Obama in Geneva, Switzerland, Carol Platt Liebau suggests. Clooney’s help proves John McCain was ... READ MORE
The Huffington Post The New York Times story on the Iraqi government's failure to spend up to $79 billion, much of which has come from the United States, leads the Post. Though John McCain says he'll battle Big Oil, his campaign is partially ... READ MORE
Drudge Report Paris Hilton's response mocking John McCain for using an image of her to attack Barack Obama leads the Drudge Report. In other political links, Drudge highlights stories on approval for McCain from bikers during his visit to Sturgis, S.D., the ... READ MORE