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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

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May 5, 2008

MIDDAY BLOG ROUNDUP

@ 1:27 pm by Chris Good

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R) problems in Louisiana are reason enough for conservative bloggers to write him off John McCain’s vice presidential short list, while liberals examine McCain’s cozy relationship with reporters.

The Corner’s Kathryn Jean Lopez says Jindal, despite being tossed around as a running mate, has his work cut out for him at home now that Democrat Don Cazayoux defeated Republican Woody Jenkins for a Louisiana House seat in a conservative district. Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey urges the GOP to let Jindal clean up that mess before moving on to the national stage.

At Daily Kos, BarbinMD says tough questions for McCain from reporters are few and far between, citing an AP story that suggests they have little to ask him. At the same time, Bill in Portland Maine blasts McCain for embracing talk show host and Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy.

Andrew Sullivan of The Daily Dish counts the number of negative YouTube clips featuring McCain without finding a corresponding group of positive videos.

TPM Election Central’s Eric Kleefeld cites a new Rasmussen poll of Texans that suggests trouble for Senate Republicans, noting that Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is leading state Rep. Rick Noriega (D) 47 percent to 43 percent; Cornyn’s small edge shows a broader trend for the party, Kleefeld says, as Texas is usually a safe state.

Barack Obama is pandering in private to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, conservative bloggers deduce after reading in the Wall Street Journal that he would consider lifting some federal regulations on the group. Powerline’s Scott Johnson said Obama’s post-political identity has been blown, and Hot Air’s Ed Morrisey said puts Obama in “fairly radical terrority.”

FROM THE BLOGS:
What Rove Hath Wrought - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish
No Vindication in Louisiana - Kathryn Jean Lopez, The Corner
What's Happening with the Black Vote? - Jason Zengerle, The Plank
Change the Teamsters Can Believe In - Scott Johnson, Power Line
Ayers Stomping U.S. Flag - Amanda Carpenter, Townhall.com
Don't Do It, Bobby - Ross Douthat
Obama on Teamsters in '04 - G. Sargent, TPM Election Central
McCain Booed at Baseball Game - A. Terkel, ThinkProgress
But *Which* Militia? - A.J. Rossmiller, AMERICABLOG
Obama's Strengths Are Weaknesses - J. McCormack, The Weekly Standard

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Clinton's Ruthlessness and Grit - NY Times
McCain Courts Hispanic Voters - The Hill
Farm Bill Stuck on Sugar-Support Proposal - Wall Street Journal

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  1. Seriously, something is very funny with the indiana polls.

    Here's the spread on Real Clear Politics: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/in/indiana_democratic_primary-639.html

    In Indiana, you can't do automated calls… so how is SurveyUSA, which isn't supposed to have any live call centers, even polling?

    This is what the other pollster, InsideAdvantage had to say:

    "Consequently, our ability to have accurately polled the winner in most contests this season is hampered by this constraint in Indiana. This is a phone room poll, and phone room polls are now no longer, in my judgment, as reliable as automated polls for horserace contests such as these primaries."

    Here's the info http://swingstateofmind.com/?p=56

    Comment by A.V. — May 5, 2008 @ 6:37 pm

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