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McCain Cuts Ad Spending in PA by 15%
According to an analysis by Evan Tracey of Campaign Media Analysis Group sponsored by Talking Points Memo, McCain ran 336 spots in Pennsylvania last Monday but only 284 this Monday. That is a week over week 15% drop in Pennsylvania ad spending by the McCain campaign.
Memoir of a Hill Embed Alum
Athena Jones gives her rundown of 5,000+ hours covering Hillary:
I covered the once-”inevitable” nominee from September to late April, when I was reassigned to Obama’s plane. What follows is this embedded reporter’s take on the best, and only, political story I’ve ever followed on such a massive, exhausting, exhilarating, demanding scale — a close-up view [...]
Barack Obama Clinches the Democratic Nomination
The AP is reporting that, according to their tally, Obama has now secured enough delegates to secure the nomination for President of the Democratic Party.
From the wire service:
Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party [...]
Barack Obama Rallies the Faithful in Pittsburgh on Primary Eve
The Obama campaign drew a huge, essentially capacity-filling crowd to Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, home of Pitt Panthers basketball. The crowd began pouring in at 7:30 pm and didn’t really stop coming until Obama took the stage after 10 pm. Obama’s crowds, due to their sheer size if for no other reason, draw [...]
Obama Draws His Largest Crowd Ever in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia Friday night, Obama drew about 35,000 people in downtown Philadelphia, easily surpassing his previous high of 30,000 in South Carolina with Oprah Winfrey.
Sen. Barack Obama drew 35,000 people at a downtown rally tonight in Independence Park, local security officials told the campaign, making the crowd at this evening’s event his largest ever. [...]
Nash McCabe Is Annoyed by Obama
The Philadelphia ABC News debate featured a question from a Pennsylvania voter about Obama and his flag pin. While the question is probably not worth the air time that ABC gave it, the reporters over at McClatchy have dug a little deeper into Nash McCabe, the author of that question. It’s a fascinating [...]
Obama Plans Steelers Rallies for Friday
Barack Obama will join former Pittsburgh Steelers greats like Franco Harris and Dwight White for rallies in Pittsburgh and surrounding towns on Friday. He’ll cap off his Steeler fun with an evening tailgate at Heinz Field with Sen. Bob Casey and Steelers owner Dan Rooney at 6pm.
These events are sure to generate a ton of [...]
ABC News Loses Pennsylvania Debate
While neither Democratic candidate looked particularly good last night, both looked better than ABC News debate moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopolous. Where were the questions about policy and issues? It may or may not be ABC’s fault that both candidates performed so poorly, but the likely winner of this debate was John McCain.
Obama [...]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Endorses Obama
Pittsburgh’s big daily newspaper, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, endorses Obama following his meeting with their editorial board.
President Clinton Solutions for America Rally in Altoona
On Thursday, April 3rd, President Bill Clinton will be in Altoona, Pennsylvania for a “Solutions for America” event. This is part of his ongoing rural hitman tour.
I wonder if this is as close to Pittsburgh as he’s going to get. If you’re thinking of going, it’s at Penn State Altoona. He’s going to be discussing [...]
