By: Suzanne Rosenberg In today's review of newspaper campaign blogs: Neither Palin nor Clinton to attend anti-Ahmadinajad rally. In Ohio, 7 out of "Big Ten" states too close to call, Palin lowers expectations for VP debate, and McCain collects big time from Wall Street but calls for Republican SEC head to resign.
First results of "Big 10 Poll"
On Politics
USA Today
By Mark Memmott
The "Big 10 Battleground Poll," which takes its name from the schools in the "Big 10" athletic conference, is out. The first "Big 10 Battleground Poll" shows tight races in all the states with the exception of Illinois, Obama's home state in which he leads with 53% vs. 37% for McCain. Mark Memmott of On Politics points out that the U of Wisconsin pollsters show that Obama and McCain are locked in ?statistical dead heats'?in the seven tight races noted.
Palin lowers expectations for the VP debate
By Mark Memmott
In what appears to be an attempt to lower expectations her in her upcoming vice presidential debate, Gov. Palin said that she has quite a task in front of her. Joe Biden was first elected when she was in second grade and she acknowledged that "he's been in there a long, long time ... so he's got the experience. He's probably has the sound bites. He has the rhetoric. He knows what's expected of him. He is a great debater."
Bundling on Wall Street
Washington Wire
Wall Street Journal
By Brody Mullins
On the Campaign trail, McCain's response to the economic crisis of the country is to call for the resignation of Christopher Cox the Republican Chairman of the SEC. Brody Mullins of the Wall Street Journal points out that given the criticism it is ironic that both McCain and Obama have relied on Wall Street and the finance industry for significant portions of their fundraising. The non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics shows that people who work on Wall Street have raised or "bundled" more money for politicians than any other profession (edging out lawyers). Obama and McCain have 125 bundlers who work in the securities and investment industry and have raised $20 million combined. Wall Street is the number one source of money for McCain raising more than Obama, $11.4 million from 69 bundlers while Obama has raised $8.9 million from 56 Wall Street bundlers. Together Wall Street bundlers have raised 124 bundlers $16.6 million for both candidates.
Clinton invited, Palin invited, Clinton withdraws, and Palin disinvited
The Trail
The Washington Post
By Colum Lynch
In the ongoing saga of exactly who is and who isn't invited to
Attend the anti-Ahmadinejad rally to be held outside of the UN next Monday, Governor Palin was "disinvited" by rally organizers yesterday. Hillary Clinton pulled out of the event after learning that Gov. Palin had been invited at the last minute concerned that the event was becoming too politicized. Colum Lynch of the Trail pointed out that recriminations began almost immediately. McCain blamed "democratic partisans" for pressuring the organizers to disinvite Palin and criticized Sen. Obama for failing to participate in the event himself. Obama immediately answered saying that "this is another dishonorable lie from John McCain," and that they had made plans to send a surrogate to the rally.
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