McCain is such a straight and honest guy, really: Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will let an Arizona rancher trade remote grassland and ponderosa pine forest here for acres of valuable federally owned property that is ready for development, a land swap that now stands to directly benefit one of his top presidential campaign […]
Barack and Michelle Obama said this today: Democrat Barack Obama and his wife said Thursday the public is tired of hearing about incendiary remarks by their former pastor, as they sought to put the controversy that has rocked his presidential campaign to rest. “We hear time and time again voters are tired of this,” Michelle […]
Hillary can’t even pay the bills: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s cash-strapped presidential campaign has been putting off paying hundreds of bills for months – freeing up cash for critical media buys but also earning the campaign a reputation as something of a deadbeat in some small-business circles. A pair of Ohio companies owed more than $25,000 […]
Really – this isn’t just a coincidence: Top current advisers to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign last year lobbied for a European plane maker that beat Boeing to a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, taking sides in a bidding fight that McCain has tried to referee for more than five years. Two of the […]
Not only do we have McCain himself contradicting his defense, now we got another person involved doing so: Broadcaster Lowell “Bud” Paxson yesterday contradicted statements from Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign that the senator did not meet with Paxson or his lobbyist before sending two controversial letters to the Federal Communications Commission on Paxson’s behalf. […]
That sure is what it sounds like: ABC News’ Teddy Davis Reports: A top adviser to John McCain said Wednesday that he will step down from the Arizona senator’s presidential campaign if the presumed GOP nominee faces Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the general election. “I would simply be uncomfortable being in a campaign that […]
Things aren’t looking good for Huckaboner: Battling to stay competitive after his weekend loss in South Carolina, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is taking new steps to save money, including no longer scheduling planes and buses for journalists trying to cover his presidential campaign. Huckabee said he will continue to campaign in Florida on a […]
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy: Contributions from associates and friends of now-indicted garbage executive James Galante to the 2004 presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman have sparked the interest of federal investigators. Lieberman’s bid for the White House took in at least $14,000 from Galante, his associates and their relatives in the fall […]
Looks like a repeat performance from last year: The campaign headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards reopened today after authorities determined that the white powder found in an envelope wasn’t dangerous, campaign officials told The Associated Press. Edwards said a letter in the envelope contained “some negative comments” and powder spilled out of the […]
This should really be a non-story, but the right could not resist. They swift boat anyone they can and their latest victim has done the honarable thing. From Matt: Amanda Marcotte resigned from the Edwards campaign. It was her decision. Amanda feels encumbered by the campaign and unable to effectively defend herself from the right-wing. […]