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It's Official: Republicans Nominate McCain

(Newser) - Republicans have nominated John McCain for president, handing the senator the prize that eluded him eight years ago. By a roll call vote in the wee hours, the Arizona senator clinched his party's nod. The vote was conducted after-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin addressed the Republican National Convention. McCain is...

Palin Fires Back at Critics
 Palin Fires Back at Critics 
updated
Sep 3, 2008 9:53 PM CDT

Palin Fires Back at Critics

(Newser) - Sarah Palin tonight played up her small-town credentials, cast herself as a political outsider, and took a swipe at her critics in the media during her much-anticipated address to the Republican convention, Politico reports. After formally accepting the nomination to be vice president, she took a not-so-subtle shot at Barack...

Rudy: 'Barack Obama Has Never Led Anything'

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani tonight delivered the most blistering attack yet on Barack Obama's qualifications to be president, belittling him as a "celebrity senator" with no legislative record to speak of, MSNBC reports. "He’s never run a city, he’s never run a state, he’s never run a...

Huck: We Need a Leader, Not a Symbol

(Newser) - Mike Huckabee laid out the coming election as a clear choice between big government and small, and as one between a "thoroughly tested" candidate of "stubborn integrity" and one ill-prepared to lead the nation, CNN reports. Barack Obama's candidacy may be a nice milestone for America, "but...

Romney Blasts Liberal Washington
Romney Blasts
Liberal Washington
Sep 3, 2008 8:23 PM CDT

Romney Blasts Liberal Washington

(Newser) - Mitt Romney, once a top contender for each of the top spots on the Republican ticket, took to the stage tonight to shore up John McCain's conservative credentials and hammer home the point that "liberals don't have a clue," CNN reports. "We need change all right, change...

Tonight's RNC Viewing Guide
 Tonight's RNC Viewing Guide 
ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2008 5:30 PM CDT

Tonight's RNC Viewing Guide

Palin has plenty on her speech must-do list ... and, oh yeah, Giuliani speaks, too

(Newser) - Tonight, Sarah Palin takes center stage at the Republican National Convention, and Politico's Martin Kady II has your viewer's guide:
  1. What pregnancy? The maverick will focus on proving she can "do the heavy lifting on policy."
  2. Geography round: Palin will drop some knowledge on "despots and dictators"
...

Strong-to-Mixed Reviews for Thompson's Keynote
Strong-to-Mixed Reviews for Thompson's Keynote
OPINION
Sep 3, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

Strong-to-Mixed Reviews for Thompson's Keynote

Pundits disagree on how former McCain rival performed

(Newser) - Pundits from across the political spectrum were moved by Fred Thompson’s tribute to John McCain’s heroic military service. They differ, though, on how well Thompson sold McCain as the next president:
  • Thompson couldn’t have done better, Peter Wehner at the National Review writes: “Fred Thompson did
...

Bizarre Speech Gets Low Marks
 Bizarre Speech Gets Low Marks 
Opinion
Sep 3, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Bizarre Speech Gets Low Marks

Bipartisan speech lacked red meat for base

(Newser) - Joe Lieberman’s speech was certainly noteworthy, but not necessarily in a good way. Here’s what pundits are saying:
  • Lieberman “muddled through” his speech “like a reluctant accomplice,” writes Adam Kushner of Newsweek. Whereas Zell Miller had Republicans whooping, Lieberman gave a languid, golf-clap-worthy address.
  • The
...

Obama to Face O'Reilly During McCain Speech

Democrat's first visit to Fox News show follows Murdoch truce

(Newser) - It seems the "tentative truce" between Barack Obama and media mogul Rupert Murdoch is beginning to bear fruit, Politico reports, with the Democratic candidate set to appear on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor tomorrow before John McCain’s speech to the Republican National Convention. It will be Obama’s...

McCain Camp Preps Palin for Convention

RNC speech tonight offers vital chance for VP to introduce herself

(Newser) - Instead of basking in the limelight as co-star of the RNC, Sarah Palin has been hunkered down in a Minneapolis hotel since Sunday, painstakingly working with John McCain's staff to hone the message she will present as she steps onto the national stage tonight. Her public appearances have been canceled...

Obama Grabs 50% in Poll
 Obama Grabs 50% in Poll 
Sep 3, 2008 6:16 AM CDT

Obama Grabs 50% in Poll

New threshold marks key advance against McCain's 42%

(Newser) - Barack Obama has the support of 50% of voters for the first time since beginning his run for the White House, according to the latest Gallup poll. It's a key symbolic threshold for Obama, who was evenly split at 45% with John McCain before the Democratic convention, reports Politico. McCain...

Bristol's Babydaddy Heads to GOP Convention

Future son-in-law in wings for big speech

(Newser) - Bristol Palin's babydaddy is on his way to join the family at the Republican National Convention, AP reports. Hockey-loving Levi Johnston, 18, left Alaska for Minnesota yesterday, according to his mom, who said the young couple planned to marry even before they knew 17-year-old Bristol was pregnant. Sarah Palin, whose...

Lieberman: McCain Is 'Best Choice'

(Newser) - Sen. Joe Lieberman turned tail on his former party tonight and said John McCain is clearly the "best choice" for president, NBC reports. "Country matters more than party," he told the Republican National Convention, urging Democrats to cross party lines. Lieberman said Barack Obama might one day...

Thompson Says Obama Has Too Little Experience

(Newser) - Sen. Fred Thompson took aim at Barack Obama's experience tonight in a sharp attack during the Republican convention. "The Democrats present a history-making nominee for president," Thompson said. "History-making in that he is the most liberal, most inexperienced nominee to ever run for president." He also...

Ron Paul Hosts His Own Convention Across the River

(Newser) - The McCain campaign has been talking with Ron Paul in attempts to bring his supporters into the Republican fold, even as Paul staged a separate rally for 10,000 loyalists across the river from the RNC in St. Paul tonight, the Washington Times reports. Paul offered no endorsement for the...

Bush: McCain Is 'the Man We Need'
 Bush:
 McCain Is
 'the Man 
 We Need'
updated
Sep 2, 2008 7:28 PM CDT

Bush: McCain Is 'the Man We Need'

(Newser) - President Bush tonight praised the "courage and vision" of John McCain and invoked the "lessons" of the 9/11 attacks as he asked Americans to vote for him, CNN reports. Bush, who addressed the Republican convention via satellite, also praised McCain for backing the US military surge in Iraq...

5 GOP Convention Viewing Tips
 5 GOP Convention Viewing Tips 
ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2008 4:44 PM CDT

5 GOP Convention Viewing Tips

Assuming Palin's shadow doesn't obscure everything, that is

(Newser) - With the Republicans set to turn on all the lights at their convention tonight, Martin Kady II of Politico runs down five things to watch for:
  • Palin’s shadow: “The theme of tonight’s convention is ‘service,’” Kady notes, “and the trick for the GOP
...

As Hanna Nears, Fla. Declares Emergency

Storms keeping Gov. Crist from Republican convention, to boot

(Newser) - Gov. Charlie Crist called a state of emergency today for Florida as Tropical Storm Hanna, currently over the Bahamas, bears down on his state, the St. Petersburg Times reports. With Gustav’s fringe still causing flooding on Florida’s east coast, officials worry even a miss from Hanna—expected to...

Bush to Speak by Satellite at RNC Tonight

Storm-altered lineup also features Thompson, Lieberman

(Newser) - George W. Bush will speak by satellite tonight at the Republican National Convention tonight, as the GOP struggles to regain its partisan bearings after yesterday's opener, which was kept politics-free in deference to Americans hit by Hurricane Gustav. Bush and Dick Cheney had canceled their convention appearances, as Bush headed...

Convention Bounce Small, Fading Fast
 Convention Bounce 
 Small, Fading Fast 
ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2008 9:49 AM CDT

Convention Bounce Small, Fading Fast

Polls see Obama's approval grow by below-average 3%-4%, then diminish over weekend

(Newser) - Barack Obama enjoyed a noticeable, but below-average, bounce in opinion polls after last week’s Democratic National Convention, Politico reports—but the gains appear to be already diminishing. Obama has risen 4% in Gallup’s daily tracking poll, 3% in a CBS survey—smaller than the average 5-6% convention bounce....

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