Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own <\/p>\n
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* The major players are still hoping for unity<\/a>: “Politico reports that Clinton’s campaign is putting together a 40-person ‘whip team’ to quickly shut down any protests before they become vocal enough for the TV cameras to catch. ‘If people get down there on the floor and want to start blowing kazoos and making a scene <\/p>\n Kup Cialis Professional bez recepty w Warszawie<\/a><\/p>\n , we want to make sure we’ve got people who stand in front of them with Obama signs,’ someone involved in the planning told the paper.”<\/p>\n * Several leading Republicans, including Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, are headed to Denver<\/a> next week to try to crash the Dems’ convention party.<\/p>\n * The Obama campaign has begun pushing back<\/a> more aggressively against the “infanticide” smear making its way through right-wing circles.<\/p>\n * Both the Obama and McCain campaigns agreed this morning<\/a> to the dates, times, and exact format of the questioning for their three fall debates.<\/p>\n * The superdelegates played a fairly significant role in this year’s nominating process, but Obama wants to lessen their significance<\/a> in future contests.<\/p>\n * Rudy Giuliani really thinks his party would be just fine with a pro-choice running mate<\/a> for John McCain. Come to think of it, he thinks the GOP would be fine with a pro-choice nominee, too, but the primaries should have made it clear how wrong this is. * Rasmussen shows Obama leading McCain in Pennsylvania<\/a> by five <\/p>\n , 45% to 40%.<\/p>\n * Rasmussen shows Obama leading McCain in New Hampshire<\/a> by one, 43% to 42%.<\/p>\n * Rasmussen shows Obama leading McCain in Maryland<\/a> by 12, 53% to 41%.<\/p>\n * A University of Minnesota poll shows Obama leading McCain in Minnesota<\/a> by 10, 48% to 38%.<\/p>\n * InsiderAdvantage shows McCain leading Obama in North Carolina<\/a> by two , 45% to 43%.<\/p>\n * Public Policy Polling shows McCain leading Obama in Missouri<\/a> by 10, 50% to 40%.<\/p>\n
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\n* McCain continued to insist that Obama is “opposed to nuclear power.” He continues to be wrong<\/a>.<\/p>\n