Posted by bruni
on September 07, 2008
Ok, well not exactly:
"An by Gallup Poll Managing Editor Jeff Jones shows that recent presidential campaigns have enjoyed a small (though short-lived) bounce from the running mate announcement. This includes a four percentage point bounce for John Kerry in 2004 after selecting John Edwards, a 5-point bounce for Al Gore in 2000 with his announcement of Joe Lieberman, and a 3-point bounce for George W. Bush in 2000 upon choosing Dick Cheney. Bob Dole received an extraordinary 9-point bounce in 1996 after bringing Jack Kemp onto his ticket."
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Posted by bruni
on August 26, 2008
McCain - Known for being a straight-talker Maverick that speaks his mind while enjoying a buddy-buddy relationship with the press, he’s endlessly lied about Obama, changed his supposedly principled positions to fit the political mainstream, and cut himself off from the national press in an attempt to better control his image.
Obama - Supposedly a "different kind of politician" campaigning mostly on his personal excellence and outsider/change status, he’s compromised and otherwise made traditional political moves, even when they’re bad policies.
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