McCain Ads Feature Praise From Crist, Warner -- And Obama

John McCain is largely absent from three of his latest ads, which instead star two popular members of his own party -- as well as his opponent, Barack Obama. "Crist" (subscription), released Thursday, features Florida Gov. Charlie Crist touting his...

RNC Makes Final, 'Surgical' Strike Against Obama

After employing images of a "Chair" (subscription) and a "Storm" (subscription) to question Barack Obama's ability to lead in uncertain times, the Republican National Committee is once again using vivid symbolism to lambaste the Democrat, in a new ad released...

Conservative PAC Belittles Obama's Foreign Policy Creds

In the closing days of the presidential race, John McCain and the GOP are returning to a theme that was previously a centerpiece of their campaign against Barack Obama but faded during the past several months: that electing a president...

Abortion Survivor Responds To Obama

Gianna Jessen, an abortion survivor who was featured in a September TV ad by the anti-abortion group BornAliveTruth.org, is speaking out in a new spot (subscription) against what she calls personal attacks by Barack Obama. "Seen this ad? In it,...

McCain Tweaks Obama As Not Ready For Prime Time

John McCain is going for his David-and-Goliath moment. Cash-poor and trailing in the polls, the Arizona senator is launching a preemptive strike against Barack Obama's 30-minute prime-time TV address tonight with "TV Special" (subscription). The ad opens by tweaking Obama...

Sarkozy Story Spurs Florida Re-Release Of McCain Ad

Capitalizing on a report in the Israeli press today suggesting that French President Nicholas Sarkozy thinks Barack Obama's stance on Iran is "utterly immature," John McCain is re-releasing an ad that highlights comments the Democrat made in May -- calling...

McCain, RNC Return To Staple Attacks On Obama

John McCain released a new ad this morning, "Compare" (subscription), which adheres to a traditional conservative line of attack -- that the Democratic candidate is a tax-and-spend liberal. With less than a week to go before the big day, this...

Wright Appears In Late Third-Party Attack

The impending sense of doom among Republicans with a week to go before Election Day has led some to criticize John McCain's campaign. One thing many conservatives would have liked to see from the Arizona senator was an earlier and...

Obama's Ads In The Home Stretch Both Comfort And Attack

Barack Obama is set to deliver a "closing argument" speech in the battleground state of Ohio today, but viewers are already getting a preview of the candidates' final pitch through a pair of TV ads released within the last 48...

Third Party Makes Swing-State Anti-Obama Pitch

Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing has left him with a huge money advantage over John McCain -- and the Republican Party as a whole. Let Freedom Ring, a conservative 501(c)(4) organization, is trying to make up some of...

Biden 'Crisis' Comment Inspires McCain Ad

Once again, a gaffe by Joe Biden has provided ad fodder for the GOP ticket. Biden's comment last weekend that if elected, Barack Obama will be "tested" by an international crisis soon after taking office is the inspiration for an...

Firefighters Fuming Over McCain Health Plan

Standing amid smoking rubble, several firefighters vow to "fight" John McCain's health care proposals in a new ad (subscription) released in six battleground states Tuesday by the International Association of Fire Fighters. "Our job is to risk our lives to...

Vets Target Obama In Colorado And Ohio

Vets for Freedom, a conservative-leaning organization of combat veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has expanded the ad buy for its TV spot "Skipped" (subscription), putting it on the airwaves in Colorado and Ohio this week. The ad criticizes...

Conservative PAC Picks Up Slack In Michigan

Our Country Deserves Better PAC, a conservative third-party group that released one of the more controversial ads against Barack Obama this cycle, is focusing its fire on Michigan, a state that Pollster.com places safely in the blue column less than...

Palin Not Qualified For VP, Says MoveOn Moose

It certainly isn't your typical talking head. But, it is still a talking head -- of a moose, that is -- who has some disparaging things to say about Sarah Palin in an ad unveiled today by MoveOn.org. "Trigger Happy"...

Conservative Group Evokes 9/11 To Slam Obama

It's less than three weeks before Election Day and the economy continues to dominate headlines, propelling Barack Obama's gain over John McCain in the polls. What's a conservative group to do? One PAC is turning to perhaps the only topic...

George Bush & Joe The Plumber Figure In Post-Debate Ads

Wednesday night's final presidential debate featured fighting words from John McCain, though Barack Obama appeared unfazed by his opponent's persistent onslaught. But the Arizona senator did score the line of the evening, when he looked Obama in the eyes and...

McCain Opts For Lower-Profile Ad Launches

In what is becoming a pattern, John McCain has released a TV spot without announcing it to the media. The campaign's latest ad, "Unethical" (subscription), which the Politico's Ben Smith posted about this morning, hasn't officially been released to the...

PAC Evokes Hamas & Wright In Obama Attack

Our Country Deserves Better, a PAC chaired by California Republican Howard Kaloogian, is running a new TV ad against Barack Obama that revives several of the fiercest character attacks made against the Illinois senator since the beginning of the campaign...

McCain, RNC Unleash Ayers Attacks

Up until Thursday, direct attacks over Barack Obama's connections with one-time domestic terrorist William Ayers have come largely from stump speeches by Sarah Palin and negative ads by outside groups. With Nov. 4 fast approaching, however, Republicans are intensifying their...

Third Parties Rip McCain Over Health Care Coverage

John McCain's health care plan has come under scrutiny of late, with two third-party groups releasing similarly fashioned ads that claim he would leave millions of Americans uninsured. On Wednesday, Health Care For America Now -- a coalition of labor...

The Week In Political Ads

All ad summary and tip sheet pages are available to subscribers only. Alaska Senate (tip sheet) • The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee alleges Sen. Ted Stevens (R) did political favors for his brother-in-law in "Maverick?" Louisiana Senate (tip sheet) •...

Armed With National Journal's Ranking, McCain Attacks Obama

The National Journal 2007 Senate vote ratings, released in January, attracted a lot of attention for ranking Barack Obama as the most liberal senator. Now they're front and center once again in John McCain's latest ad, "Folks" (subscription). The ad...

Debate Day Gets An Early -- And Angry -- Start

The bitter back-and-forth between Barack Obama and John McCain continued this morning as each candidate released a TV ad accusing the other of dishonest attacks, setting a contentious tone for tonight's presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn. Obama's spot, "The Subject"...

Bailout Is Hot Topic In Downballot Ads

The unpopular but necessary bailout package has been passed, and it will now recede into the background for the rest of the campaign season, right? Not a chance. The presidential candidates may be turning to new lines of attack, but...

Campaigns Trade 'Dishonorable' Charge In New Ads

With under a month to go until Election Day, John McCain and Barack Obama are getting personal. Both campaigns have announced they're launching more aggressive attacks which take aim at each other's character and try to establish guilt by association....

Veep Debate Follow-Up Goes For The Wallet

In the aftermath of the vice presidential debate, John McCain released an ad today that follows up on Thursday night's event, even though no footage from it appears in the spot. "Tax Cutter" (subscription) opens with footage of Barack Obama...

Obama Slips 'Bridge' Zinger Into New Ad

Barack Obama began airing a new TV spot (subscription) today that features arguably Joe Biden's best sound bite from last night's debate, challenging Sarah Palin's statements on health care. During Thursday night's forum, Biden criticized John McCain's plan to give...

Obama And McCain Tie For Negativity

In terms of sheer quantity of negative ads aired, John McCain and Barack Obama are running about even, according to a new report from Nielsen. From June 3 to Sept. 7, the Democratic candidate placed 75,246 ads attacking McCain; the...

Jewish Advocacy Groups Trade Barbs Over Obama

Democratic and Republican Jewish advocacy groups are flooding Jewish newspapers around the country with dueling ads on Barack Obama's support for Israel. The National Jewish Democratic Council began running a full-page ad [PDF] Friday that touts Obama’s support for the...

McCain's Ads: From Uniting To Attacking In Record Time

Judging from the McCain campaign's TV advertising, it took them only about 30 minutes to get over the economic crisis their candidate contends should be uniting the country. At about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the camp released "Week" (subscription), an...

Planned Parenthood Rips GOP Ticket On Women's Safety

As more and more is dug up on Sarah Palin's record in Alaska, more outside groups are taking notice -- and taking to the airwaves. Planned Parenthood is the latest, releasing an ad, "Heartless" (subscription), that shows a rape victim...

Flurry Of Web Ads Accompanies McCain TV Buys

While John McCain continues to release a TV ad every day, his online ad campaign has intensified within the last couple of days. Three Web videos have already been released this week, all more derisive and mocking than their TV...

Nurses Ad Revives Issue Of McCain's Health

Sometimes, a song says it all. That's how 85,000 nurses aim to send their message that the health problems of 72-year-old John McCain put Sarah Palin just "one heartbeat away" from being president. A new 30-second spot, released this morning...

The Week In Political Ads

All ad summary and tip sheet pages are available to subscribers only. Louisiana Senate (tip sheet) • Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu hits back against what she says are misrepresentations of her record on immigration in "Garbage." Maine Senate (tip sheet)...

Obama & RNC In Bailout Brawl

The fiscal meltdown is yet again the focal point of dueling Democratic and Republican TV ads today. Barack Obama released another two-minute mini-speech on the state of the nation's economy and how he would depart from the approach taken by...

Biden Gaffe Triggers Trio Of Ads

Oops. Joe Biden declared recently that the Democratic ticket was against clean coal when Barack Obama's energy plan explicitly shows the Illinois senator's support for it. This gaffe, which Biden made at a campaign rally in Ohio, has prompted three...

McCain Medical Records Ad Pulled From The Airwaves

An ad that ran briefly on MSNBC last week highlighting John McCain's cancer scars -- complete with unflattering images of the GOP nominee's bandaged face after his melanoma surgery eight years ago -- was pulled from the air after Fox...

Ads Pick Up Where Debate Left Off

Within 24 hours of the first presidential debate, both candidates were out with ads attacking the other on the topic they consider themselves more qualified in -- Barack Obama on the economy and John McCain on foreign policy. The Obama...

NRA Loading Up To Take On The Dems

It's open season for the National Rifle Association, which has a spate of new TV, radio and print ads targeting Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's positions on gun rights. In addition to releasing four TV spots in Colorado, New Mexico...

MoveOn Says McCain's Friends Have Made A 'Mess'

John McCain sure has a lot of friends MoveOn.org doesn't approve of. After releasing the first ad of its $7 million fall campaign last week calling the GOP nominee out for his "friends" in the oil industry, the group unveiled...

Doctors Demand Release Of McCain Medical Records

John McCain has had cancer four times and would be the oldest president ever elected, yet, according to two left-leaning groups, the 72-year-old GOP nominee hasn't been open enough with the public about his medical records. In a new ad...

Will McCain's Cars Backfire In Michigan?

Barack Obama is taking advantage of Newsweek's recent report that John McCain and his wife, Cindy, own 13 cars, some of which are not American-made. The Illinois senator launched a new TV ad (subscription) in Michigan this afternoon referencing the...

Obama Makes Economic Appeal To Swing-State Latinos

Barack Obama is taking his economic message to another voting bloc today, releasing Spanish-language TV and radio ads slamming John McCain's fiscal policy in four battleground states -- Colorado, Florida, Nevada and New Mexico -- where the Latino vote could...

The Week In Political Ads

All ad summary and tip sheet pages are available to subscribers only. Colorado Senate (tip sheet) • The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee criticizes former Rep. Bob Schaffer (R) for his ties to the petroleum industry in "Silent Bob." • Freedom's...

Economic Battleground Expands From Wall Street To Bermuda

Another day, another pair of dueling "ads" from Barack Obama and John McCain. While McCain attempted to change the subject Monday, releasing a spot about Obama's origins in the shady world of Chicago politics, both candidates once again focused their...

Chicago Is Not McCain's Kind Of Town

John McCain is striking Barack Obama on his home turf in Chicago, the latest attack on a candidate's associates in the presidential race. In "Chicago Machine" (subscription), released this morning, the McCain camp links Obama to a handful of prominent...

More 'Kitchen Table' Attacks From Obama Camp

Barack Obama is continuing his onslaught on John McCain's kitchen table platform -- and his efforts to reach out to working women, as a new Lifetime Television survey shows this demographic shifting dramatically in McCain's favor after the Sarah...

Seething In Spanish

John McCain countered Barack Obama's tough Spanish-language TV ad this week with one of his own today. Two days after Obama came out with "Dos Caras," McCain countered with "Obama-Chavez" (subscription), which juxtaposes footage of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denouncing...

Economic Surrogate Smackdown

In a week when kitchen table issues have returned to the forefront of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama and John McCain are each battling to prove that they would be the right man to lead the country in a time...

Q&A: Campaigns Capitalize on 24/7 News Cycle With 'Phony' Ads

Another day closer to Nov. 4 means another ad -- or two or three -- released on behalf of John McCain and Barack Obama. But whether those ads actually make it on the air as legitimate commercials rather than part...

Who's Slinging The Most Mud?

John McCain has been catching a lot of heat for several of his recent TV ads, with even the likes of Karl Rove acknowledging that the McCain spots don't always pass the truth test. But Barack Obama has launched some...

Report Finds Huge Disparity In Party Sponsorship of Candidate Ads

John McCain may pride himself on bucking his party in the Senate, but when it comes to funding his campaign ads, he certainly doesn't shy away from the GOP. A report [PDF] released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Advertising Project, an...

Wall Street Woes Dominate Airwaves

Amid financial turmoil on Wall Street, Barack Obama released a rare two-minute spot today that delves into his proposals for reviving the economy, and John McCain released two 30-second ads Tuesday afternoon and this morning that focus on the...

RNC Tweaks Ad Buys In Key States

Coinciding with the travel schedule of Barack Obama this week, the Republican National Committee is re-airing a pair of radio ads in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. "Change Or More Of The Same?" (subscription), which initially started running in New...

MoveOn Criticizes McCain Camp's Lobbying Ties

According to a new attack ad out today from MoveOn.org, the John McCain campaign has several advisers with "friends" in the wrong places: oil companies. The first ad (subscription) of the progressive group's $7 million fall campaign highlights the staple...

Obama Hammers McCain On Strength Of Fundamentals

With Wall Street still reeling from news of Lehman Brothers' failure and Merrill Lynch's sale to Bank of America, Barack Obama is seizing on comments made that same morning by rival John McCain. The only sound in "Fundamentals" (subscription) is...

Harsh Words For McCain's Tactics

Barack Obama is continuing his on-air offensive, launching another negative ad about John McCain's lobbyist ties over the weekend and using scathing editorials today to suggest that McCain isn't fighting fair. The Illinois senator is also getting some help from...

McCain & The RNC On Earmarks, Immigration And Palin

Between solo and joint ads released today by John McCain and the Republican National Committee, the GOP is covering a lot of ground. Indeed, they had to make up for an ad-free day Thursday, in honor of 9/11 -- though...

Obama Shows His Tough Side

After a week in which John McCain's camp has seized the momentum and set the tone in the presidential race, Barack Obama's has announced it is fighting back. Part of that effort is a barrage of new TV ads painting...

Senate Committees Join The Party

As the Democratic and Republican parties survey the battleground for the presidential election, the parties' Senate committees are doing the same -- and some of the same states are in focus. Colorado and Minnesota are featured in both National Journal's...

Planned Parenthood Slams McCain's 'Education'

Planned Parenthood unveiled an ad today in response to John McCain's "Education," released Tuesday, which claims that Barack Obama supports "comprehensive sex education" for kindergartners. "Sexual Abuse" (subscription) is running in the same markets -- Pittsburgh and Denver -- where...

'Lipstick' Video Pulled From YouTube

A McCain campaign Web video accusing Barack Obama of sexist "smears" against Sarah Palin has been pulled from YouTube at the request of CBS, but not before racking up countless views online and on cable news throughout Wednesday. CBS asked...

Obama Out To 'Destroy' Palin?

Between the political bickering over pigs and lipstick, John McCain's campaign released another ad today, "Fact Check" (subscription), which accuses Barack Obama of attempting to smear Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The ad draws upon a Wall Street Journal op-ed that...

Lipstick Politics

Responding to a Barack Obama TV ad (subscription), John McCain's campaign took to the airwaves Tuesday evening to push back on the issue of education and turn the tables on the Illinois senator. Their response ad, however, has drawn an...

Obama Tries To Poke Holes In McCain-Palin 'Maverick' Narrative

With the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket enjoying a post-convention bounce, Barack Obama is grappling with the question of how to take on the Republican duo. His campaign was quick to respond to McCain's "Original Mavericks" ad Monday, immediately releasing a...

The Week In Political Ads

Maine Senate (tip sheet) • Mainers discuss how gasoline prices are affecting business, and Rep. Tom Allen (D) presents his energy plan in "Must." • "Diabetes" credits Republican incumbent Susan Collins with increased funding for diabetes research. New Hampshire Senate...

From Colorado To Minnesota To Michigan

While most lawmakers, insiders and journalists have been focused on Colorado and Minnesota the last two weeks, it won’t be long until other key states are back in the spotlight. With two short months to go before the election, the...

Palin Reflected In Two New Ads

Both presidential nominees released ads Wednesday drawing attention to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, albeit in different ways. John McCain gives props to his running mate in "Alaska Maverick." And a new radio ad from Barack Obama chastises McCain for opposing...

Camps Get Back To Business With Dueling Ads

It didn't take the presidential campaigns long to put the bipartisan unity engendered by Hurricane Gustav behind them. The Republicans today are aiming to resume their regular convention schedule, albeit in a shifted format. That means fair game and open...

Sarcastic 'Thanks' To Conventioneers

A left-leaning advocacy group released an ad today in almost 400,000 hotel rooms across the country, including 5,000 in the Twin Cities area, tweaking conservatives for what the group contends has been eight years of "failure" -- most notably Republicans’...

Obama Charges Palin Won't Change GOP Agenda

To the Obama campaign, John McCain has had a running mate beside him long before Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- President Bush. In a new ad released today -- pre-emptively stealing some thunder from the Republicans' convention in the Twin...

Pre-Emptive Strike In The Twin Cities

The South Carolina Republican Party wants viewers in the Twin Cities to know that Barack Obama failed to mention one "home" of John McCain's in his attacks on the Arizona senator and his multiple houses. "Home" highlights McCain's captivity in...

McCain To Release 'Historic' Ad Prior To Obama's Invesco Address

John McCain is determined to steal some of the attention away from Barack Obama when the Democratic nominee speaks tonight at Invesco Stadium. The camp is planning on releasing an ad later today that shows McCain speaking directly to the...

McCain Tags Obama On Dems' National Security Night

John McCain's camp is keeping a close eye on the Democratic convention schedule, coordinating its attack ads with speakers and topics. Tonight’s convention focus is national security, and McCain’s new spot hits Barack Obama where it may hurt the most:...

McCain, RNC Pursue Clinton Strategy

Hillary Rodham Clinton takes center stage in Denver tonight for her speech at the Democratic National Convention. But as Democrats scramble to project a message of party unity, Republicans are also putting the New York senator front and center --...

The Week In Political Ads

All ad summaries are viewable without a subscription. For the next two weeks, during the Democratic and Republican national conventions, everything published on NationalJournal.com is free. Colorado Senate (tip sheet) • In "Choked," Mark Udall (D) says solving the energy...

Obama's VP Slight Is Attack Fodder

The McCain camp is asking the same question that large numbers of Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters are asking -- why isn't she Barack Obama's VP? The campaign released "Passed Over" early Sunday -- 3 a.m., to be exact. Not coincidentally,...

Stealing The Democrats' Thunder

Conservative group American Future Fund and the Republican National Committee didn’t waste any time attacking Democrats prior to the party's convention. Both groups released radio ads on Friday specifically to get a jump on the events in Denver. In "What...

Biden, Houses Star In Volley Of Attacks

While the city of Denver, media organizations and Washington lawmakers and insiders have been busy preparing for the Democratic convention, the two presidential campaigns have been busy fighting an on-air ad battle. In the last 48 hours, the candidates have...

Obama, McCain Levy Tax Attacks

After a series of recent John McCain ads calling Barack Obama's tax plan "a recipe for economic disaster," Obama returned fire today with "Three Times" (subscription), arguing that McCain's economic plan will only benefit big businesses, not hard-working Americans....

McCain Cooks Up Spanish-Language Version Of Attack Ad

John McCain continues his attempts to win over Hispanic voters from Barack Obama, releasing a radio ad today in Florida and the Southwest -- a Spanish-language version of a spot released earlier this month. In "Recipe" (subscription), an announcer references...

McCain Issues Warning On Obama's Tax Plan

In an effort to quell criticism, Barack Obama released more details of his tax plan on Thursday. But John McCain signaled this morning that he has no intention of letting up in his effort to portray Obama as a "job-killing"...

N.M. GOP Tries To Take Air Out Of Obama's Tires

Recent polls show Barack Obama with a slim lead over John McCain in the battleground state of New Mexico, but the state's Republican Party is doing its part to fight the rising tide of Obamania. In a new radio ad,...

DCCC Returns Fire On Freedom's Watch Attacks

After conservative group Freedom's Watch launched a slew of ads last Wednesday attacking Democrats across the country for going on "vacation" instead of considering energy legislation, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee didn't waste much time before responding. The DCCC's radio...

For Franken, Attacks Come From Both Sides Now

As if Al Franken didn't have his hands full already with incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R) in Minnesota, he recently came under fire in a withering attack ad from fellow DFL member Priscilla Lord Faris. "It seems clear that his...

Are You Ready For More McCain Attack Ads?

In two new radio ads John McCain released Friday, Barack Obama is again pegged as a "celebrity" unfit to lead, offering tax plans that will hurt middle-class America. "Are You Ready For Obama?" (subscription), a Spanish-language ad running in Florida,...

McCain & Obama On The Dark Side

Things turned nasty on the campaign trail this week, as Barack Obama and John McCain traded barbs and accusations, particularly on the topic of energy, and each camp released a series of negative TV ads. Obama has been quiet about...

No Recess From Energy Attack Ads

The quieter the halls of the Capitol get, the louder the howls are on the airwaves. This week, Congress embarked on a more than monthlong hiatus without acting on legislation aimed to curb high oil prices. Outraged by this, two...

McCain Keeps Pushing, 'Family'-Style

After casting Barack Obama as a celebrity incapable of leading the country, the John McCain camp is up with a new ad saying the Democrat is unable to help America’s families. The opening of "Family" (subscription) is reminiscent of McCain’s...

McCain In The 'Pocket' Of Big Oil?

Barack Obama kicked off a week devoted to his energy plan with the release of a negative ad going after John McCain's relationship with Big Oil. As the American public continues to reel from $4 gasoline, both parties are trying...

Going After McCain's Oil 'Gimmick'

In a concerted effort, MoveOn.org and the Sierra Club unveiled ads today deriding John McCain's proposal for offshore drilling. The ads are part of a national campaign, also including Campaign Money Watch, focusing on energy and gasoline prices. MoveOn.org's "Gimmick"...

'Celeb' Ad Elicts Heated Reaction

There's nothing like the Hollywood notoriety of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears to add some juicy gossip to the increasingly heated attacks between John McCain and Barack Obama. Reaction to McCain's new ad, "Celeb" (subscription), has been widespread, divisive and,...

Obama Stays On Defense

Reviews of John McCain's most recent TV advertisements have been anything but glowing. Today's Washington Post challenges the premise of his "Troops" (subscription) spot, while the New York Times editorial page chides the Republican candidate for going negative. Meanwhile, Barack...

'Sexist Jokes' And 'Juicy Porn' Enter Minnesota Ad War

If Minnesotans are half as nice as stereotype dictates, they can't be much pleased with the ongoing Senate contest between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and his main Democratic challenger, Al Franken. Both candidates' advertising got so acrimonious last week that...

Gym Trumps Troops, Ad Says

John McCain isn't letting up on Barack Obama. His new ad, released Saturday, blasts his Democratic rival for not visiting wounded U.S. troops while overseas last week. The ad received a great deal of buzz over the weekend on various...

Ads And Iraq: Timing Is Everything

With attack ads from Planned Parenthood and the Alliance For Retired Americans still fresh, John McCain has taken a hit from a group representing one of his traditionally dependable voter blocs: veterans. VoteVets.org is launching a nationwide ad, "Iraqi Freedom"...

Social Security Give And Take

Going into this election, John McCain might have considered the senior vote a safe play. After all, the 71-year-old GOP senator falls into that age bracket himself, regularly cashes in his retirement checks and leads Barack Obama among voters 65...

Barrage On Barack

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Perhaps that’s the idea John McCain is borrowing as he joins virtually every segment of the media -- reporters, pundits and talk-show hosts galore -- in focusing on Barack Obama. Of course, McCain...

Corn, Mud Fuel GOP Battle

The mudslinging continues between Missouri gubernatorial hopefuls Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R) and state Treasurer Sarah Steelman (R) in a pair of new ads. Steelman's "Ethanol" (subscription), released Monday, underscores the candidate's changed position on the state's ethanol mandate, enacted in...