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...

Obama Touts Tax Savings With Online Calculator

After several weeks of back-and-forth between John McCain and Barack Obama over their respective philosophies on taxes, the Illinois senator is encouraging voters to find out for themselves which candidate's tax plan would benefit them more. In a new TV...

Charlie Crist, Hank Williams Jr. Star In McCain/RNC Spots

John McCain is receiving on-air endorsements from Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) and country music singer Hank Williams Jr. in two radio ads the campaign recently released with the Republican National Committee. Both men take jabs at Barack Obama for...

Camps Piping Up To Catch The 'Joe' Vote

The third presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama had an unexpected winner: Joe Wurzelbacher. "Joe the Plumber" unwittingly drew the media spotlight when he was captured on video having a frank exchange with Obama about taxes a few...

GOP Makes Small-Business Pitch To Hispanics

On the heels of the Republican National Committee's announcement that it will focus its ad spending on traditional GOP states where Barack Obama is gaining, like Colorado and Virginia, the RNC and John McCain released a Spanish-language TV spot admonishing...

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 Warns Of 'Spending Spree'

Barack Obama is going after John McCain's reputation as a fiscal conservative in a new TV ad released this afternoon. "Spending Spree" (subscription) opens with footage of McCain saying that he "can't wait to introduce" his running mate, Sarah Palin,...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

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...

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...

Tax Attacks In Oregon

Oregon Senate candidates Gordon Smith (R) and Jeff Merkley (D) are going after each other's tax records, as the incumbent Smith seeks to portray his opponent as a typical tax-and-spend liberal and Merkley gets more help from state and national...

Is McCain Just 'Makin' Stuff Up'?

In what is beginning to look like a pattern, Barack Obama is again shooting back at John McCain and the GOP after the Republican National Committee released what the Obama camp considers a false ad. An RNC radio spot, which...

Americans For Sununu's Job Security?

A new radio ad chastising former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) is the target of a complaint filed last week by the New Hampshire Democratic Party with the Federal Elections Commission. State Democrats allege that the nonprofit group Americans For Job...

Gas Tax Woes In Washington State

Working mother Pam Pugel from Seattle and small-business owner Jackie Richter from Eastern Washington are not happy about how much they're paying for gas -- and they're pointing fingers at Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) in two new radio ads released...

No Internet Taxes On My Watch

Although he has yet to go on the air, New Hampshire Republican John Sununu has received a boost from conservative nonprofit Citizens United as he attempts to defend his Senate seat from former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D). “Who could have...

Upstart vs. Establishment In Oregon

With just under a month to go before voters head to the polls in the Oregon Senate Democratic primary, attorney Steve Novick refuses to let up in his effort to upset state House Speaker Jeff Merkley. Merkley has the backing...