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Video: McCain loves (?) Western Pennsylvania

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.22.08 | 9:56 am

One for the blooper reel:

McCain: Sen. Obama’s supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately. Add you know, I couldn’t agree with them more…

It gets worse.
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SurveyUSA state polls: Obama leading McCain in Ohio and Pennsylvania; Tim who?

By Steve Perry | 05.27.08 | 8:54 am

SurveyUSA is conducting a series of polls in 17 states to test the popularity of various Republican and Democratic presidential tickets. It’s a dubious endeavor to the extent that many of the VP hopefuls bruited about have…

The “Obama can’t win big states” canard

By Steve Perry | 04.23.08 | 2:42 pm

Last night Joe Scarborough spent several minutes harping on a favorite talking point of the Clintonites. If Barack Obama can’t win primary races in the big states that Democrats need in November, he kept demanding, then how…

Drudge, for what it’s worth, claims PA exit poll leak

By Steve Perry | 04.22.08 | 5:10 pm

Remember the good old days of pre-2006, when network exit polling was routinely leaked?

You needn’t bother going to Drudge to read the item. There is no item, just this teaser.

TONIGHT: Liveblogging the Pennsylvania primary

By Tom Elko | 04.22.08 | 4:38 pm

Minnesota Monitor will cover all of the freshest media content and breaking news to come out of this evenings Pennsylvania primary beginning at 7:30. Check in frequently to comment and contribute.

Campaign ads: A last round of nasty in Pennsylvania

By Steve Perry | 04.21.08 | 1:20 pm

Hillary Clinton pulls out economic collapse, world wars, and Osama bin Laden in her Pennsylvania closer. Obama uses a prior Clinton attack to tie her to lobbyists and Washington business-as-usual.

Hillary Clinton, “Kitchen” (:30)

Barack Obama, “Exactly” (:30)

Video: Hatin’ on Charlie, George, and ABC after the PA debate

By Steve Perry | 04.18.08 | 2:49 pm

For your Friday afternoon time-frittering needs, a couple of the better response videos to emerge from Wednesday night’s after-school-special debate.

The first is a spoof ad for the debate. (“Can ABC bring you a debate without any issues? ABC brought…

PA debate: America weighs class-action suit against ABC to get those two hours of its life back

By Steve Perry | 04.17.08 | 9:32 am

Well, that was excruciating. The first hour of last night’s Democratic debate in Pennsylvania was devoted almost entirely to trifles (flag pins, phantom Bosnia snipers) and to Barbara Walters-style faux-intimate queries (George Stephanopoulos to Obama: “Does Rev. Wright…

PA roundup: Pick a poll, any poll; new Obama ad attacks new HRC ad

By Steve Perry | 04.16.08 | 12:01 pm

How close is the Pennsylvania race? Regardless of your opinion, there is a poll to appeal to your prejudices. If you think Clinton is headed for a double-digit win, you’ve got ARG (Hillary 57-37) and…

Video: Clinton goes after Obama with harshest Pennsylvania spot yet

By Steve Perry | 04.15.08 | 9:32 am

With a week to go before the Pennsylvania primary, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has rolled out a new ad that seeks to keep Barack Obama’s remarks about guns, religion, and working class bitterness front and center down the stretch. “Pennsylvania” consists…