John McCain


Alexander Downer: Obama, McCain, Jimmy Carter and me

Australia’s longest serving minister for foreign affairs Alexander Downer talks to Business Spectator’s Isabelle Oderberg about the US election.

McCain camp demands LA Times release video

McCain’s camp is demanding the release of a video of Obama at a party for a Palestinian activist, Politico reports.

Three ways McCain might win

Don’t write him off just yet — the Guardian looks at three ways John McCain could still win.

Candidates roll through battleground states

As election day draws closer McCain and Obama are ramping up their campaigns, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Vidal on McCain

Gore Vidal writes on Truthdig: McCain is a “prisoner of the past”.

The battle for Pennsylvania

Both candidates have been campaigning hard this week to win Pennsylvania, the New York Times reports.

Israel prefers McCain

Fourty-six per cent of Israelis would vote for John McCain if given the chance, reports Ynetnews.

Obama’s endorsements roll in: a Crikey list

So far Barack Obama has over two times as many newspaper endorsements as his flagging Republican challenger John McCain, writes Crikey intern Nicholas Yallop.

Guy Rundle: Rundle08: In search of the real America

McCain really didn’t have the guts to break with the Republican machine and their corporate backers, and strike out for the grassroots support that Obama summoned, writes Guy Rundle.

Both sides target red states

Obama and McCain are targeting support in Republican-leaning states, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.

McCain tries to push past Palin backlash

The McCain campaign has moved to deflect criticism of Sarah Palin by attacking Barack Obama as a big spender who will raise taxes.

McCain: I choose to fight

Behind in the polls with less than two weeks to go, Republican candidate John McCain has come out fighting at a rally in Ohio, writes Dispatch Politics.

Obama: McCain will put workers last

Barack Obama has hit back at a John McCain CNN interview about corporate tax, saying it was a sign that McCain will put ‘Wall Street first, Main Street last, writes CNN.

Polls: A flat week is good news for Obama

Individual state polls may be turning up interesting results, but a look at the overall polls shows little movement over the past week, which is a boon for the poll leader, Barack Obama, writes FiveThirtyEight.

Is McCain betting on the World Series?

Tampa Bay’s relief pitcher, Aussie Grant Balfour, has a bit more riding on his shoulders than even he may realise, writes Stephen Luntz.

Guy Rundle: Rundle08: Faulty poll machines? Here we go again…

There is something deepy dissociated and dysfunctional about a country that, after one entirely botched election and one reasonably disputed one, cannot organise an efficient and transparent system for voting in a President, writes Guy Rundle.

Biden says McCain is “loose”

Joe Biden believes McCain has been “getting a little loose”, reports Real Clear Politics.

McCain vs. Youtube

The McCain campaign have complained to Youtube about its videos being removed for alleged copyright infringement, says Blown to Bits.

McCain battles hard in Pennsylvania

McCain is campaigning strongly in the traditionally Democratic state of Pennsylvania, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Closing the gap

Slate explains why the polls always tighten right before an election.

Don’t count McCain out yet

Near universal support for Obama in the rest of the world is not reproduced in the USA, writes Manuel Calzada.

McCain coverage mostly negative

A study has found that just 14 per cent of McCain’s press coverage has been positive, writes Politico.

No cavalry coming for McCain

An 11th hour funding boost for McCain is unlikely, writes Politico.

McCain funding mismatch

John McCain’s camp have insisted he can overcome the disparity in campaign funding with Obama, USA Today reports.

Evangelicals soul-search on Obama win

The Guardian speaks to Evangelical Christians in Colorado Springs as they deal with the possibility of an Obama win.