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October 31, 2008
Dems trying to scare Americans, McCain says
by Mosheh Oinounou
STEUBENVILLE, OH — Forget ghosts. John McCain and his allies say what Americans really should be afraid of this Halloween is the prospect of undivided Democratic rule.
“Pelosi, Reid, Obama: the tax trifecta from hell!” Sen. Lindsey Graham said during his introduction of the GOP nominee at a morning rally in Hanoverton. “Don’t let it happen!”
For his part, McCain said Americans are too smart to take what he called annual Democrat scare tactics regarding social security.
“It’s Halloween. So what do the Democrats do? Every four years they run out and they try to scare seniors by saying that Republicans are going to take away their Social Security or we’re gonna take away Medicare,” McCain said at his first of four rallies in the Buckeye State. “(But) Americans have wised up. I am going to protect social security and I am going to protect medicare and I am not going to let this congress tax away your retirement savings.”
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani also joined McCain for the early event and also took aim at Democrats–mocking recent statements by Obama and Biden that Republicans are using to argue that the Dem ticket is shifting it’s definition of middle class.
“His opponent is going to raise your taxes. Or he going lower your taxes. Or he is going to raise them and lower them. Or lower them and raise them. And he can’t figure out at what number,” Giuliani joked. “They cant even their stories straight because it is a story. It’s a flim flam. They are going to raise your taxes and they are going to raise government spending and that would be a disaster.”
During McCain second campaign stop at a rally in Steubenville, the GOP nominee had his own dark humor for the holiday.
“Doug the Undertaker!” McCain exclaimed, as he read off posters in the crowd. “A few Democrats may need to see you, Doug, after this election is over.”
October 31, 2008
Transcript: McCain Interview With FOX News
FOX News' Carl Cameron interviews John McCain.
FOX News' Carl Cameron: Some really tough economic numbers, some of them the worst in decades, five days before election. Where does that leave you?
John McCain: Well, these are tough times. Also, you saw the confidence number is the lowest since they have been taking this kind of barometer. It is of the utmost seriousness, and also I don't think frankly have focused on one of the real catalysts of the problem, if not the catalyst, and that is home ownership.
Instead of bailing out the banks and giving that the priority we should be going out and buying these home mortgages and giving people a mortgage they can afford and keeping them in their home. And you know, it has not helped confidence when it appears that the banks and other financial institutions that are co-conspirators and the homeowner -- and they say they are quote working on a plan now that should have been their first plan.
Cameron: You have said you would not spent $750 billion to bail out Wall Street, ostensibly because you would use $300 billion for homeowners, but you did vote for it.
McCain: Yeah, what I meant by that, Carl, was first take care of the homeowners. Second we have to do what is necessary to start the flow of credit again. I mean, there are people whose businesses I have talked to and met with small business people who say their business is fine but all of a sudden my credit dried up and we have to do that obviously but we need to show the American people some tangible results, rather than an outfit like AIG getting bailed out, and then they go on $400,000 worth of junkets. We have to give trust and confidence back to the American people that we are helping them and I don't mean to beat a dead horse here but during the depression there was a home ownership loan corporation that bought peoples mortgages and gave them a new mortgage and guess what, over time, because the value of homes began to increase, the Treasury made money. And that's what seems to me not that complicated at all.
October 31, 2008
Joe the Vet Endorses McCain in YouTube's Most Popular Election Video
Jennifer Lawinski
FOXNews.com
John McCain's most powerful ad -- an open letter to Barack Obama in which an Iraq War veteran criticizes his stand on the war -- didn't cost the Republican candidate a dime.
In "Dear Mr. Obama," army veteran Joe Cook stands in front of the camera and scolds the Democratic presidential candidate for calling the Iraq war a mistake. The two-minute video, which was posted on YouTube, has gotten more than 11 million hits and is the most popular election video on the site.
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October 31, 2008
FOX News Poll: Obama's Edge Over McCain Narrows
Dana Blanton
FOXNews.com
As the candidates make their closing arguments before the election, the race has tightened with Barack Obama now leading John McCain by 47 percent to 44 percent among likely voters, according to a FOX News poll released Thursday. Last week Obama led by 49-40 percent among likely voters.
Obama has a bit more strength of support going into the final week. Among his backers, 88 percent say they support him "strongly" and 12 percent "only somewhat." For McCain, 78 percent of his voters support him "strongly" and 22 percent "only somewhat."
In addition, 66 percent of Obama's supporters say it is "extremely important" to them that their candidate wins compared to 59 percent of McCain supporters.
The race has tightened in part because of changes in a couple of important swing voting groups. Independents back Obama by 5 percentage points today, down from a 9-point edge last week. Similarly, among white Catholics, Obama held an 11-point edge over McCain last week and today they split 46-46.
"Independent voters have long been regarded as one of the keys to this race and these results may foreshadow a tightening in the battleground states where independents carry disproportionate weight," says Ernie Paicopolos, a principal of Opinion Dynamics Corporation.
Another reason the numbers have tightened is that McCain has also improved his position among his party faithful, and the number of voters identifying themselves as Republicans has seen an up-tick as well. Fully 88 percent of Republicans back McCain, up from 83 percent last week. For Obama, 89 percent of Democrats support him, up slightly from 88 percent.
October 31, 2008
God, Country and McCain
By Anne Hull
Washington Post Staff Writer
LYNCHBURG, Va. Claire Ayendi is dealing with the fading kick of two double shots of espresso. It's the eve of homecoming weekend at Liberty University, and Ayendi, the president of the college Republican club, is trying to rig up a parade float in support of Sen. John McCain. She whips around Lynchburg in her Infiniti SUV, a pink iPod shuffling a mix of indie tunes as she mobilizes her fellow soldiers via cellphone: "If you happen to see a big 'Virginia is McCain Country' sign, could you, perchance, ask to, like, borrow it a few hours?"
Ayendi spots the perfect sign in front of an office building at a busy intersection half a mile from campus and turns into the parking lot. Wearing a faux-alligator headband and pouring on the charm, the pre-law senior talks her way past two secretaries and gains permission from a third to borrow the sign before calling a friend who has a pickup truck. Inside of 12 minutes, the job is done.
October 31, 2008
In Final Days, Tours Converge
By Michael D. Shear and Peter Slevin
Washington Post Staff Writers
DEFIANCE, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- Sen. John McCain launched a two-day bus tour of the Buckeye State on Thursday in a spot that offered a good measure of his mood as he continued his pursuit of the White House in the face of polls suggesting it is quickly slipping away from him.
His Democratic rival, meanwhile, exuded confidence as the two toured many of the same battleground states. Sen. Barack Obama is all but taking for granted states that Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) won four years ago and is spending the last few days in George W. Bush country, forcing McCain to defend what was friendly territory for the GOP just four years ago.
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