Marshall Auerback here.
This crisis is an audition for the presidency in real time — and an opportunity for a candidate to step up to the plate. If handled the right way, it could decide the election. If it is treated like another political issue, it could fade with the next news cycle.
So far, Obama is [...]

The latest Zogby/Reuters poll shows Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama with a 2 point lead over Sen. John McCain. Obama leads by 47 to 45 percent amongst likely voters. This is a marked turnaround as McCain led in this poll by 5% before the conventions in August.
The key issue to the change have [...]

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin spoke with Charles Gibson of ABC News last night about national security. This is her first major media interview since being picked as John McCain’s running mate. The video is in two parts and lasts just over 13 minutes.
See them below.

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The Economist, like many other Libertarian-minded publications and individuals, has soured on John McCain. One week ago their cover page story was “Bring back the real McCain” and this past week their storyline on McCain was that the man simply has poor judgment. What gives?What gives is that McCain, above all else is [...]

I received this e-mail from a friend that was originally penned by a resident of Wasilla, Alaska where Sarah Palin was mayor before becoming Governor of Alaska. It gives a fairly intimate look at Palin and how she got to where she is. Take it for what it is.
Democrats, beware.
UPDATE:apparently, this e-mail has [...]

This comes from Larry Wright of the Detroit News via the Moderate Voice

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Independents like myself who support Barack Obama and Democrats are busy trying to tear down John McCain’s surprise pick for Vice President. They say she is less qualified than many other potential candidates that McCain could have selected. I would tend to agree. But, that’s neither here nor there. The question is whether she [...]

John McCain made a surprise choice in choosing Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, for his running mate. While this is a risky choice, it definitely balances the ticket.
Below is a snippet of the story at the Wall Street Journal. This will be an interesting election.

Sen. John McCain picked first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin [...]

As the Democratic and Republican Conventions have begun, most Americans are going to get political overload as they are inundated with a media blitz by the U.S. presidential candidates and the inane trivialities of our media-driven political process. Since I don’t watch television, I am somewhat immune to most of what goes on. [...]

I can certainly be a bit glum about the decline of America. This financial crisis is the metaphor for the decline of America. Yet, as we get ready for yet another media blitz — the Democratic convention for Barack Obama and his newly anointed running mate Joe Biden — a story in today’s Economist [...]