Odds and Ends

The McCain campaign volunteer, who claimed that she was mugged, assaulted, and had a "B" carved on her face, retracts her charges. Turns out, she made up the story.

Is John McCain obsessed with Iowa?

TPM: Conservative legal scholar and Reagan Solicitor General Charles Fried, who just endorsed Obama, isn't just a Republican. He's actually one of McCain's campaign advisors.

Obama is running 240% more ads in Florida than McCain.

The Economist: A fleet of Volkswagen Golfs (Rabbits to Americans) that get a staggering 94 miles per gallon (or, as Europeans say, 2.5 litres per 100km) are running around Berlin. Something like the Golf “Twin Drive” is what many of us will be driving within five years."

Who will be the next DCCC Chair?

Return of the Presidential Coattails?

Odds and Ends

Sean Quinn describes Obama's massive ground-level organization in northern Virginia. Hard not to be impressed by the scale of organization.

Andrew Burmon identifies places where voter suppression are likely to happen.

Palin hits Obama on women's issues. (Gag!)

Dem. House leadership contribute to the DCCC after Pelosi's call for cash.

News Briefs, 10/21/08

David Bernstein argues that McCain's only road to the White House leads through Pennsylvania.

The AFL-CIO labor federation will deploy 250,000 volunteers to 20 states over the next few weeks, hoping to maximize turnout among 13 million specially targeted union members. This is the largest independent GOTV program in the nation.

Here are some early voting numbers from key states.

Ohio Secretary of State's Web site hacked.

The September fundraising numbers for Democratic committees look good.

Here is a list of close legislative races in the states. The outcome of these races will impact redistricting in the states.

Scott J. Bloch, the embattled U.S. special counsel whose tenure has brought national attention to his once-obscure agency, said yesterday that he will resign in January instead of staying on until a replacement can take over.

Joe Klein banned from McCain Palin flights as well.

Rachel Maddow produces a sharp rise in ratings for MSNBC.