Archive: October 5, 2008 - October 11, 2008
Rage, and Love, From Camp McCain
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Now, it's personal. John McCain and Sarah Palin were backstage, and Lehigh County GOP Chairman Bill Platt was warming up the crowd of 6,000 at a rally here for the Republican ticket. "Think about how you'll feel on November 5 if you wake up in the...
By Dana Milbank | October 9, 2008; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (62)
Open Season on Small Game
John McCain needed a big night at Tuesday's second presidential debate to turn around a race that seems to be getting away from him. So he hit Barack Obama where it hurts: in the overhead projector. McCain was asked about the global economic crisis. The Republican candidate answered by accusing...
By Dana Milbank | October 8, 2008; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Unleashed, Palin Makes a Pit Bull Look Tame
FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 6 -- John McCain is collapsing in the polls in Florida and other swing states, but Sarah Palin, God bless her, has a solution. "For me, the heels are on, the gloves are off," she announced at high noon Monday to a group of Republican donors...
By Dana Milbank | October 7, 2008; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (11)
