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I just read a most encouraging poll. It is a Rasmussen poll regarding the Presidential election, but it is not a tracking poll. It is a poll tracking the reaction of people to the recent ads/comments by the candidates that have brought a discussion of racism into the campaign. The ad that “started it all” is called “Celeb” (view video after the leap). And here is what I find encouraging:

Of those who have seen the press coverage of the ad, only 22% say that “Celeb” is racist, while 63% say it is not. At the same time, these people were asked if Obama’s dollar bill comment (that he doesn’t look like the Presidents on the dollar bill–his language, not mine) and 53% say it WAS racist and only 38% disagree. See the poll for some interesting crosstabs.

I am encouraged because even Democrats are having to admit to some pretty obvious things about who is bringing race into this campaign. I am also encouraged that McCain is apparently going to be able to attack Obama’s record without the electorate hanging a racist tag on him (the media, however…)

After the leap you can view both the “Celeb” ad that started this whole discussion as well as the follow up web ad “The One”. The latter ad is better, funnier, and demonstrates the presumptuousness of Obama–in his own words. Enjoy. (more…)

The same Newsweek poll that showed the Obamassiah beating John McCain by 15% a months ago now shows them in a statistical tie:

A month after emerging victorious from the bruising Democratic nominating contest, some of Barack Obama’s glow may be fading. In the latest NEWSWEEK Poll, the Illinois senator leads Republican nominee John McCain by just 3 percentage points, 44 percent to 41 percent. The statistical dead heat is a marked change from last month’s NEWSWEEK Poll, where Obama led McCain by 15 points, 51 percent to 36 percent.

Obama’s rapid drop comes at a strategically challenging moment for the Democratic candidate. Having vanquished Hillary Clinton in early June, Obama quickly went about repositioning himself for a general-election audience–an unpleasant task for any nominee emerging from the pander-heavy primary contests and particularly for a candidate who’d slogged through a vigorous primary challenge in most every contest from January until June. Obama’s reversal on FISA legislation, his support of faith-based initiatives and his decision to opt out of the campaign public-financing system left him open to charges he was a flip-flopper.

The daily tracking poll from Rasmussen Reports shows the race as a more basic tie (nevermind the statistical tie stuff) for two days straight:

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If a cash prize of ten million bucks is enough incentive to for private industry to put a man in space, then a few hundred million in prizes can probably do wonders for hastening the development of new technologies when it comes to energy.

From WIBC:

Fourth District Representative Steve Buyer is trying to rally public pressure on Congress to open up more land for oil drilling.

In a series of Indiana appearances, Buyer is talking up a bill he filed in May to do exactly that. The eight-term Republican says more drilling would bring prices down even before any oil starts moving, because OPEC nations and the futures market would respond to the shift in policy.

Buyer says the nation needs a comprehensive energy strategy, including the pursuit of biofuels, solar and wind power, nuclear power, and conservation. But he says the U-S should use existing energy sources now, while waiting for alternatives to come online.

He’s also endorsing similar suggestions from Republican presidential nominee John McCain and former GOP Congressman Mike Sodrel to offer cash prizes for researchers who deliver energy breakthroughs.

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Modern times now have brought the campaign volunteer into a bigger picture.

Now, they can be part of daily updates, talking points and “marching orders” within minutes of the campaign giving the okay.

Need something out to your “army” fast? Email it.

Or better yet, put it up on YouTube:

YouTube Direct 

This is thorough and interesting look at what the McCain Camp has and what is ahead.

Has any other campaign ever putting this sort of information out on YouTube before?

Happy Dyngus Day everyone. With Indiana mattering very much in the Democratic presidential primary, you may be seeing more and more posts on what’s going on at the national level between Barack and Hillary.

Apparently one of Barack Obama’s key supporters made a ridiculous statement just as the campaign was trying to survive the fall-out from it’s friend the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The target of the charge was not America in general (as was the case with Mr. Wright) but former President William Jefferson Clinton, otherwise known as Monica Lewinski’s Ex-Boy Friend. Speaking in North Carolina last Friday, the ex-President stated:

“I think it would be a great thing if we had an election year where you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country. And people could actually ask themselves who is right on these issues, instead of all this other stuff that always seems to intrude itself on our politics.”

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A grassroots movement is sweeping the country to direct conservatives to this website - www.ConvinceUs.org. National conservative leaders are demanding McCain take the following path to receive their support in the General Election.

We ask you to please encourage us to work FOR your election by letting your actions convince us we can trust you on the issues important to “Common Sense Conservatives.” To that end we have drafted the following Eight “Common Sense Conservative Assurances” - eight opportunities for you to demonstrate you hear and understand our concerns and are willing to govern more from a position of conservative principle than a particular personal ideology. If you are unwilling to demonstrate such assurance in the middle of an election to secure and consolidate your hard working base, we would be naive to believe you would somehow do so if elected President. Thus we stand on these issues and ask for your assurance on:

1. Life Assurance: Pledge to support and sign a Human Life Amendment that protects all human life.
2. Judicial Assurance: Pledge as President that you would re-nominate the conservative judges your actions sacrificed.
3. Taxes Assurance: Words are not enough, SIGN the No New Taxes pledge now.
4. Immigration Assurance: Pledge to close and secure the border and to enforce immigration law.
5. Free Speech Assurance: Support legislative changes to McCain-Feingold to protect citizens’ free speech, political associations, and activities.
6. Marriage Assurance: We ask for your pledge to support a Federal Marriage Amendment.
7. Security, Energy and Environment Assurance: Pledge first to open ANWAR to energy exploration and build more refineries in a way that shows proper respect for our environment, and then promise to veto any attempts by Congress to cap CO2 or bind us to international law.
8. Respect for Conservatives Assurance: Pledge to dignify the Reagan legacy by respecting ALL conservatives and should you become the Republican nominee publicly offer to make Governor Mike Huckabee your running mate.

The online petition is here. 

I sat down with one of the Hoosier Access directors for lunch today. Part of our discussion centered around the prospect of voting for McCain for President and if Mike Pence being on the ticket would make it easier to vote for McCain as President. So I found it interesting that when I got back from lunch and checked some blogs and news sources and found the text of Mike Pence’s speech at the CPAC conference this morning.

Video of Pence’s speech is at Townhall.

Summary and Quotes below the fold:
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Club for Growth’s President, former Congressman Pat Toomey, lists five options in a column in the Wall Street Journal today for suggested running mates to Senator John McCain, presumptive Republican nominee for President. Among his list of five is Indiana’s very own conservative leader and former Republican Study Committee Chairman, Congressman Mike Pence.  More from Club for Growth here.