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2008 Recap:
Political
Conventions
Rucker -
MEDIA
ANALYSIS
Election Coverage 2008
Rucker Family
Election Night Slideshow
NATIONAL MEDIA:
POLLS
Gallup
Daily
Mason Dixon
Real Clear
Pew Research
CNN
FOX
NPR
FactCheck
TV Audience
Statistics:
2nd
Presidential Debate:
63 Million viewers
1st
Presidential Debate:
52.4 Million Viewers
Palin/Biden VP Debate:
70 Million Viewers
Guest
Speakers
This Semester:
Tues. Oct. 28th

Mike Marshall
San
Francisco
Political Campaign
Consultant
Tues.,Oct. 14th

NBC
11 Anchor &
Political Reporter
Tom Sinkovitz
Tues. Sept. 30th
Joshua Miller
Ameriprise
Investments Specialist
spoke on the
Fall 2008
Wall Street Market Crash

Election Night Features
ABC
CNN
FOX
MSNBC
CBS
Politico
Yahoo Dashboard
Hour by hour
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What to watch for Nov. 4th
as polls close
Three states to
watch Election Night
Early Voting States
McCain ad misleading
about Obama tax plan
Skinheads plot to kill
Obama
foiled by ATF
Latino vote could
give Obama victory
NAACP
sues in Virginia
State not ready
for voter
turnout
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President Bush: Out of
sight
but not out of minds
Early voting trickle
becoming a torrent
GOP critical of Sarah
Palin's
pricey threads
AP:
Palin children travel
on Alaska expenses
Special Journalism
Study-
Winning The Media Campaign:
Obama favored over McCain

Colin Powell
endorses Obama
McCain's daughter
surprised
Largest Law Firm
to monitor election
Obama set to break Bush
political ad record
Acorn - Voter Registration
Group's Troubled History
YouTube Video:
Pro McCain
African-American
called
"sell out" & walks off CNN
VIDEOS:
Palin on Foreign Policy
Joint Interview with John McCain

Prominent Conservative
Columnist says:
Palin should step
down
Politico:
"Out of her league"
Republicans Growing Concerns
Palin doesn't have to be
a genius to win
Biden strategy: Go easy
MSNBC:
Poll - Palin Unqualified
Boston Globe:
Palin Crash Course
with World Leaders
Bashing Press Over Palin
A 'Cynical' Strategy
Obama win would be
"electrifying."
McCain skewered on The View
The rest of this
column

Links to stories at
the
end of Campaign '08
& News about
the new President-Elect
forming his new
government will be
posted here
in November
and December. |
Presidential
Debate #1
52.4 Million Viewers

Yahoo!
Obama keeps
advantage after Debate
NY Times:
Post Debate
Shaping Public Perceptions
CNN Poll:
Obama Won Debate
51%
to 38%
ABC:
Fight Night - Round 1
CBS:
Obama benefits most
FactCheck.org:
Muddled Truths in the
Debate
Politico:
Obama stays
cool,
McCain goes on the offensive
Red State (Conservative) Blog:
McCain in a
Walk
Presidential Debate
History
You Grade Debate #1
New Polling System
FOX:
Ad about McCain
Cancer pulled off MSNBC
Fmr. President Clinton
on
MEET THE PRESS
Sunday
Obama, Not McCain
Shows Steady Hand in Crisis
VIDEOS:
David Letterman Goes Off
on John McCain Snub

Bush
tell national audience:
"Our Entire Economy
is in Danger" Fox News
Sarah Palin takes questions
from press corp
McCain Suspends
His Campaign
Latest Polls
Electoral Map - Obama Lead

VIDEO:
Katie Couric Interview
One-on-One with Sarah Palin
ABC News/Washington Post
New Poll:
Obama 52% McCain 43%
Fox News:
Obama lead 6 pts.
CNN:
Electoral Map
Calculator
1st
Debate - Friday, 6pm
Focus - Foreign Policy &
National Security

CBS:
What to Expect
ABC:
The Game Changer?
Politico:
Swing State Map
Time:
Early Voting Begins
McCain Scrappy & Combative
Obama Uneven in Debates
History of Prez Debates
Strategies behind Debates

Treasury Secy. Paulson:
Financial Crisis
"Embarassing"
McCain drifting away from
his deregulation legacy
Obama says he may rein in
funding plans due to crisis
Dems want homeowners
included in bailout plan
The Money Mess
the next president inherits
Current Econ Mess Explained
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Early Voting Begins
1/3rd of
Electorate Choosing Now
CNN:
Voting Problems in
Several Swing States
VOTING
Issues &
Concerns:
Washington Post:
Election Day could be Messy

Surge of New Voters
Overwhelming?
Prejudice among Dems
may cost Obama votes
Arab-American Vote
could help Obama
Can Third Party
Candidates Break Through?
Gallup:
Consumer Confidence Slides
81% say Economy Getting Worse
Newsweek:
McCain lawyer tries to
stop Palin Troopergate Probe
NPR:
Obama, Race &
Undecided Voters
Time Magazine:
For Obama, Race,
the Elephant in the Room
NBC:
McCain Top Spokeswoman

Carly Fiorina:
"Palin
& McCain could not
run a major corporation"
NY Times:
Why Experience
Matters

SNL
"Sarah
Palin & Hillary Clinton"
Video:
Criticism of
SNL Skit
'Palin incestuous family'
McCain Camp calls SNL
Portrayal Sexist
NY Times:
Palin
Interview with ABC News
Washington Post:
Charlie Gibson's Gaffe
Criticism of Palin Interview
FOX:
Ex- Vietnam POW
criticizes John McCain
YouTube:
POW's Video
New PAC ad
CNN:
McCain Convention
Bounce Gone

Case Study of VP Choice
Media on Defense
Over Sarah Palin
LA Times
FOX:
Palin Unlikely to
Cooperate in 'Troopergate'
Investigation
Video:
Fact Checking
Sarah Palin
Salon.com:
Palin's Powerful "First Dude"
Video: Palin Nomination
Focus Group
Reactions
Karl Rove:
"McCain Ad
went too far."
Video:
Sexism, Racism
& Ageism in Election 2008
Diversity Among Media Pundits
Pew Research:
Campaign Websites
Men & Women Differ on Palin
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