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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904</id><updated>2008-09-23T14:56:35.728-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Midwest Politics</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/feed/atom.xml'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>139</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-2554545386191704723</id><published>2008-09-23T14:56:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-23T14:56:35.787-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MI, MN, WI: Q-Poll shows Obama with slight leads</title><summary type='text'>The results of the latest poll from Quinnipiac University:
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  3. MICHIGAN: Obama 48 - McCain 44
  4. MINNESOTA: Obama 47 - McCain 45
  5. WISCONSIN: Obama 49 - McCain 42
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  7. From the poll press release:
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  10. By 19-24 point margins, voters in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin say Democrat Barack Obama, not Republican John McCain, is the candidate of change, helping lift Sen. Obama into the lead in these </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2554545386191704723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2554545386191704723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mi-mn-wi-q-poll-shows-obama-with-slight.html' title='MI, MN, WI: Q-Poll shows Obama with slight leads'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-6511298257493729814</id><published>2008-09-19T10:51:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T10:51:53.526-05:00</updated><title type='text'>ALL: Big 10 Battleground Poll shows tight state races</title><summary type='text'>A new survey of registered voters in states with Big 10 universities shows a series of tight races across the Midwest.
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  12. From the poll press release:
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  14. The surveys show a tight race in all of the Big Ten states except for Obama's home state of Illinois, where he holds a 16-point lead over McCain. The two candidates are tied in Iowa and Pennsylvania, and Obama has just a one-point lead in Ohio and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/6511298257493729814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/6511298257493729814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/all-big-10-battleground-poll-shows.html' title='ALL: Big 10 Battleground Poll shows tight state races'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-4899554948870810645</id><published>2008-09-17T17:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T20:59:30.056-05:00</updated><title type='text'>IA, MI, MN, OH, WI: $5.2M in prez ad spending in week after RNC</title><summary type='text'>A new TV advertising analysis from the Wisconsin Advertising Project shows the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama have spent more than $5.2 million on ads in MidwestPolitics.com states in the week following the Republican National Convention.
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  16. The analysis, conducted using data from TNS Media Intelligence/CMAG, showed McCain outspending Obama in those states $2.88 million to $2.35 million</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/4899554948870810645'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/4899554948870810645'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/ia-mi-mn-oh-wi-52m-in-prez-ad-spending.html' title='IA, MI, MN, OH, WI: $5.2M in prez ad spending in week after RNC'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-2579448537682188879</id><published>2008-09-17T12:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T12:22:58.880-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MI, OH, WI, MN, IL: Obama proposes $5B trust fund for Great Lakes cleanup</title><summary type='text'>From the Associated Press:
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  18. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is calling for a $5 billion trust fund for Great Lakes cleanup and restoration as he focuses on states critical to winning the White House.
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  20. The fund, to be phased in over 10 years, would be the centerpiece of a plan that also calls for a coordinator to oversee Greats Lakes programs and would step up the fight against </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2579448537682188879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2579448537682188879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mi-oh-wi-mn-il-obama-proposes-5b-trust.html' title='MI, OH, WI, MN, IL: Obama proposes $5B trust fund for Great Lakes cleanup'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-5276888938678238988</id><published>2008-09-16T18:26:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T18:26:28.908-05:00</updated><title type='text'>IA, OH: EMILY's List backs 2 'emerging' House candidates</title><summary type='text'>Democrats Becky Greenwald of Iowa and Sharen Neuhardt of Ohio now have the backing of one of the largest political action committees in the nation. EMILY'S List, a PAC that helps to elect pro-choice Democratic women, today announced its endorsement of Greenwald, who's running against U.S. Rep. Tom Latham in Iowa's 4th Congressional District and Neuhardt, who's running against Republican Steve </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/5276888938678238988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/5276888938678238988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/ia-oh-emily-list-backs-2-house.html' title='IA, OH: EMILY&amp;#39;s List backs 2 &amp;#39;emerging&amp;#39; House candidates'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-3292806619802024035</id><published>2008-09-15T11:57:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-15T11:57:22.607-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OH, MI, IA, WI: SEIU airing pro-Obama ad</title><summary type='text'>The nation's largest health care union has released a new pro-Obama television ad that is airing in six battleground states, including four states covered by MidwestPolitics.com.
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  22. The Service Employees International Union, which represents 2 million working people and 50,000 retirees, announced Sunday that it is spending more than $2 million on the new television ad campaign that focuses on </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/3292806619802024035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/3292806619802024035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/oh-mi-ia-wi-seiu-airing-pro-obama-ad.html' title='OH, MI, IA, WI: SEIU airing pro-Obama ad'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-7587782493403981162</id><published>2008-09-12T11:09:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T11:09:17.490-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MN: Coleman challenged on length of ad disclaimer</title><summary type='text'>From The Washington Post
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  24. Television stations in Minnesota and Oregon are asking the Federal Election Commission and the Federal Communications Commission for advice regarding allegations that Republicans in two Senate races are shortchanging viewers with the brevity of their stand-by-your-ad statements.
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  26. The argument is over a matter of seconds, but depending on how the complaints are evaluated,</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7587782493403981162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7587782493403981162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mn-coleman-challenged-on-length-of-ad.html' title='MN: Coleman challenged on length of ad disclaimer'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-3156354274397452673</id><published>2008-09-10T15:19:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-10T15:19:28.654-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MN: Franken, Davis cruise in party primaries</title><summary type='text'>From a MinnPost.com analysis by Eric Black
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  28. The results of Tuesday's primary contained no surprises in any federal race, by which I mean races for U.S. Senate or U.S. House.
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  30. As expected, incumbent Republican Norm Coleman easily dispatched his only challenger, Jack Shepherd, a dentist who lives in Italy and is, I kid you not, a fugitive from justice. ...
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  32. DFL-endorsed Senate candidate Al Franken</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/3156354274397452673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/3156354274397452673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mn-franken-davis-cruise-in-party.html' title='MN: Franken, Davis cruise in party primaries'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-5531460284434406026</id><published>2008-09-10T11:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-10T15:12:42.346-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WI: Sensenbrenner easily wins primary; Barca returns to politics</title><summary type='text'>From WisPolitics.com:
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  34. U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner said his victory in today's GOP primary proves the district appreciates the kind of representation he provides, and he has no plans to retire any time soon.
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  36. "I think that the results show that if you tell it as it is, you don't try to spin things, you keep in touch with the people, the voters will respond," said Sensenbrenner, who will be </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/5531460284434406026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/5531460284434406026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/wi-sensenbrenner-easily-wins-primary.html' title='WI: Sensenbrenner easily wins primary; Barca returns to politics'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-7221391927078210552</id><published>2008-09-09T13:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T17:46:36.565-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MN: Primary today for Franken, U.S. House candidates</title><summary type='text'>In Minnesota the candidates endorsed during summertime party conventions often see their opposition drop away shortly afterwards. But a pair of congressional races are seeing more than the usual level of opposition today.
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  38. Observers think Dem Al Franken will coast through his U.S. Senate primary -- none of his recent TV ads have focused on his fellow Dems and national groups who have focused on </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7221391927078210552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7221391927078210552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mn-primary-today-for-franken-us-house.html' title='MN: Primary today for Franken, U.S. House candidates'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-2530453692141406338</id><published>2008-09-09T10:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T17:56:15.323-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WI: State senator takes on Sensenbrenner's primary opponent</title><summary type='text'>Wisconsin's primary election is today and long-time GOP incumbent F. James Sensenbrenner is getting a challenge from history professor Jim Burkee.
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  40. A conservative state senator from the district today authored a letter to the editor taking on Burkee.
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  42. From WisPolitics.com:
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  44. State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, is urging his conservative and libertarian friends to re-think their decision to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2530453692141406338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2530453692141406338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/wi-state-senator-takes-on-sensenbrenner.html' title='WI: State senator takes on Sensenbrenner&amp;#39;s primary opponent'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-6814947179378708594</id><published>2008-09-08T17:54:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T17:54:08.915-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WI: Biden visits as NBC moves state from 'lean Obama' to 'toss-up'</title><summary type='text'>NBC's political team has released its latest look at the state of the electoral map, shifting Wisconsin in the direction of John McCain by moving it from the "lean Obama" category to "toss-up."
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  46. NBC ranks the MidwestPolitics.com states as follows:
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  48. Likely Obama: IL
  49. Lean Obama: IA, MN
  50. Toss-up: MI, OH, WI
  51. See more from NBC's First Read
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  53. Meanwhile Dem VP nominee Joe Biden visited Green Bay today, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/6814947179378708594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/6814947179378708594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/wi-biden-visits-as-nbc-moves-state-from.html' title='WI: Biden visits as NBC moves state from &amp;#39;lean Obama&amp;#39; to &amp;#39;toss-up&amp;#39;'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-7439256254924103916</id><published>2008-09-05T20:49:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T21:23:10.593-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WI, MI: McCain, Palin promise reform in Wis., Mich.</title><summary type='text'>From WisPolitics.com
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  55. CEDARBURG -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, promised today to bring a message of hope and confidence to small-town America in the coming months.
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  57. Looking out over a crowd of several thousand who packed a three-way intersection lined with quaint, early-American style shops, McCain said the "turnout in Cedarburg is </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7439256254924103916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7439256254924103916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/wi-mccain-palin-promise-hope-confidence.html' title='WI, MI: McCain, Palin promise reform in Wis., Mich.'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-2104711482463263214</id><published>2008-09-04T19:14:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-04T19:20:41.075-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MI: Rep. Kilpatrick supports son's decision to resign, plead guilty</title><summary type='text'>From the Associated Press:
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  59. WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, with a heavy heart, said she supported her son Kwame Kilpatrick's decision Thursday to resign as Detroit mayor and plead guilty to felony charges.
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  61. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich., who leads the Congressional Black Caucus, thanked "all those who have encouraged the mayor and our family with your prayers, cards and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2104711482463263214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2104711482463263214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mi-rep-kilpatrick-supports-sons-guilty.html' title='MI: Rep. Kilpatrick supports son&apos;s decision to resign, plead guilty'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-2259327180777170492</id><published>2008-09-04T12:44:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-04T12:57:40.651-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WI: Feingold says hard to think of Lieberman as Dem these days</title><summary type='text'>From the WisPolitics.com GOP National Convention Blog
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  64. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold said it's going to be hard for Joe Lieberman to maintain his role in the Democratic caucus if he continues to support John McCain the way he has so far, including last night's speech at the Republican National Convention.
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  66. "It is kind of hard to think of him as a Democrat these days," said Feingold, who was in </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2259327180777170492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/2259327180777170492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/wi-feingold-says-hard-to-think-of.html' title='WI: Feingold says hard to think of Lieberman as Dem these days'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-1940576627178216662</id><published>2008-09-03T19:36:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-03T20:12:22.618-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OH: Obama focuses on equal pay, faults GOP on economy in Ohio stop</title><summary type='text'>Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama hit McCain and his running mate on opposing equal pay legislation during a campaign stop in New Philadelphia, Ohio that focused on women's issues.
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  68. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
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  70. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for not supporting equal pay legislation </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/1940576627178216662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/1940576627178216662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/oh-obama-focuses-on-equal-pay-faults.html' title='OH: Obama focuses on equal pay, faults GOP on economy in Ohio stop'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-4622506909163543138</id><published>2008-09-03T18:38:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-03T18:52:43.154-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OH, MI: McCain, RNC ad hits Obama, Senate Dems on offshore drilling</title><summary type='text'>Joint McCain campaign and RNC ads running in Michigan and Ohio suggest Barack Obama and "Congressional liberals" are standing in the way of economic recovery by opposing expanded offshore drilling.
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  74. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/4622506909163543138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/4622506909163543138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/oh-mi-mccain-rnc-ad.html' title='OH, MI: McCain, RNC ad hits Obama, Senate Dems on offshore drilling'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-7876492950038807837</id><published>2008-09-03T17:38:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-03T17:45:31.796-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MN, IA: CNN pegs Minn., Iowa for Obama</title><summary type='text'>From CNN:
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  76. Based in part on newly released public opinion surveys, CNN has now re-classified the states of Minnesota (10 electoral votes) and Iowa (7 electoral votes) as states leaning in favor of Obama. Both states were previously categorized as toss-ups. If the election were held today, CNN currently projects that Obama would carry 19 states and the District of Columbia, for a combined total of</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7876492950038807837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7876492950038807837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mn-ia-cnn-pegs-minn-iowa-for-obama.html' title='MN, IA: CNN pegs Minn., Iowa for Obama'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-1573570890973321437</id><published>2008-09-02T16:21:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T16:47:12.947-05:00</updated><title type='text'>IA, MN, MI, OH, WI: McCain and RNC launch joint television ad</title><summary type='text'>A new ad from the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee declares that Barack Obama and congressional leaders are ready to tax and spend, but not ready to lead.
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  78. "Take away the crowd, the chant, all that's left are costly words," a narrator says to dark images of an Obama Rally in the 30-second spot.
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  80. "Barack Obama and out of touch congressional leaders have expensive plans, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/1573570890973321437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/1573570890973321437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/ia-mn-mi-oh-wi-mccain-and-rnc-launch.html' title='IA, MN, MI, OH, WI: McCain and RNC launch joint television ad'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-6222987036453315014</id><published>2008-09-02T12:48:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T13:55:04.910-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MN: Coleman leads in cash on hand, trails Franken in donations, spending</title><summary type='text'>From CQ Politics:
  81.  
  82. The most watched contest in Minnesota - and possibly in the country, other than the presidential race - is the Senate race: first-term Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is facing a strong challenge by former comedian and satirist Al Franken. Coleman reported raising $12.7 million as of Aug. 20 and had $5.6 million on hand while Franken reported raising $13.1 million and had $2.4 </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/6222987036453315014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/6222987036453315014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mn-coleman-leads-in-cash-on-hand-trails.html' title='MN: Coleman leads in cash on hand, trails Franken in donations, spending'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-6597925813886888122</id><published>2008-09-02T12:18:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T13:00:17.370-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MN, WI:  McCain, Palin to stop in Cedarburg Friday</title><summary type='text'>From WisPolitics.com
  83.  
  84.  
  85. John McCain and Sarah Palin will make their first post-convention stop in Cedarburg, Wis. Friday, Wisconsin state GOP Chair Reince Priebus said this morning.
  86.  
  87. Priebus, who announced the stop to state delegates during a breakfast at the national convention in St. Paul, said he didn't have full details yet. But early word out of the McCain campaign was that it would start </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/6597925813886888122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/6597925813886888122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/mn-wi-mccain-palin-to-stop-in-cedarburg.html' title='MN, WI:  McCain, Palin to stop in Cedarburg Friday'/><author><name>Administrator</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-1656122896576542466</id><published>2008-09-02T09:00:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T09:00:00.777-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WI: Obama says no red states, blue states in times of need</title><summary type='text'>From WisPolitics.com:
  88.  
  89. There are no political parties in times of need, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told a crowd along Milwaukee's lakefront Monday, largely avoiding political themes as Hurricane Gustav battered the Gulf Coast.
  90.  
  91. "In times of need, there are no red states or blue states," Obama said, bringing the crowd to its feet. "There is the United States of America."
  92.  
  93. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/1656122896576542466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/1656122896576542466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/09/wi-obama-says-no-red-states-blue-states.html' title='WI: Obama says no red states, blue states in times of need'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-7416108087320693411</id><published>2008-08-29T16:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T02:19:46.127-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OH: McCain unveils surprise VP pick in Dayton</title><summary type='text'>From the Dayton Daily News:
  94.  
  95. The woman who would be vice president is a stranger to most Americans, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin introduced herself to the country on Friday, Aug. 29, as a reformer, a fighter of corruption and a partner in Sen. John McCain's demand for change in Washington.
  96.  
  97. "I've stood up to the politics-as-usual, to the special interests, to the lobbyists, to the Big Oil </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7416108087320693411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/7416108087320693411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/08/oh-mccain-unveils-surprise-vp-pick-in.html' title='OH: McCain unveils surprise VP pick in Dayton'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-3286739315534066039</id><published>2008-08-28T10:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T02:34:06.008-05:00</updated><title type='text'>MN: Madia first on the air in 3rd CD</title><summary type='text'>In Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District, which features a three-way race between GOPer Erik Paulsen, Dem Ashwin Madia and Independence Party candidate David Dillon, Madia is the first on the air with a TV ad. The three candidates are running to replace retiring Republican Rep. Jim Ramstad.
  98.  
  99. In the ad, titled "Running," Madia uses a voice-over to give a brief biography, touching on his Minnesota</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/3286739315534066039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/3286739315534066039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/08/mn-madia-first-on-air-in-3rd-cd.html' title='MN: Madia first on the air in 3rd CD'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-1350770314904457059</id><published>2008-08-27T18:32:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-31T02:34:50.967-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OH, MI: Obama-Biden bus tour to stop in swing states</title><summary type='text'>From an Agence France-Presse report:
  100.  
  101. New Democratic running mates Barack Obama and Joseph Biden will head on their first joint campaign swing after this week's convention, a bus tour of battleground states, aides said Wednesday.
  102.  
  103. The candidates and their wives, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, will fly from Denver to Pennsylvania Friday to kick off their "On the Road to Change" bus tour, according</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/1350770314904457059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5065019648868578904/posts/default/1350770314904457059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.midwestpolitics.com/blog/2008/08/oh-mi-obama-biden-bus-tour-to-stop-in.html' title='OH, MI: Obama-Biden bus tour to stop in swing states'/><author><name>Administrator</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>

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