• Wed. Jul 2, 2008

Leader Of The Pack

The RNC is making large buys; Barack Obama speaks about 9/11; and the soft coated wheaten terrier leads the pack...all in The Hotline's Last Call!

Hotline TV: Veepstakes

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Quote of the Day

"I get tagged as being on the left and, when I simply describe what have been positions consistently, some of the people act surprised."

— Barack Obama, defending himself against charges he's moved to the center, Toledo Blade, 7/2.

White House 2008 -- McCain

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On

Almost a year to the day of the last John McCain staff shake-up. Steve Schmidt has taken over day-to-day operations, but Black says Davis is still in charge

VEEPSTAKES

The Fickle Hand Of VP Fate

Lots of action on the VP-stakes front, check out Hotline's weekly look at who's buzzing and who's bombing.

House

Don-Mentum?

Rep. Don Young (R-AK AL) earns NRA and Huckabee support, although Huckabee's catching plenty of flak for it.


Play Of The Day

Just Keep Swimming

A news anchor demonstrates the perils of live TV reporting...

Hotline TV

VEEPSTAKES: Who Tops The List?

Amy Walter and Sean Miller cover who's up and who's down in VP-stakes land.


Amy Walter: On the TrailWed. Jul 2, 2008

Not Too Swift

OK, we get it. Barack Obama doesn't want to be John Kerry.

John Mercurio: PolitiScopeThu. Jun 26, 2008

Brand New Party

This much is clear: The only "R" that Sen. Gordon Smith wants attached to him this year is the third letter of his first name.

CONSULTANT DATABASE

I Need A Consult, Stat!

Who's signed up with whom? Who has the best records? Check out the most updated list of consultants and their candidates anywhere.

Diageo/Hotline Poll

The Poll Vault

The latest Diageo/Hotline poll is here. Understand the numbers with analysis from FD's Ed Reilly.

Sunday Snapshot

War Of Words

Policy discussions dominated the Sunday shows and the gloves came off for the proxies...