'08 Roadies is a periodic diary of campaign dispatches by Washington bureau chief Walter Shapiro, who is covering his eighth presidential race, and Mike Madden, Salon's Washington correspondent.
"I find her offensive"John McCain was making a bid for South Florida's Jewish voters, a crucial demographic in a purple state. But then he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate.
Obama's grass-roots battalion vs. McCain's ragtag platoonSupporting Obama, the rock legend takes a swing-state tour, once again.
The increasingly petty and ugly attacks on Barack Obama by a desperate, dying movement are a microcosm of the last eight years.
Two new polls show Barack Obama leading John McCain by double digits in the state, which could seal the deal for Obama.
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