The “Barracuda” takes on the “Messiah”… in the quest for national ratings.

Vice Presidential nominee, Gov. Sarah Palin’s highly anticipated speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday for all intensive purposes matched the record-setting numbers of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

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Gov. Palin “knocks it out of the park” with her convention speech…

Text of the speech… it was amazingly delivered and was hard hitting:
Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for Vice President of the United States…
I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend America.
I accept the challenge of a tough fight in [...]

In the end - does Nancy Pelosi decide who’s the next President?

This entire election comes down to the electoral outcome of three states - Colorado, New Hampshire, and Virginia. Virgina’s 13 delegates, New Hampshire’s 4 delegates, and Colorado’s 9 delegates, mean the difference between Obama being elected by 8 delegates, or McCain being elected by 2. Moreover, there is a very distinct possibility that the next [...]

Palin “bump” puts McCain/Palin strong for GOP Convention - Obama/Biden behind

The latest nationwide survey, begun Friday afternoon after the McCain announcement of Palin as running mate and completed mid-afternoon today, shows McCain/Palin at 47%, compared to 45% support for Obama/Biden.

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Hurricane Gustav affects GOP Convention Schedule

Press Release from the GOP Convention 2008 at 4PM today:
At the recommendation of Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican National Convention announced substantial changes to the convention’s program and actions being taken to help with Hurricane Gustav relief efforts. On Monday, all program activities beyond the official business that must be conducted in accordance with [...]