“Where was the president? Why did he not intervene in these and countless other bureaucratic controversies to force a focus on the oil, not on the turtles and other incidental concerns?”
Entries Tagged '2008 Campaign' ↓
Poll: Is Obama less motivated to clean up the oil spill because most of the affected states did not vote for him?
June 28th, 2010 — 2008 Campaign, Barack Obama
Henry Paulson Is To Blame For John McCain’s Defeat
November 10th, 2008 — 2008 Campaign, Barack Obama, John McCain
“Senior government officials told reporters that Mr. Paulson was drawing a line in the sand: There would be no public money spilled to rescue Lehman.”
- Wall Street Journal
“…Mr. Obama took command of the race during the 10 days following the collapse of Lehman Brothers — when the Wall Street meltdown hit Main Street. Before that event John McCain was leading nationally by three percentage points. Ten days later Mr. Obama was up by five and never relinquished his lead.”
- Scott Rasmussen
Money And Incumbency Wins Elections
November 9th, 2008 — 2008 Campaign
* In 93 percent of House of Representatives races and 94 percent of Senate races that had been decided by mid-day Nov. 5, the candidate who spent the most money ended up winning.
* Overall, 95 percent of House incumbents and 93 percent of senators won re-election on Tuesday.
* The average cost of winning a House race in 2008 was nearly $1.1 million, based on pre-election finance reports, and almost $6.5 million for a Senate seat.