McCain offers $300,000,000 prize, Charlie Black draws fire, and Obama adds females to leadership team.
First, a very interesting article on possible McCain veeps focuses on three top female candidates, here - http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11258.html. If Obama goes with a senior foreign policy Democrat instead of a female, (none jump to mind who fit both bills except maybe Clinton), then McCain may have a particular advantage in selecting a female candidate. Again, my bet would be on Sarah Palin, the first one discussed in the article.
Second, and the biggest news of the day, is McCain advisor Charlie Black's comment that a terrorist attack would benefit the McCain campaign. To my mind, this type of comment is outrageous enough that Black should resign or McCain should throw him under the bus.
Obama added several females to his leadership team in an effort to reach out to the female vote. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11233.html. This is an effort to reach out to female voters. Last week, he drew criticism from feminists who asked him what he would do to win them over from Clinton. He stated that he acknowledged that the divisive fight left a lot of healing to be done, but the women needed to recognize that McCain is wrong on women's issues in order to help themselves "get over it." That did not go over well. Doyle and Dunn have important positions, while Cutter is more of a tag-a-long, and even Doyle's role is unclear in the extent of her authority. But they have a symbolic value if nothing else to his campaign.
Second, and the biggest news of the day, is McCain advisor Charlie Black's comment that a terrorist attack would benefit the McCain campaign. To my mind, this type of comment is outrageous enough that Black should resign or McCain should throw him under the bus.
Obama added several females to his leadership team in an effort to reach out to the female vote. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11233.html. This is an effort to reach out to female voters. Last week, he drew criticism from feminists who asked him what he would do to win them over from Clinton. He stated that he acknowledged that the divisive fight left a lot of healing to be done, but the women needed to recognize that McCain is wrong on women's issues in order to help themselves "get over it." That did not go over well. Doyle and Dunn have important positions, while Cutter is more of a tag-a-long, and even Doyle's role is unclear in the extent of her authority. But they have a symbolic value if nothing else to his campaign.
