Read more campaign trail stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15728/campaign-trail.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:26:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69266/obama-using-tired-tricks-of-the-trail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s strategy for dealing with fallout from political controversy is growing tired, writes Frank Rich in the New York TImes . First, Obama stays cool as the crazies and 24-hour news networks explode; then, at a “superdramatic moment,” he delivers a speech the media “reliably hypes as The Do-or-Die Speech...http://www.newser.com/story/69266/obama-using-tired-tricks-of-the-trail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 7:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64446/dems-to-palin-no-thanks-on-campaign-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin recently said she’d be up for campaigning for some Democrats, but the interest doesn’t appear mutual, Politico reports: Many dove for cover upon being asked. “That’s a new one on me,” said a Georgia rep before ducking into an elevator. “There may be things we agree on, but...http://www.newser.com/story/64446/dems-to-palin-no-thanks-on-campaign-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 9:55:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55120/clothes-spending-spree-out-of-our-control-todd-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTodd Palin says the $150,000 spending spree that outfitted his wife during last fall’s campaign was “out of our control,” the AP reports. “You come into a campaign late,” he told Men’s Journal . “You put all your trust into the team.” At least his Secret Service detail had a...http://www.newser.com/story/55120/clothes-spending-spree-out-of-our-control-todd-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Apr 2009 12:36:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45168/oops-mccain-camp-sells-phone-with-info.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt a McCain campaign garage sale to recoup money spent on the trail, some investigative reporters picked up BlackBerrys—and got a journalistic treat, MyFox Washington reports. One device was full of campaign phone numbers and emails. The Smartphone had belonged to a Democratic organizer for McCain and offered a...http://www.newser.com/story/45168/oops-mccain-camp-sells-phone-with-info.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 12:43:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44887/joe-the-plumber-appalled-by-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe the Plumber, a sidekick of John McCain's presidential campaign who came to represent the common man, now says he was "appalled" by the Republican candidate, Politico reports. Plumber Joe Wurzelbacher, who appeared at campaign stops with McCain, told a conservative radio show host his up-close look at presidential politics...http://www.newser.com/story/44887/joe-the-plumber-appalled-by-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 5:30:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43865/campaign-vets-get-back-to-reality.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter months—and maybe years—on the campaign trail, reporters and staffers are still adjusting to post-election life, Politico reports. Sleep is a high priority, and so is reconnecting with long-neglected family and friends. "You have to remind yourself that a campaign is followed by a transition," Time reporter Karen...http://www.newser.com/story/43865/campaign-vets-get-back-to-reality.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Nov 2008 9:54:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41698/chasing-comeback-mccain-races-through-7-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain spent yesterday on a whirlwind tour, hitting seven states with eight rallies as he looked to make a last-minute comeback, the Washington Post reports. “I am an American, and I choose to fight,” he told crowds from Florida to Arizona, starting with a 1am rally in Miami that...http://www.newser.com/story/41698/chasing-comeback-mccain-races-through-7-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Nov 2008 23:58:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41530/mccain-plays-defense-with-red-state-stops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain’s campaign map for the next few days puts him on the defensive, touring mostly states that President Bush won in 2004, Politico reports. Tomorrow’s schedule puts him in Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona, all Bush states except the Keystone State. Meanwhile, Barack Obama is...http://www.newser.com/story/41530/mccain-plays-defense-with-red-state-stops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Nov 2008 9:43:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41434/first-lady-leaves-hubby-at-home-stumps-for-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s just one Bush out on the campaign in this final weekend before the election, and her name ain’t George: First lady Laura Bush, still popular among Republicans, is stumping around the country for GOP candidates, who want big-name help but not attachment to the president’s unpopularity, the Hill reports....http://www.newser.com/story/41434/first-lady-leaves-hubby-at-home-stumps-for-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 14:50:25 CDT