Read more campaign tactics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26898/campaign-tactics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:49:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41591/change-has-already-been-delivered-to-campaigning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe can't be sure what kind of change the next president will bring, but we do know that presidential campaigns themselves will never be the same, writes Gerald F. Seib in the Wall Street Journal . Among this year’s innovations: The campaigns have redrawn the political map, making previously locked states...http://www.newser.com/story/41591/change-has-already-been-delivered-to-campaigning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Nov 2008 9:27:30 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/41528/bush-blitzed-mac-morphed-into-empty-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain has tried to paint Barack Obama as an unknown risk of a candidate—but these days, McCain is the unfamiliar one, Maureen Dowd writes. The Arizona senator used to be “one of the best brands in politics,” a “known and knowable quantity” that was transparent to the press....http://www.newser.com/story/41528/bush-blitzed-mac-morphed-into-empty-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Nov 2008 7:46:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41408/campaigns-go-all-out-in-ohio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama has led in the last 11 Ohio polls, but the battle for the all-important state is intensifying as Republicans make a last-minute get-out-the-vote sweep. Early voting has leaned Obama’s way, but Republicans—who don't see a clear path to the White House without victory here—say that means...http://www.newser.com/story/41408/campaigns-go-all-out-in-ohio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 10:16:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40709/why-gop-name-calling-is-backfiring-this-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe spectacle of Republican politicians painting their opponents as anti-American is a familiar one, Glenn Greenwald writes for Salon, but three recent headline-making incidents show that something has changed. "The idea that any of them would apologize for insulting liberals or impugning their patriotism is simply unfathomable," he writes—and...http://www.newser.com/story/40709/why-gop-name-calling-is-backfiring-this-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 14:09:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40517/mccain-bets-the-farm-on-pa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is going full throttle in Pennsylvania, but his work is cut out for him: He’s behind 12-15 points in state polls, and Democrats vastly outnumber Republicans in the state, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. McCain, wife Cindy, and Sarah Palin have stumped heavily there all week. “We will win...http://www.newser.com/story/40517/mccain-bets-the-farm-on-pa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 10:51:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40174/dems-wield-cash-in-battle-for-southern-senate-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a huge fund-raising edge allowing for wide advertising blitzes, Democrats are pushing hard for Senate seats in red states even recently thought unwinnable, Alexander Bolton writes in the Hill . In North Carolina, Dems see a chance to unseat Elizabeth Dole; in Georgia, Saxby Chambliss; in Mississippi, Roger Wicker; and...http://www.newser.com/story/40174/dems-wield-cash-in-battle-for-southern-senate-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 11:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39635/krauthammer-why-ayers-rezko-matter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRaising the specter of Barack Obama’s ties with the likes of Bill Ayers is perfectly legitimate, and John McCain's only fault is that he didn't start sooner, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post . These associations “provide a significant insight into character” and “are particularly relevant” for a candidate “as...http://www.newser.com/story/39635/krauthammer-why-ayers-rezko-matter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Oct 2008 12:56:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39344/why-are-we-talking-about-keating-ayers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's camp resurrected the Keating Five as a “eye for an eye” campaign issue this week, after the McCain team revived Obama's sometime relationship with Bill Ayers, the former '60s-era radical. But the Obama folks missed what makes the 20-year-old scandal actually relevant, writes Walter Shapiro on Salon . In...http://www.newser.com/story/39344/why-are-we-talking-about-keating-ayers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Oct 2008 13:25:35 CDT