LEADERSHIP CULTIVATION

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McCain actually uttered the word "*****" during Dem. Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama's response. He cursed during a presidential debate -- on a nationally televised program.

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Poll: Obama outperformed McCain in debate

A majority of debate watchers in a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Saturday picked Obama over Republican John McCain when asked which candidate offered the best proposals to solve the country's problems, 52%-35%.

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Despite Rain, 26,000 Virginians Show Up For Obama

Video links to footage: Very impressive turn out.

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John Kerry Takes It To McCain On Fox News

How many ways can you say John McCain is a trainwreck by reciting simple facts? LOTS!

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Obama Slams McCain For Not Mentioning Middle Class

"Through 90 minutes of debate, John McCain had a lot to say about me, but he didn't have anything to say about you," Obama told a cheering crowd at the J. Douglas Galyon Depot in downtown Greensboro. "He didn't even say the words 'middle class.' He didn't even say the words 'working people.'"

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Newsweek: Palin Is Ready? Please.

Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president.... In these times, for John McCain to have chosen this person to be his running mate is fundamentally irresponsible. McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, it is simply not true. Bring on the next debate....

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CBS Poll: Obama Won The Debate

CBS News and Knowledge Networks conducted a nationally representative poll of approximately 500 uncommitted voters reacting to the debate in the minutes after it happened. Who Won the Debate? McCain 22%, Obama: 40%, Tie: 38%

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Unprepared McCain Ducks and Runs From Competition

We have heard all too often that John McCain is a great war hero. Granted. But when our war hero was presented with his latest opportunity to show his bravery, he ducked and ran from of all things a debate against Barack Obama that may require him to answer some tough questions about the economy. When America badly wants to hear from McCain and Obama, one of whom will be the next President, to say that McCain is running scare would be an understatement.

Maybe someone will tell McCain that it's hard to lead from the rear.  The debate is tomorrow night and the State of Mississippi has invested a lot of time and money in the preparation of the debate site.  Obama to his credit, recognizes that the President must multi-task even when the going gets tough and still plans to show up for the debate with or without McCain.  Someone should tell McCain that if he fails to reverse his dumb political stunt and is M.I.A. for the debate, the beating that he is receiving now in the polls will be child's play compared to the whipping he will endure after tomorrow night.

At no time in recent history has America needed leadership as much as it needs it right now with the country being threatened with a financial collapse and with war still raging in Iraq.  McCain had a golden opportunity to show Americans that he was ready to lead, but instead disengaged from a hotly contested presidential race against Obama who he obviously feels unprepared to debate.  Most Americans are left scratching their heads like they were when McCain showed another lapse in judgment by his selection of a dangerously unprepared Sarah Palin as his running mate.  Presidential decision making capacity?  Debatable.

Poll: Obama has slim lead in N.C.

A new poll gives Barack Obama a narrow lead. The survey by Rasmussen Reports shows North Carolinians favoring the Democratic presidential candidate by 49 percent, with Republican John McCain at 47 percent.

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Young voters, solidly behind Obama, registering in droves

A new national poll says young adults age 18 to 29 overwhelmingly prefer Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. John McCain in the race for the White House. Obama leads McCain 56 percent to 29 percent with 13 percent undecided and the remaining 2 percent supporting third-party candidates Ralph Nader and Bob Barr.

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