Political bits

(CBS) "Not once this year has President Bush appeared in public at a campaign rally for the Republican Party or any of its candidates."

(CNN) "Early voting suggests 2008 may see record turnout, expert says" (I'll point again to Obama winning new voters 73-26.)

(USAToday or NYTimes) Across the country, early voting is big and more Dems are casting early ballots. (Measure of enthusiasm.)

(HuffPo) The NYTimes Sunday mag has a one of those long feature pieces coming on the McCain campaign and all its chaos.

(FirstRead) Palin tries to go feminist again. (It's notable that her "historic choice" is actually losing women.)

(AFP) McCain raises nuclear war (and no one cares.)

(NYTimes) An interesting point. As economic times got tougher, Obama has let go of "hope" and soaring rhetoric. (Good sense of tone.)

(Politico) These are the "vicious" "Joe the Plumber" ads that will turn the election?

(Politico) McCain starts advertising in Indiana and Miami. (Needing to spend defensive money in Indiana?)

And, (Politico) the 527's never showed up for McCain.