Presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain have taken an increasingly aggressive tone in recent TV ads airing in pivotal battleground states.
The latest string of McCain ads questions whether his opponent's "celebrity" status qualifies him to lead, while Obama's most recent ads accuse McCain of offering tax breaks to big oil companies and compare him to President Bush.
Media experts weigh how the candidates' media stategies are developing as the party conventions near.
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The Democrats credentialed 120 bloggers for the party's convention in August, and it was hailed by many in the blogosphere as an unprecedented number. But soon after the first group of credentialed bloggers was announced, a group of black bloggers began charging that the selection process excluded bloggers of color. Adam Serwer of the National Minority Consortia reports.
August 6, 2008 Candidates Stick to Energy Rhetoric on Campaign Trail Presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., continue to spar over energy policy in campaign appearances and television ads. Kwame Holman reports on the latest news from the campaign trail. August 5, 2008 Campaigns Aim to Spend Wisely in Shifting Set of Battleground States As the race to raise campaign cash pushes on, some of Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain's time to spend certain campaign funds is running down as the Republican National Convention approaches next month. August 5, 2008 Campaigns Aim to Spend Wisely in Shifting Set of Battleground States As the race to raise campaign cash pushes on, some of Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain's time to spend certain campaign funds is running down as the Republican National Convention approaches next month. August 4, 2008 Candidates Focus on Energy, Spar Over Oil Resources Sen. Barack Obama delivered a major speech on energy Monday, which included a call to open the nation's strategic oil reserves, while his rival, GOP Sen. John McCain, urged Congress to call off its August recess and pass new energy legislation. Advisers to both campaigns discuss the two views.
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