Barack Obama

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Phoenix) received some welcome news Thursday in the form of a new Fox News poll that shows him trailing his Democratic rival, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) by one point. However, the day brought unwelcome coverage as well - both in the form of a New York Times article highlighting McCain's vulnerabilities in his home state, and a report that Obama raised more money in Arizona during June than did the state's senior senator.

Fox News released a poll showing the gap between Obama and McCain at one percentage point, with Obama leading 41-40. With independent candidates included, Obama's lead increases marginally, giving him the edge 40 to 37.

Thursday's Gallup daily presidential tracking poll also showed Obama with a slimmer-than-average lead, besting McCain 45 to 43. However, the new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows Obama leading the race 47 to 41.

The New York Times editorial page has denied John McCain from responding to an editorial from Barack Obama that ran last week because McCain refused to use timetables in his editorial.  “It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama's piece," wrote David Shipley, the Op-Ed editor.  So much for political discussion. 

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has already revolutionized American political campaigns with a Web-based network that by latest news reports is 5 million members strong. But hefty fundraising, rapid response and the ability to generate crowds of thousands on short notice are just the forerunners of the change his network will bring about if Obama is elected president.

A new video from the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Phoenix) uses video clips of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to form "a timeline of Barack Obama's political positioning on the most critical national security issue America faces today." The video, entitled "The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand," is now up on McCain's YouTube channel.

PHILADELPHIA - If Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano has designs on a job in a Barack Obama White House, she isn’t advertising them.

“I don’t answer those questions,” she said when asked if she was interested in a job as United States Attorney General.

Napolitano, who is in her second term as governor, served one term as Arizona’s attorney general. Prior to that Napolitano was a U.S. Attorney for Arizona.

Napolitano was one of several governors who gathered here for last weekend’s National Governors Association conference who have been mentioned as possibilities for higher office. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty are widely seen as potential candidates for vice president.

Ariz. Attorney General Terry GoddardArizona small business owners overwhelmingly favor a Democrat to replace Gov. Janet Napolitano, according to the Silver State Bank/Arizona Small Business Association/O'Neil Associates Arizona Economic Indicators Monitor.

The poll, conducted among the ASBA's 3,000 members, found that 43 percent of respondents supported Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard in the hypothetical race. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon came in second with 21 percent.

Rounding out the list were U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters (10 percent), Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman (8 percent), Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne (8 percent), state Treasurer Dean Martin (7 percent) and Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas (5 percent).

The Arizona Republican Party is responding to an attack by the Arizona Democratic Party over comments U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Phoenix) made regarding Social Security, saying U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is not fit to handle the issue.

Speaking at a town hall in Denver on Monday, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee responded to a question regarding the solvency of Social Security by saying:

"Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that's a disgrace - it's an absolute disgrace, and it's got to be fixed."

As the DNC meets to drat their platform, Governor Janet Napolitano will be there leading the efforts.  Napolitano was chosen by Barack Obama to head up the effort.