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MCCAIN AND SURROGATE SCHEDULE**ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED****SIGNIFICANT UPDATES**On Tuesday (8/5),


Tuesday, August 05, 2008


John McCain Schedule


*NEW 11:00 PM: McCain departs Rapid City, SD. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*NEW 1:20 PM: McCain arrives in Detroit, MI [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*UPDATED 2:00 PM: McCain will tour the Fermi Nuclear Power Plant in Newport, Michigan. Pool coverage. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*NEW 4:15 PM: McCain does local press interviews. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*NEW 5:20 PM: McCain departs Detroit. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*NEW 6:40 PM: McCain arrives in Huntington, WV. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*NEW 7:00 PM: McCain participates in Pennsylvania tele-town hall. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*NEW 11:59 PM: McCain overnights at the Pullman Plaza Hotel in Huntington, WA [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]


Wednesday, August 06, 2008


John McCain Schedule

*NEW 9:40 AM: McCain stops by Marshall University Football practice. Pool coverage. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*NEW 12:00 PM: McCain goes on a company tour of Merillat Industries. 970 E. Main St, Jackson, OH. Pool coverage [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*NEW 1:00 PM: McCain does a local press interview. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*TBD: McCain does local press interviews. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

*UPDATED 6:00 PM: McCain attends a fundraiser at the Home of Liz and Brent Crawford, 6028 Dublin Road, Dublin, OH Dublin,OH [johnmccain.com, 08/28/08]

*NEW 11:59 PM: McCain overnights at the Fairfield Inn Marion in Marion, OH. [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 8/4/08]

Surrogate Events

*NEW Gov. Pawlenty to address the National Press Club. His topic: "Sam's Club Republicans."

*NEW Pawlenty will address GOPAC, a conservative organization that helps elect Republicans, in Arlington, VA.

Lieberman hosts a lunchtime fundraiser in Tampa, FL. Tampa,FL [Palm Beach Post, 07/31/08]


06:00 PM: Lieberman holds a public event at Palm Beach Synagogue. Doors open for that event, free and open to the public, at 5 p.m. Palm Beach,FL [Palm Beach Post, 07/31/08]


Thursday, August 07, 2008

John McCain Schedule

05:30 PM: McCain will come to Liberty Township for a fundraiser at the Four Bridges Country Club, a private club on the border of Butler and Warren counties. Liberty Township,OH [Cincinnati Enquirer, 07/25/08]


Surrogate Events

Lieberman hosts a lunchtime fundraiser in Miami, FL. Miami,FL [Palm Beach Post, 07/31/08]


Lieberman has a morning meeting with Palm Beach County community leaders. Palm Beach,FL [Palm Beach Post, 07/31/08]


Lieberman does a town hall meeting in Temple Solel in Hollywood, FL. Hollywood,FL [Palm Beach Post, 07/31/08]


Friday, August 08, 2008

John McCain Schedule

11:00 AM: McCain attends the Iowa State Fair. Des Moines,IA [johnmccain.com, 07/28/08]


12:30 PM: McCain attends a fundraiser at The Wakonda Club, 2915 Fleur Drive. Des Moines,IA [johnmccain,com, 07/28/08]


07:00 PM: McCain holds a finance event at Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas,
3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway. Rogers,AR [johnmccain.com, 07/24/08]


Tuesday, August 12, 2008


John McCain Schedule

06:00 PM: McCain holds a finane event at Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, 100 West Burr Boulevard. Teaneck,NJ [johnmccain.com, 07/24/08]


Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Surrogate Events

07:00 PM: A Young Professionals for McCain event is being held at Big Rock Chop House, 245 S. Eton St. Birmingham,MI [johnmccain.com, 07/28/08]



Thursday, August 14, 2008

John McCain Schedule

06:00 PM: McCain will a guest of the Aspen Institute. Where the talk will take place is still undecided; the presidential candidate is expected to discuss the "topics of the day" either in speech format or in a conversation with Aspen Inst. Pres Walter Isaacson. Aspen,CO [Aspen Daily News, 06/30/08]


Saturday, August 16, 2008

John McCain Schedule

08:00 PM: McCain speaks at a forum sponsored by Faith in Public Life, hosted by Rev. Rick Warren. Location: The Saddleback Church. He will answers question about faith in the public life, AIDS, poverty, the environment and other issues. Lake Forest,CA [Reuters Daybook Campaign Diary, 07/21/08]




Monday, August 18, 2008

John McCain Schedule

04:30 PM: McCain holds a fundraiser at Atlanta Marriott Marquis
265 Peachtree Center Ave NE. Atlanta,GA [johnmccain.com, 07/24/08]



Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Other

Monthly report for July due


Monday, August 25, 2008

John McCain Schedule

02:30 PM: McCain holds a fundraiser at Sheraton Grand Hotel
1230 J. Street. Sacramento,CA [JohnMcCain.com, 7/19/08]



03:00 PM: McCain will appear at a finance luncheon at the Sheraton Grand Hotel,
1230 J. Street. Sacramento,CA [johnmccain.com, 07/21/08]


Tuesday, August 26, 2008


John McCain Schedule

09:00 PM: McCain raises money at The Grand Del Mar
5300 Grand Del Mar Court, San Diego. Special guest: John Voight. San Diego,CA [johnmccain.com, 07/28/08]


Monday, September 01, 2008

Surrogate Events

President Bush addresses the GOP convention. Minneapolis,MN [http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com, 07/23/08]


Republican National Convention. The festivities will kick off at 3:30 pm and go until 11 pm ET (with a 30-min break at 7:30 pm). Minneapolis,MN [The Note, ABCNews.com, 11/21/06]


Tuesday, September 02, 2008


Surrogate Events

Republican National Convention. The festivities will kick off at 7:20-11:05 pm ET. Minneapolis,MN [The Note, ABCNews.com, 11/21/06]


Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Surrogate Events

Republican National Convention. The festivities will kick off at 7:20 pm-12:20 am ET. Minneapolis,MN [The Note, ABCNews.com, 11/21/06]


Thursday, September 04, 2008



Surrogate Events

Republican National Convention. The festivities will kick off at7:20-11:15 pm ET. Minneapolis,MN [The Note, ABCNews.com, 11/21/06]


Friday, September 05, 2008


Other

The Employment Situation for August: Unemployment Rate, Average Workweek, Average Hourly Earnings, Manufacturing Payrolls, Nonfarm payrolls: 8:30 AM. [BLS.gov]


Thursday, September 11, 2008

John McCain Schedule

John McCain will speak about the need for public service at the ServiceNation Summit. New York,NY [The Daily Astorian, 07/21/08]


Saturday, September 20, 2008


Other

Monthly report for August due.


Friday, October 03, 2008

Other

The Employment Situation for September: Unemployment Rate, Average Workweek, Average Hourly Earnings, Manufacturing Payrolls, Nonfarm payrolls: 8:30 AM. [BLS.gov]


Thursday, October 23, 2008

Other

Pre-General Report due.


Tuesday, November 04, 2008


General News Events

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY

2008 Front Runners to Take The Blow

With all the recent rumblings of who will be running for U.S. President in 2008 I thought this is a perfect time to shed some light on the real political strategies in play. Many bloggers and media folk alike are giddy with the presumption that the 2008 political contenders are now out in the open. In my political experience I ask you to reconsider what you think you see in the media as to who may be running for U.S. President in 2008.

The candidates with the most power and influence have not yet begun to swing the political bat at the media, influence the general public, nor file an exploratory committee with the FEC. Great political minds know that the media demolishes political lives through their in depth background research and at times drudging up the mere appearance of skeletal closet improprieties. So I ask you why would these supposed front runners now in the press want to partake of a long run of media hits on their campaign that could erode their public opinion well before the Iowa Caucuses in January of 2008?

Ponder for a moment the fact that in order to prove yourself worthy of being considered for the short list of Vice Presidential candidates you first must raise an inordinate amount of money for the "Party" Democrat or Republican with in a short election cycle. Some plausible Presidential candidates have been raising funds in PACs since the day after GW Bush won re-election in 2004. As well potential Vice Presidential candidates must display an amazing firm policy presence before the ravenous media and then coordinate a country wide grassroot effort to finally secure 270 electoral votes.

My consensus is that the Neapolitan flavor of candidates you see in the media before you today like Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney are not the front runners; they are the extreme money makers. Check out how much the hourly speaking engagement retainer that President Clinton rakes in. If the Clinton's get out on the trail separately the RNC may have a significant stretch at losing their fundraising records. The All-Star Political hitters are waiting in the wings avoiding the extreme media hits. These big hitters will have a wide variety of Vice Presidential candidates to harvest from that have set up exploratory and Presidential committees to funnel large amounts of money into a larger Presidential campaign.

Personally I am ready for a woman and/or a Mormon President. However is a woman and/or Mormon President electable? Has our nation come far enough to vote for a historical precedent setting President?

2008 The Circling of the Republican Wagons

March 9 -12, 2006

ROVE, MEHLMAN, ALLEN, BARBOUR, BROWNBACK, JEB BUSH, FRIST, GINGRICH,GRAHAM, GIULIANI, HAGEL, HUCKABEE, McCAIN, PATAKI, PAWLENTY, ROMNEY,SANTORUM in Memphis, TN: The Southern Republican Leadership Conference will take place at The Peabody Hotel. [www.srlc.org]