2008 Campaign

MN US Senate Recount Starts Wednesday: Rejected Absentee Ballot Issue To Be Considered

The Uptake | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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The Uptake

Tomorrow morning when the recount in Minnesota's very close US Senate race starts the score will be "zero to zero" according to Al Franken's campaign ...

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Campaign '08 -- The Rumor Mill

Allison Silver | Posted 11.09.2008 | Media

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Allison Silver

What held true throughout was that the campaign coverage seemed particularly susceptible to the power of rumors -- generally defined as stories too good to be true.

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Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

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Election Wrap-Up

Stu Kreisman | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Stu Kreisman

Is it just me or did Joe The Plumber look like Benito Mussolini? And sometimes think like him too? All the good campaign songs are written by Democra...

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I Suffer From Campaign Withdrawal

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

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Joel Schwartzberg

It's true. I miss Candidate Obama and Candidate McCain. I miss the debate and primary nights. I miss the moronic focus groups and their silly reaction meters. I want David Gergen to be my grandfather.

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Decline with a Chance of Fall

Thomas Frank | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Thomas Frank

Acknowledging class was always difficult for "New Democrats" -- it was second-wave, it was divisive -- but 2008 made retro politics cool again.

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Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

About the Cartoonist  |  Reprint Policy Because it's Election Day, I'm not going to give a detailed analysis of the past week's polls, as I...

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The Obamas' Greatest Family Moments Part II (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.04.2008 | Style

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Here comes round two! See Barack, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha share more intimate moments and playful times below. ****Check out the first installment...

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J.Crew Cashes In On Michelle Obama's Look

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.04.2008 | Style

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After Governor Sarah Palin's "Wardrobe-Gate" scandal, which revealed that the Republican National Committee spent had spent more than $150,000 on th...

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How Stylish People Plan To Party On Election Night

Refinery29 Pipeline | Christene Barberich | Posted 11.04.2008 | Style

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You've donated, you've canvassed, you've taken train rides to swing states. You've even cold-called on Sunday mornings in exchange for free Bloody Mar...

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GOP's Last-Minute Hateful Emails and Brochures Swamp Fla.

Ron Levitt | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Ron Levitt

FORT LAUDERDALE -- A last-minute flurry of misleading e-mails -- along with seven pieces of mailed literature -- bombarded vote-rich areas of South F...

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Barack Obama Is Smarter Than Us

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The Obama campaign did not leak, and they did not squabble amongst themselves in public -- right there, two astounding feats that no other candidate in the race could manage.

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Michelle Obama And Cindy McCain's Changing Necklines

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.03.2008 | Style

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After the popular, and telling, Campaign Transformations Revealed! slideshow, we had a little revelation of our own. The campaign trail creates change...

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Brighter Day

Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Clifford J. Tasner

If America should elect Barack Obama, we have to be the 'wind at his back.' We have to make sure that our voices are at least as loud as those of the big campaign donors.

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Getting to Know Barack Obama: A Benefit of Two-Year Campaigns

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Madeleine M. Kunin

There is a strong chance that Obama would not have won the Democratic nomination if the process had been more shorter and more efficient -- and Hillary wouldn't have come in second place.

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My Son Is Why We Fight So Hard

Teresa McCoy | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Teresa McCoy

My son served in Falluja for 16 months. He lost his best friend on that battlefield, and the experience profoundly changed him. When they sent our son home, he was only a shell of his former self.

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McCain-o-ween, Part II!

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Joshuah Bearman

It's fitting that the National Republican Trust PAC chose today to take Jeremiah Wright to televisions nationwide. If you're superstitious (or an 8th ...

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BOO!! Two Spine-Tingling Tales Of Terror

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

[Today's Hallowe'en column is in two ghastly parts -- one frightful, fingernail-chewing tale for each side of the corpse-ridden and zombified politica...

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Petraeus to McCain: I'm Not Your Guy

Patrick Barry | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Patrick Barry

For someone who McCain claims would be among his most trusted counselors, General Petraeus doesn't seem to agree with McCain on much of anything.

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Right-Wing Media Desperate to Smear Obama

Terry Krepel | Posted 10.30.2008 | Media

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Terry Krepel

It's crunch time, and right-wing media writers are in a frenzy. Indeed, it almost seems like a competition among the top right-wing writers to see who can go the farthest in smearing Obama.

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Obama & Biden Rally Sunrise

Tracy Russo | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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Tracy Russo

5th grade reporter Damon Weaver was the most popular person in the arena before the rally started. Congressman Wexler made a beeline for him to congratulate him on his now famous Biden interview.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome to the penultimate Electoral Math column. OK, I admit, I just like correctly using the word "penultimate." Plus, it's fun to say! Try it! If...

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Campaign Cuisine: See Obama And McCain Eat... A Lot (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 10.29.2008 | Style

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Just like baby-holding (see Obama hold babies and McCain hold babies), eating has become an integral part of the American political process. Scroll ...

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Lives on Hold Until Election Day

Chris Savage | Posted 10.28.2008 | Home

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Chris Savage

By becoming so immersed in Barack Obama's campaign, my wife and I have literally put our lives on hold. Our kitchen sink is perpetually full of dirty dishes, the dogs are unwalked and the water faucet is dripping. Turns out, we're not alone.

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Cut And Run?

Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

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Clifford J. Tasner

Here is the Billionaires' power-pop punk ode to John McCain, the warrior, featuring our resident rock god, J. Paul Geddy Lee.

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