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2008 Campaign

One Year Ago: HuffPost Broke Bill Clinton 'Sleazy' Story

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.02.2009 | Media

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Bill Clinton, Huffington Post, Mayhill Fowler, Clinton Scumbag, Bill Clinton Scumbag, Barack Obama, Media News
Greg Mitchell

It wasn't the biggest scoop of the 2008 campaign, but it produced some rather unusual commentary. Which news outlets, in this day and age, would quote an ex-president, using the word "scumbag"?

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Sex, Spitzer, Derivatives: Using Our Outrage

Ari Melber | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gramm, Dorgan, Derivatives, Bank, Spitzer, Deregulation, 2008 Campaign, Bank Regulation, Glass-Steagall Act, Gao, Glass-Steagall, New York-New York, Politics News
Ari Melber

In a galling demonstration of Washington's tangled priorities, leaders in both parties still refuse to tap Eliot Spitzer's expertise for policymaking and enforcement in the current crisis.

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The Republican Quitting Machine: Can't Stop, Won't Stop!

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael Steele, Bbby Jindal, Ayn Rand, Lexington Steele, 2008 Campaign, Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin, Quitting, Porn, Comedy News
Lee Stranahan

In a time when so few people actually stand for something, it's nice to see that Republican Party stands firmly, clearly, and unequivocally for being quitters.

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Stanford, Madoff Scandals Show Need for Campaign Finance Reform

Duncan Quirk | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Legislative Term Limits, R. Allen Stanford, Madoff Fraud, Allen Stanford, Allen Stanford Sec Investigation, Stanford, Madoff Scandal, Public Financing, Bernie Madoff, Campaign Finance, Campaign Finance Reform, Madoff, Public Campaign Fincancing, Stanford Financial, 2008 Campaign, Public Campaign Financing, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Politics News
Duncan Quirk

Senators and Representatives are elected to represent their constituents, so why should Madoff and Stanford and others be allowed to donate to campaigns for which they are not constituents?

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Kill This Myth: Media Not The Reason for Sarah Palin's Demise

Greg Mitchell | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

Pundits and disgruntled GOPers allege that the media helped elect Obama by attacking, or mocking, Sarah Palin. This myth should be put to bed.

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Underestimate Obama At Your Peril

Alan Fein | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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Alan Fein

I think Washington insiders underestimate Obama at their peril, and often look silly doing it. They act like the kid who used to be the smartest kid in the class, until the new kid came along.

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Obama: Hoping for Action

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

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Jennifer Donahue

"I believe in hope, but I also believe in action," President Obama said today in Florida. This guy can deliver a soundbite, and he knows it. Last w...

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Reporters Behaving Badly: Worst Moments Of 2008 Campaign Coverage

Mother Jones | Greg Mitchell | Posted 02.05.2009 | Media

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The presidential campaign of 2008 seems pretty far off these days. An economic collapse will do that. But given the profound challenges facing the nat...

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Bernard Goldberg's "Bias" Against the Facts

Karl Frisch | Posted 01.28.2009 | Media

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Karl Frisch

Just shy of a week after Obama took the oath of office, there's a new tome out by Bernard Goldberg that seeks to trash the supposedly liberal "mainstream media" for being in the tank for Obama.

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Yes, the Media Helped Elect Obama, But...

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.28.2009 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

The preposterous media coverage of the (few) unhappy Hillary-ites is what inspired McCain to select as his running mate someone who would virtually destroy his campaign.

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The Day I Learned Obama was not Mine Alone

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Haimoff

Perhaps because we perceived Obama's victory as a long shot, we all somehow convinced ourselves that the involvement of each and every one of us was indispensable to the man's success.

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Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card

Michael Maslansky | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lists, Experience, Political Language, Words, Propoganda, Volt, Maverick, Political Persuasion, Buzzwords, Change, Drill, Surge, Bailout, Public Relations, 2008 Campaign, Subprime, Communications, Year in Review, Politics News
Michael Maslansky

The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.

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One Year Ago Tonight: A Turning Point in 2008 Election -- When Bill Sank Hill

Greg Mitchell | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

With Barack Obama only a little more than a month from taking office, it is amazing to look back at the night, one year ago, when Bill Clinton suddenly came out of the closet to throw cold water on the emerging Obama fever.

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Obama And Oil Companies: Did The President-Elect Just Break His First Campaign Promise?

Mother Jones | Posted 12.03.2008 | Green

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Did Barack Obama just break his first campaign promise? On the campaign trail, Obama railed against big oil companies. He often criticized John McC...

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The Real McCain

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

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Robert J. Elisberg

John McCain didn't have an out-of-body experience after he got the Republican nomination. John McCain didn't have an evil twin campaigning for him. That was John McCain.

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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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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

Read More: Obama Slideshow, Slideshow, Barack Obama, Obama PDA, Michelle Obama, 2008 Campaign, Obama, Sasha Obama, Malia Obama, Style News

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

Read More: Correspondent, 2008 Campaign, Florida, Offthebus, Florida Dirty Tricks, Florida Voters, Florida Campaigning, Florida Biden, Floridda Obama, Florida Hatemail, Home News
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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