2008 Campaign

Obama Won Last Year Only Because Stephen Colbert Dropped Out!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Stephen Colbert, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Barack Obama, One Year Later, Media News

Barack Obama ended up beating John McCain rather easily one year ago, but Stephen Colbert didn't stay in the race for the White House or Obama could have really been in trouble (for a minute or two, anyway).

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The Writer-in-Chief

Steve Ross | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books

Read More: Political Writers, Book Publishing, Books, Barnes and Noble, Union Square, Random House, Barack Obama, Bestsellers, Nobel Prize, Obama Books, One Year Later, Audacity of Hope, Dreams From My Father, Memoir, 2008 Campaign, Books News

Dreams from My Father had received a few impressive blurbs and favorable reviews, but had sold only a few thousand copies, so had been out of print for years.

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Obama Online -- Where Are the Young Supporters?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Online Campaigning, Young Voters, 2008 Campaign, Facebook, Health Care, Barack Obama, Dnc, Obama Online, Jav on Tech, Technology News

They were ubiquitous, they were tech-savvy, they were vocal -- nearly a year after the election, where are the young Obama supporters?

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Where Is That Online-Powered "Movement" Now?

Chris Hughes | Posted 09.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Youtube, 2008 Campaign, Progressive Movement, Facebook, Barack Obama, Chris Hughes, Ofa, Dnc, Mybo, Organizing for America, Technology News

What went hand in hand with the technology that helped elect Barack Obama was a resolute and unyielding focus on good-old-fashioned political organizing. What's missing now is the organizing leadership.

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Why 2010 Will Not be a Replay of 1994

2morrowknight | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, 1994, Democrats, Barack Obama, 2012, Shpadoinkle, Social Media, The Tonight Show, Tea Party, Univision, Democratic National Convention, Espn, Jay Leno, Stimulus, David Letterman, 2008 Campaign, The USA Today, Yes We Can, The Economy, Cable News, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Will.I.Am, Viral Hit, Barack, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Demographics, 2010, Politics News

You remember the story quite well: a young president and his party are soundly defeated in the midterm elections. It really sounds good, but it ain't gonna happen this time.

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President Obama: It's Time To Step Up

Adam Green | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Yeswestillcanorg, Public Option, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Obama Campaign Staff, President Obama, 2008 Campaign, Petition, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News

Tonight, President Obama delivers his big speech to Congress at 8pm EST. It's expected that he'll express a preference for the public option. But frankly, that's not enough.

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One Year Ago, a Turning Point in 2008 Campaign: The Media, Hillary and Sarah Palin

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media

Read More: 2008 Campaign, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Democratic National Convention, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Media News

The preposterous media coverage of the (few) unhappy Hillaryites at the Dem convention inspired McCain to select as his running mate someone who would virtually destroy his campaign.

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Health-Care Reform was the Key Issue in the 2008 Campaign...What Happened?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Medicare Prescription Drug Bill, Corporate Media, Hmos, Health Care Debate, President Barack Obama, Health Care Town Hall Meetings, George W. Bush, Tea Baggers, Health Care Elites, Single Payer, Big Pharma, Health Insurance Industry, Health Insurance Corporations, Paul Baran, Elites, Tom Delay, Billy Tauzin, The Wealth of Nations, Health Care, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Pharmaceutical Corporations, Pharmaceutical Industry, Thomas Scully, Adam Smith, Town Halls, John McCain, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Republican Party, Health, Politics News

For some, the system works best when elites make the most fundamental decisions for our society, unencumbered by the trappings of "democracy", and when the population is depoliticized, misinformed, or both.

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McCain Campaign Investigated Obama Birth Certificate Rumors

The Washington Independent | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democratic National Committee’, Birthers, Obama Birth Certificate, President Obama, 2008 Campaign, Obama, John McCain, McCain Campaign, Politics News

n the final months of the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) campaign learned of a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania that asked the stat...

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The Savaging of Sarah Palin

Heather Robinson | Posted 08.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Attacks on Sarah Palin, Child Abuse, Sarah Palin Resignation, Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, 2008 Campaign, Governor Sarah Palin, Media Bias, Home News

Whatever your opinions, Palin and her family were savaged in a manner that went beyond any reasonable standard.

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

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media

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

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 04.25.2009 | 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

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 04.16.2009 | Comedy

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

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 03.26.2009 | Politics

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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 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Campaign, John McCain, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Politics News

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 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hardball, 2008 Campaign, Obama, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Politics News

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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Reporters Behaving Badly: Worst Moments Of 2008 Campaign Coverage

Mother Jones | Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.08.2009 | 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 02.28.2009 | Media

Read More: 2008 Elections, Regnery Publishing, CBS Early Show, Liberal Media, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Media Matters for America, Media, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama 2008, Media Matters, Tom Brokaw, The Charlie Rose Show, Liberal Bias, 2008 Presidential Race, Jeff Glor, New York Times, 2008 Campaign, Media News, Election 2008, Bernard Goldberg, Media Bias, Charlie Rose, Obama, 2008 Eletion, Sacha Baron Cohen, Media News

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 02.28.2009 | Media

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Media, Sarah Palin, Msm, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Media News

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 02.21.2009 | Politics

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 02.05.2009 | 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

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 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Charlie Rose, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Politics News

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 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Taxes, Barack Obama, President Obama, Environment, Oil, Oil Prices, 2008 Campaign, Oil Profits, Oil Companies, Green News

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 12.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Campaign, John McCain, Politics News

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 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Recount, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Offthebus, Al Franken, Video, Politics News

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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