2008 Election

Huckabee Delivers At NH Church: 'We Have Signed Up To Be Part Of God's Army, To Be Soldiers For Christ"

Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


A pastor from Texas was scheduled to deliver the sermon Sunday at a church here called the Crossing. But instead this small evangelical congregation ...

Loose Change

Bob Franken | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Bob Franken

Isn't it ironic that the "change" everyone demands would really reverse earlier changes?

Edwards Advisor: Hillary's Camp Is Broke

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Edwards senior adviser Joe Trippi has a theory about the Clinton campaign: He says that it's broke, or will be soon enough. "There's a good chance th...

Cindy McCain Likes A Leather Blazer

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.07.2008 | Media


There's been much ado about hot candidate wives (cough Elizabeth Kucinich tongue ring cough) but we're here to point out the highly under-noted Cind...

The Iowa Un-Caucus

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

Despite record-high voter participation in last week's Iowa caucuses, voter turnout in Iowa didn't break 17 percent. Watch the video to see who wasn't caucusing, and why.

Obama's CNN Polls Over Last Week

Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


With Tuesday's New Hampshire primary fast approaching, Sen. Barack Obama has opened a double-digit lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the state, a CNN-...

Into The Lion's Den: Obama Planning High-Dollar NYC Fundraiser

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Where will Barack Obama go the day after New Hampshire? Right into the heart of Sen. Clinton's financial heartland, New York City. The campaign has ...

Reason: Paul Doesn't Care About 'Unions Or The Pickets'

Reason | David Weigel | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Well, the choice was sort of made for him, but 24-odd hours after being bounced from the Fox News five-man forum, Ron Paul will be appearing on the To...

Obama Security Detail Rivals President Bush

Washington Times | Joseph Curl | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Secret Service presence has increased for Sen. Barack Obama since his dramatic win in Iowa, amid fears over the safety of the man seeking to become Am...

Romney Dials Down Expectations Hard

Politico | Jonathan Martin and Jim VandeHei | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Mitt Romney, a dominant favorite in New Hampshire just weeks ago, said Sunday that a "close second" to Arizona Sen. John McCain would be a significant...

Nervous Hillary Takes "Unprecedented" Control Over Campaign

Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, slipping further behind her chief rival in the Democratic primary here, has taken direct control over her strategy and me...

Pudding 2008

August J. Pollak | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


August J. Pollak

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Fox News' Snub of Paul Could Trigger New Hampshire 'Blowback'

Matt Simon | Posted 01.06.2008 | Home


Matt Simon

Ron Paul is sort of like a porcupine; a porcupine looks cuddly and cute, but if you try to step on one you're liable to wind up with a few holes in yo...

Mark Penn's Hyper-Speed Career Trainwreck

Daily Kos | Kagro X | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Where Is The Bounce? by Mark Penn, Chief Strategist 1/5/2008 5:13 PM Two polls that had the race within a few points before the Iowa caucuses have ...

Edwards Campaign Living in Leo Hindery's Corporate Glass House?

Barry Orton | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Barry Orton

Considering his track record, is Leo Hindery's economic advice any more useful than his standard operating procedure of "buy low, pump it full of 'stardust,' and then dump it?"

Obama: I Find The Manner In Which They've Been Running Their Campaign Sort Of Depressing Lately

Time Magazine | Mark Halperin | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Tells Diane Sawyer in interview for Monday's Good Morning America that he has not liked his rival's recent conduct. Diane Sawyer: Do you get angry at...

Edwards Says Clinton Campaign "Has No Conscience"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Edwards responded sharply to a Clinton aide's criticism today, intensifying a back-and-forth that began at last night's debate, after Clinton said Nat...

Hillary Says Putin Has No Soul

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


This isn't going to play well in Moscow. Speaking in Hampton this evening, Hillary Rodham Clinton said the president of Russia "doesn't have a soul."...

The Twenty-First Century's Greatest Generation

Sam Sedaei | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

The true genius of Obama has been his ability to convince my generation that this is their country, too, and their moment to participate is now.

Watch: O'Reilly Calls Obama Staffer "Low Class," An "SOB"

Crooks and Liars | John Amato | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Poor O'Reilly, he wasn't able to do what his big ego wanted to and he got all upset . Here's some of BillO's meltdown with an Obama staffer in NH. It'...

Edwards Joined By Medical Victims

Associated Press | Charles Babington | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


In an emotional campaign event, Democrat John Edwards was joined Sunday by three families that suffered medical tragedies as he continued to pound ins...

A Lovely Fairy Tale

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Obama gives people too many outs to channel their racism as something else. Oh, it's not that he's black, it's that we don't like (insert phrase here).

Sam Stein

NARAL Reaffirms Support For Obama Following Clinton Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


One of the country's leading pro-choice organizations reaffirmed its support for Sen. Barack Obama Sunday, a day after Sen. Hillary Clinton's presiden...

Hillary Reignites Iraq Resolution Issue: "Would Never Have Taken Us To War In Iraq"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


In Nashua, Hillary skates on the edge of Iraq revisionism: "After 9/11, I would never have taken us to war in Iraq," she said. "I would have stay...

Young Voters Win in Iowa

David D. Burstein | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


David D. Burstein

Young voters visibly exhibited their seriousness and their potential influence over the last week. They spoke through the ballot box and were greeted with results.