2008 Presidential Race

Hope

August J. Pollak | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


August J. Pollak

Let the healing begin. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

Campaign Trail PDA: The McCain/Palin Edition (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley/Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style


This was originally posted October 23rd. In light of the reported "tenseness" between John McCain and Sarah Palin during their interview with Brian W...

Campaign Trail PDA: The Obama/Biden Edition (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style


This was originally posted October 23rd. **SCROLL DOWN FOR SLIDESHOW** By this point in the campaign, it's pretty obvious that presidential election...

Powerful New American Vote Trumps Nativist Dogma

Angela Kelley | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Angela Kelley

Latinos are fighting back with the power of their vote and many fall into the category of New Americans.

Keep It On the D.L.

Danny Groner | Posted 12.03.2008 | Media


Danny Groner

Hughley is quickly growing into his own.

A Referendum on Uncertain Times

Kit Gallant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Kit Gallant

I have absolutely no desire to join the clubs of the hyperbolic. That said, I think it is reasonable to assume that the presidential election on Tuesd...

BOO!! Two Spine-Tingling Tales Of Terror

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


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...

Don't Do It, Rahm!

William Klein | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


William Klein

Even if helping Obama means more to Rahm Emanuel than his personal political career, he can do more for Barack by staying in the House.

Expanding War, Contracting Meaning: The Next President and the Global War on Terror

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Andrew Bacevich

A week ago, I asked a four-star U.S. military officer: What exactly is the strategy that guides the Bush administration's conduct of this war? His dismaying, if not exactly surprising, answer: there is none.

Burning Down the House - McCain and Palin Go Down in a Blaze of In-Fighting, Betrayal and Backstabbing

Mario Almonte | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Mario Almonte

Many people ask if Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has a future - possibly a presidential run in 2012 - if she loses this election. The answer is no. Sh...

Family's Vote Hinges on Health Care Reform

The Ballot Box | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home


The Ballot Box

A Democrat, she voted for President Bush in 2004, partially over national security. "I bought into the whole fear thing. By 2006 I knew it was a big mistake, and I'll never do that again."

Shock and Sadness: Hearing The Unspeakable

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Jeannie Ralston

How terrible that there are people, even "refined, well-mannered" people, who are so self-interested, so self-serving that they have lost a basic sense of humanity.

Obama on O'ahu

Maxine Hong Kingston | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Maxine Hong Kingston

I am certain that growing up in Hawai'i, Obama learned the values of ho'oponopono and ohana.

What Can't Be Cut

Josh Ruxin | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Josh Ruxin

It's time to send a clear signal to the Obama and McCain camps that issues of the poor world-wide are not disposable because of market downturns.

Winners: Top Ten HuffPost Reader Blogs for Obama

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Joyce McFadden

Barack challenges us to be active agents in the decision. His invitation, his challenge to take our destiny in our own hands, is why I support Barack Obama.

Let's Remember Super Bowl XLII and Chill on the Presumptive Victory, Please?

Jamie Frevele | Posted 11.30.2008 | Entertainment


Jamie Frevele

I'm not ready to declare any victory on anything until I see it on November 5th. That's what I've learned from being a New York Giants fan -- it ain't over till it's over. Really. I'm dead serious.

Inter-Class Cooperation is Un-American and Socialist! McCain '08!

Dan Brown | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Dan Brown

Senator McCain's attempt to brand Obama as "redistributionist-in-chief" and secret socialist should be a non-starter, because so much of what America embraces is laced with the very principles of socialism.

Are You Suffering From Election Insanity Too?

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Tom D'Antoni

Do you go from one frame of mind to another? From envisioning having just elected the first African-American in its history to envisioning an America who has just believed all of the lies...again?

Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


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...

US Elections: Is the Fox Guarding the Henhouse?

The Real News | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


The Real News

"We don't want a repeat of the abuse of the Justice Department for political purposes that we saw before," says Overton. This is a tactic that is all too common within the U.S. political arena.

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

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.29.2008 | Style


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

Maybe You Shouldn't Vote

Bill Folman | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Bill Folman

I ask that you take a moment to answer the following questions and determine whether you have the skill and the know-how to vote responsibly for our next president.

Obama/McCain Cable TV Viewing Poll, Week of October 20 - October 26

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home


Reese Schonfeld

I urge all the Obama rooters not to count their chickens before they're hatched. Note McCain's gain among primetime viewers, and remember momentum.

Obama PDA: The One Day Edition (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 02.12.2009 | Style


**Scroll down for slideshow** After The Obamas' Greatest PDA Moments and The Obamas' Anniversary Album, we couldn't pass up another opportunity for s...

Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."