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The Republican Party Is Headed To War -- With Itself

Matt Littman | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Matt Littman

There will be a civil war in the Republican Party, between the people who believe the Party has gone too far to the right, and the people who believe that the Party just had the wrong messenger this time.

15 Days Out: The Odd Out-of-Touch Obsessions of John McCain

Jesse Lee | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Jesse Lee

Today's erratic attack du jour is about comments made by Joe Biden about the tough tests ahead for the next president. Even long-time Republican hack John Feehery couldn't keep up a straight face.

Campaign Journal: Negative Campaign Tactics Backfiring?

Lori Jewett | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home


Lori Jewett

Lori Jewett is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week she contributes a campaign journal documenting her life out on the trail. "He's a t...

Sam Stein

GOP Group Running Anti-Obama Push Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


In recent days there have been multiple reports of a push poll being conducted against Barack Obama by a Republican group, raising claims about his "a...

Why is McCain Headed to Defeat? It is Not the Economy, Stupid

Matt Littman | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Matt Littman

The collapse of the economy did not mean the collapse of the McCain campaign -- no, what killed the McCain campaign was simply John McCain's campaign.

McCain Now Tying Michelle Obama To Ayers

Talking Points Memo | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign is now broadening their attack on Obama's past association with William Ayers to include Michelle Obama -- even though McCain has ...

McCain Delivers Ayers Attack For First Time On The Trail

Politico | CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & AMIE PARNES | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


John McCain raised questions for the first time Thursday about Barack Obama's association with a 1960s-era radical, elevating an attack that had been ...

This Isn't School, So Let Us Pray

Tom Gerdy | Posted 11.09.2008 | Living


Tom Gerdy

Dear (insert the name of your god, supreme-being, spiritual leader or source of power and energy), please help let the power of love overcome the love of power.

Ayers Attacks Are An Affront To Soldiers And Protesters Alike

Jean Vickers | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home


Jean Vickers

To assert that Obama "hangs around with terrorists" is an attempt to capitalize on the tumult of the 1960's without concretely linking that era to contemporary politics.

You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Whatever you believe about Bill Ayers and the Weathermen, the fact remains that he is not running for president. But John McCain doesn't really have any other arrows left in his quiver.

Over Two Dozen Lies Refuted About Ayers And Obama

John K. Wilson | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home


John K. Wilson

The gutter politics of the McCain campaign is reaching down once again to denounce Obama for his distant past links to Bill Ayers in an unprecedented guilt-by-association attack for a presidential campaign.

John McCain is Channeling Nixon Now

Dave Winer | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics


Dave Winer

What McCain isn't telling you, and many Americans are too young to remember, is that there were two sides to the culture war of the 60s.

Jed Lewison

Why Barack Obama Is Winning -- And Why McCain's Cynicism Is Losing

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics


Here's the two key things you need to know about the Palin-McCain campaign's cynical new line of attack: 1. Barack Obama is way ahead of John McCain ...

My Connection to the Controversial Clinton "Weatherman" Pardons

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Bill Clinton pardoned two former Ayers-related radicals, which was controversial in New York during Hillary's first Senate run. Had she really never heard about it?

The New York Times is Wrong

Doug Schoen | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


Doug Schoen

Hillary must continue to draw contrasts with Obama, raise questions about the nature and extent of his associations with Rev. Wright and terrorist leader William Ayers, and raise more questions about his values in comparison with hers.

Is This Primary Irreversibly Shredding the Democratic Party? I'm Skeptical.

Dan Brown | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


Dan Brown

What may be uglier than the campaigns' recent below-the-belt jabs is the media's insistent pushing of the storyline that this protracted campaign is irreparably damaging the Dems' chances come November.

Et Tu, McCain?

Richard Walden | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics


Richard Walden

It's fair to imagine what an anti-McCain campaign launched by independent groups supporting Obama will look like if left unfettered.

ABC's Democratic Debate: HuffPost Bloggers Respond

Huffington Post | Posted 04.25.2008 | Media


Huffington Post

Jerry and Joe Long: What Passes For Debate: Back in the days of our radio show, our standard name for the media was one taken from Jerry Lewis..."pim...

Et Tu, ABC?

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 04.25.2008 | Media


Jeffrey Feldman

For months, now, there has been an effort to frame the Democratic front-runner not just as a bad candidate, but as a potential violent threat to the American public.

Who Is Hillary Now?

Mona Gable | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


Mona Gable

Hillary's desperation for blue-collar votes and her tiresome attacks on Obama are leading her down some awfully treacherous trails.

Ayers And Obama: What Is Their Relationship?

Huffington Post | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


The Pennsylvania Democratic debate took a few nasty turns last night, as moderator George Stephanopoulos sought to inject a new figure from Obama's Ch...