Election 08

Nico Pitney

Harwood: Senior GOP Congressman Says McCain Has "Basically Lost"

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


John Harwood of the New York Times and CNBC relays some grim news for Republicans tonight on MSNBC: Look, I talked to a senior Republican member of C...

The Obama-McCain Debate: Lingering Mysteries

Tom Farer | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics


Tom Farer

Why did Obama, superior in intellect and character, jab lightly and otherwise play rope-a-dope rather than delivering decisive blows to McCain's inviting jaw?

Jason Linkins

Paper Endorses First Democrat For President In 72 Years: Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2008 | Media


The Record, of Stockton, California, may not be the most well-known of newspapers, but they have been, for a number of decades, one of the most consis...

War Protesters Confront McCain In Swing-State Michigan

Dan Treul | Posted 10.18.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

The protesters believe we must end the occupation of Iraq and redirect spending toward human needs. "You're so old," called one to the McCain fans. "It's time to change the rules."

Gotta Be There At Invesco Field

Calvin Gipson | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home


Calvin Gipson

Yes, I admit I'm caught up in Obamamania. I have been one of the fans (as the McCain campaign likes to describe me) ever since I saw Obama speak in January at Denver University.

McCain Makes Age an Issue

Hal Donahue | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics


Hal Donahue

Seldom are the great leaders of history old or feeble. If this campaign is going to be waged on fitness to lead as John McCain approved, then age must be considered.

What a Convenient Little War for The Republicans

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

McCain gets to act and talk tough against the Russians, while Obama is on vacation in Hawaii, issuing "can't we all get along statements." It perfectly augments Republican campaign points.

Fashionably Politic - Team Nanette Lepore/The Creative Coalition

Paige Donner | Posted 07.09.2008 | Living


Paige Donner

Nanette Lepore began her dress design company in 1992 with $5000, a degree from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology and a dream. Her gross sal...

Some Blind Spots and Hypocrisies of European Obamamania

Andrei Markovits and Jeff Weintraub | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Andrei Markovits and Jeff Weintraub

Despite the swooning praises of Obama from the western European chattering classes, the reality is that someone in their own countries with Obama's political style would actually turn them off.

Wisconsin Diary: My Grandparents Think McCain's Too Old

Dan Treul | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

In a northern Midwestern town, at my cousin's graduation, I got a glimpse of something remarkable, something that may signal yet more troublesome news to the already troubled regiment of McCain campaign strategists.