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After Cheney, Vice Presidents Matter

Andy Rosenberg | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Andy Rosenberg

American voters -- wary of the Cheney experience -- will think long and hard about the next person they trust to uphold the role of the vice president.

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Will Palin Cover McCain's Age Problem?

Omid Memarian | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Omid Memarian

One might think that McCain's extensive experience gives him the security to choose a younger, relatively inexperienced running mate. But this is not the issue.

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Sarah Palin: More Experienced than John McCain

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Barry Yourgrau

Republican ops on TV are all blond and a-grin to pronounce that Gov. Palin has in fact "more executive experience" than both legislators Obama and Bid...

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Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...

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With Palin, McCain Makes It A Race

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Donahue

McCain did the only thing he could have done to reset the race. Palin gives teeth to being pro-life, having a Down Syndrome child. Her eldest of five enlisted in the Army last year. And Gov. Palin is a hunter.

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What Hillary Didn't Say

Linda Hansen | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

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Linda Hansen

But, at the end of the evening, I was left wanting something. The impossible something. I want that bell unrung and, if I could have written part of Hillary's speech, here's what she'd have said to us...

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A Critical Examination Of The Experience Question

Phil Vogels | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home

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Phil Vogels

This research does not necessarily demonstrate that Obama will be a better president than McCain. But it does demonstrate without a doubt that the "experience" argument against Obama is a complete crock.

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Are They Experienced?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Lincoln Mitchell

Clark's recent comments about the relevance of McCain's service has generated enough controversy that the broader point about what kind of foreign policy experience we should look for in a president has been lost.

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Sam Stein

Voters Offer Tweaks To New Frontrunner Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Manchester, NH -- With two days to go before the New Hampshire presidential primary, Senator Barack Obama seems poised to put the nail in the coffin o...

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Sam Stein

Joe Wilson Rips Obama, Ignites Debate Over Candidates' Experience

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Writing on the Huffington Post today, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president, took one of the hardest sw...

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