General Election

Ten Key Steps to Put Obama Over the Top In November

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Democrats must now focus on accomplishing ten critical tasks that are key to winning the presidency this fall.

The Lingering Electability Issue

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Primaries, Clinton, Hillary, November, Electability, Obama, Mccain, General Election, Election, Nomination, Politics News

While Clinton's lost me on the character front, I still have issues with Obama in terms of overall electability come November 4th.

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Obama's Path to Victory in November

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Electoral Collage, General Election, Hillary Clinton, Primary Election, Barack Obama, Obama Superdelegates, Obama Nominee, Obama McCain, Superdelegates Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Democratic Nomination, Superdelegates, Obama McCain Matchup, Obama vs. Mccain, Politics News

The odds are good that Obama will win the presidency. And if Democrats execute with precision during the campaign, the odds are good that he will win with a healthy margin. Here's why.

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Clinton Gave Voters Permission to be Racist

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: West Virginia, Primary, Barack Obama, Racist, Kentucky, General Election, Race, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Normally the race issue is a third rail in American politics; you're not allowed to touch it. But Clinton did two important things to change that paradigm.

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It's Over. But Let's Just Hope We're Only Talking About the Democratic Nomination

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton, Primary, Oregon, Kentucky, Obama, Mccain, General Election, Democrats, Election, Obama White Voters, White Working Class Voters, Racism, White Voters, Politics News

The simple truth is that America is still quite a racist country. I'm not so sure Obama can overturn centuries of deep-rooted racism in just five months.

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Why Republicans Might Attack Iran Before the General Elections

Omid Memarian | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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One of the strongest scenarios among neo-conservatives is based on the hypothesis that in the case of any military attack against Iran, the greatest beneficiary would be John McCain.

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Change, Hope... and Money!

Steven Weber | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, General Election, 2008 Election, November Election, Obama Presidency, Barack Obama, Politics News

What can happen in November is not so much an opportunity to spark a revolution, but an invitation to reinvigorate the bastardized brand that America has become.

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Exit Poll Parsing Presents a False Choice

Jonathan Diamond | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Blue-Collar Vote, Primaries, Iraq, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, General Election, Economy, Barack Obama, Politics News

That Clinton beats Obama among white, working-class voters in swing states and therefore must be the nominee is like a Woody Allen syllogism.

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The Riddle of Appalachia

Nicholas Stephanopoulos | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Appalachia, Racism, Hillary Clinton, Exit Polls, West Virginia Primary, General Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Obama doesn't exactly have an "Appalachia problem." After all, if West Virginia had a black population akin to Alabama or Mississippi's, Obama would almost certainly have won the state.

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Obama's first general election stop: Missouri, Limbaugh country

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Barack Obama, Bellantoni, Missouri, General Election, Democrats, Washington Times, Rush Limbaugh, 2008 Election, Politics News

Sen. Barack Obama won't be in West Virginia tomorrow on Election Day. With his sights set on the general election, he'll be in Missouri. Obama's pub...

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Obama, McCain Map Fall Strategies

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: General Election Strategy, John McCain, General Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are already drawing up strategies for taking each other on in the general election, focusing on the same groups ...

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Friday Talking Points [31] -- Time To Beat McCain

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

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Now that that's all over with, can we please focus on beating John McCain? Virtually everyone (with the possible exception of Hillary Clinton -- I gue...

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Five Stages of Grief for the Winning Side, Too

Al Giordano | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Campaign, John McCain, General Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

1. Denial: "But Senator Clinton hasn't conceded yet! She keeps moving the goal posts, continues playing the race card, it therefore must not really be over for her. We need her permission to move on!"

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"Validators" Will Help Obama Unlock White House Door

Andy Rosenberg | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Obama will need a legion of so-called validators -- from the nationally known to the locally respected Only trusted leaders can provide the necessary assurance to voters.

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McCain is a Lousy Candidate: He Will Be Clobbered in November

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, John McCain, Citizen Reporters, Fred Thompson, Youtube, General Election, Barack Obama, Online Newspapers, Politics News

The conventional wisdom that John McCain's remarkable powers of resurrection that captured the Republican nomination means that he will be a formidable general election candidate is false.

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Clinton: Not Exactly The Great White Hope

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nebraska, George W. Bush, Colorado, General Election, Media, Electoral College, China, South Dakota, Nevada, Virginia, Ohio, Superdelegates, West, Racism, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Islam, Alaska, John McCain, Rural Voters, Presidential Election, Clintons, Texas, Pennsylvania, Democrats, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Idaho, Japan, Midwest, Religion, Urban Issues, Muslims, South, Iowa, San Francisco, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Indiana, White Voters, Politics News

Were Hillary the great rural white savior that her campaign is depicting, she would have been able to dispatch a presidential neophyte like Barack Obama.

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Political Jujitsu: Clinton and Obama Duke it Out.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

Political jujitsu at its best. You take the opponent's best issue and flip it. . When you see the force coming at you, you redirect your opponent's ...

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New Polls: Indiana Toss-Up

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Selzer, Polls, Democratic Primary, Senator McCain, Rasmussen Poll, Mccain, Senator Obama, Clinton, Obama, Hoosier, General Election, Hillary Clinton, Indiana, Home News

Indiana is a dead heat for the Democrats and, remarkably, may be up for grabs come November. What's more, the Obama camp told superdelegates that Ohio and Florida are not key to its general-election strategy.

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Post Hoc Ergo Shut Up Hoc

Ellis Weiner | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Unpledged Delegates, Primary, Hillary, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Pennsylvania, General Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

As we say in our latest book, How to Raise a Jewish Dog, "the argument that 'only Hillary can win the big states necessary to elect a Democrat' is ent...

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Pennsylvania Station 2008

Gloria Feldt | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Gender Bias in Media, Tim Russert, Pennsylvania Primary Results, Superdelegates, Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Media, General Election, Voter, Voter Behavior, Barack Obama, Rpublicans, Democratss, Politics News

The superdelegates will go with whoever they perceive as a winner. Today it could be Clinton-- she's hung in there despite being badgered mercilessly to drop out.

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Thank God for Howard Dean

Mary Lyon | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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He's unleashed what the party line must be, and finally, it's out there in public where it belongs: it's the Republicans we should be railing against, not each other.

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Pennsylvania Democrats for McCain!

Ari Melber | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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How many Obama supporters do you know who would pull the lever for McCain?

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Debates Are Not About Issues.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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They are about: Who Is the Best Candidate? Who can Win? Ever since the first televised debate between Kennedy & Nixon, voters have often judged can...

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Clinton Rationale for Electability Doesn't Hold Water: History Proves the Ability to Win a State Primary Is Unrelated to General Election Success

Robert Creamer | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics

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There are many reasons why Hillary's argument is fallacious, including the fact that Obama would put many marginal states into play that Hillary would have no chance to win.

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Is Hillary Positioning for 2012?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Primary, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, General Election, 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Every day that Hillary Clinton stays in the race is another day she spends money damaging Obama's chances against McCain. It almost makes you ask -- does she want him to lose?

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