Lindsey Graham Too 'Tired' Sunday To Spin For McCain
[Via Crooks and Liars] How did things go for John McCain last week? Lindsey Graham, who usually flacks McCain with a psychopathic, operatic zeal, got...
[Via Crooks and Liars] How did things go for John McCain last week? Lindsey Graham, who usually flacks McCain with a psychopathic, operatic zeal, got...
AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
MILWAUKEE — The mother of a Wisconsin soldier who died in Iraq says she was "ecstatic" when Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama mention...
Joe Trippi | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
McCain would want us all to be going into the final month of the campaign having serious doubts about Obama. Instead it is McCain's actions that are causing doubts to rise about McCain's own candidacy.
Bill Press | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
Not since Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy has there been a starker contrast between the two candidates on stage. Yet, even with his five o'clock shadow, Nixon looked better than McCain.
New York Times | JIM RUTENBERG | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
The presidential campaigns roared out of here Saturday morning facing a task arguably as difficult -- and as important -- as the debate between Barack...
Fred Goldring | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
McCain appeared bothered by the sheer audacity of this newcomer in thinking he had the standing to question any of his actions or opinions.
Sherman Yellen | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
I worried that the American public had been so seduced over the past eight years by self-serving stories -- rather than practical realities -- that the storyteller would always win the day.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
My feeling is that the Couric interview might have done for McCain what the first Nixon-Kennedy debate did for Nixon in 1960 -- a true watershed moment.
HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
As the spin of Friday night's debate settled in and both sides staked a claim to victory, one media narrative began to take hold: while Obama may have...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media
ETP liveblogged the debate tonight with Glynnis MacNicol and John Carney. You can find all the good stuff through the link (we blogged it using the n...
The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
***UPDATED 9/27*** A focus group of 45 voters with an "unmistakenly Republican tilt" believed that Obama won the night handily: [B]y a 38 to 27 perc...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
A key moment in the debate, when Obama called McCain out on Iraq: Obama: So John, you like to pretend like the war started in 2007. You talk about th...
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
Watch the presidential debate live here: Live TV by Ustream...
Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Carney | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media
Welcome to our debate liveblog! We're figuring out how this Liveblogging software works. Please don't judge us just yet. Update: Okay! We've figured...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
Good evening everyone! What on earth are we doing tonight? Seriously? Wasn't this stuff suspended? What is going on? Honestly! Today was my day ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
The expectations game. Both campaigns engage with it before every debate. But with only hours to go before tonight's sparring between Barack Obama and...
Judd Legum | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
The winner of the debate isn't the person who makes the best arguments. The winner of the debate is the person who moves votes to their side.
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
Marc Ambinder: McCain's high-stakes gamble: "Tonight, John McCain has more to gain and lose. This week, McCain raised the stakes for himself a thousan...
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics
*****WATCH THE DEBATE LIVE***** 10:54 - Seth Colter Walls: Brit Hume: McCain had a "peculiar" expression on his face while listening to Obama. "I don...
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
11:15 - Nico Pitney: Several positive reviews for Obama. A CBS News instant poll finds: 40% of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thou...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
Shortly before 2pm ET, McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said on MSNBC that his boss deserves credit for the bipartisan bailout deal. Bounds then appare...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
Updated 9/26: Click here for updated videos, photos and analysis from the first presidential debate Click here for all debate-related news at HuffP...
New York Times | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
Senator Barack Obama has shown himself at times to be a great orator. His debating skills, however, have been uneven. Some of his chief strengths -- ...
Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama planned to head to Florida this week for three days of preparation for the first ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
Jim Lehrer, the venerable host of NewsHour fame, has moderated ten presidential debates in his lifetime. But as he approaches his responsibilities as ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics