Obama Partisanship

Difficult Dilemmas in Word and Deed: The Costs and Benefits of Bipartisan Rhetoric in Resuscitating an Ailing Economy

Drew Westen | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Drew Westen

Obama ran as both the candidate of change and the candidate of pragmatism and bipartisan action. So does he tell the story of our economic collapse and what we need to do about it without mentioning that someone actually caused it?

Sam Stein

Obama's Former Progressive Liaison: Post-Partisanship Doesn't Exist

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama's pledge for a post-partisan America has a skeptic in his former liaison to the progressive community. Mike Lux, who served for nearly t...

Sam Stein

Bush Blames Others For Washington's Still-Partisan Tone

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


George W. Bush ended his final news conference on a note of lament. Slightly more than a week before he cedes the Oval Office to Barack Obama, the 43...

Ad Wars: McCain Quotes Biden; Obama Quotes Reagan

Michael Hughes | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Michael Hughes

"Hi, I'm John McCain and I approve this message. But, before we begin, I have to admit...I can't believe my opponent's running mate said this. Makin...

Sam Stein

Obama Takes On Economy, Partisanship In Direct Ad (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama's campaign is releasing a new television ad in which the Senator, speaking directly to the camera, lays out his economic agenda and posit...