Indecisions 2000 and 2004: Final Days Remembered
Whatever happened to the bad old days of October surprises? The last lap of campaign '08 has seen its share of twists, but perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that no big shoe has dropped.
Whatever happened to the bad old days of October surprises? The last lap of campaign '08 has seen its share of twists, but perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that no big shoe has dropped.
Alan Dershowitz | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
The LA Times has made its decision, whether one agrees or disagrees with it. But more importantly, the Obama campaign has played no role in the decision made by the paper.
Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics
As a lifelong Democrat who has seen my party lose winnable races, I can't help thinking about how things can go wrong this year. These are the four factors that keep me up at night.
Scott Payne | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home
In the fall of 2004, a video hit the airwaves that brought back America's fear of terrorism and helped seal John Kerry's fate. No, not the Oct. 29th v...
Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics
As the one arrow left in McCain's quiver -- other than appealing to racists -- national security becomes the likeliest playing field for an October Surprise.
Sherman Yellen | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
Experience tells us that it is in Osama bin Laden's best interests to assure a McCain presidency any way that he can.
US News | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics
John Kerry believes that the so-called al Qaeda Halloween videotape released days before the last presidential election in the United States affected ...
AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics
BOSTON — Heading into the final weekend of the 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry was feeling good about his chances of winning the White Ho...
Matt Littman | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
No, this campaign is going to come down to Obama vs. McCain, mano a mano. And right now, momentum is going Obama's way.
Johann Hari | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
In five weeks, I hope look back on this column with a wry chuckle at my paranoia. If the system works, Barack Obama will take the White House. So why am I worried?
Patt Morrison | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
Big drop in gas prices just before the election? Been there, done that. Sudden administration announcement about a new terrorist threat right before we vote? Where's the surprise in that?
Max Keiser | Posted 10.26.2008 | Business
Every time I turn on the news I see something going down at the Afghan-Pakistan border, so I'm thinking the October 2008 Surprise might just be a big one.
Jamal Dajani | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
It's been several months since a war of words erupted between Iran and Israel, raising speculations that a possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear f...
Steven Weber | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics
There may be a looping left coming out of the fog (the one the media's generated) and its name is Hillary Clinton.
Dan Kovalik | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
While the media and blogosphere have been preoccupied with the maternity issues surrounding Sarah Palin's family, a much more important news developme...
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics
Without a microscopic examination of the seething cauldron of Iraqi partisan politics, it's safe to say that Maliki knows which way the wind is blowing. The Iraqi people want to know -- "when is the U.S. leaving?"
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics
If they really see political gold in another 9-11, what would stop them from being delighted if Bush attacked Iran if the timing were right, say in mid-October?
Mary Lyon | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics
Charlie Black gave away the mindset -- the same chilling, dreadful policy-making mentality under whose influence we've already suffered for almost eight years -- of the McCain campaign.
John Wihbey | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics