Presidential Race

Obama and the Taliban

Mark Levine | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics


Mark Levine

While sharing a similar ideology, al-Qa'eda and the Taliban are fundamentally distinct entities. It would behoove Sen. Obama, and his Republican counterpart, to explain exactly who the "Taliban" are they plan to fight.

Obama Should Implore Bill to Campaign for Him

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Though Obama has kept his distance from Bill, he hasn't distanced himself from his winning strategy.

Midwest Auto Workers Look To Obama For Change

Dan Treul | Posted 07.18.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

"GM won't change anything until they have every operation overseas," says Danny. "This started back in the 1980s with Reagan... We know we're not going to get any help from McCain."

Forget Apologizing to Obama, Jackson Should Apologize to Blacks for His N Word Hypocrisy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Jackson should immediately apologize to blacks for not only trashing them, but also apologize for his hypocrisy. But that's not all.

Can McKinney Really Hurt Obama?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

At first glance there's no reason to think that she can: she's not Ralph Nader, whose credentials as a consumer crusader were impeccable. But that doesn't mean McKinney can't toss a curve at Obama.

Give Clark a Star

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

After spending time with Clark, it became clear to me that he isn't a politician -- he's a straight shooter. We need people like him who speak the truth, without beating around the bush, if you get my drift.

Denver Singer's Black National Anthem Switcheroo Was a Risky Act for Obama, and Black Americans

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Heaven only knows what black Denver singer Rose Marie was thinking when she stood at the microphone and belted out the lyrics of the black national ...

TV Ad Wars: Changing McCain v. Working Obama

William Bradley | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media


William Bradley

While insiders obsess over the constant back-and-forth on cable news and in the blogosphere, the campaigns seek to drive longer range messages for the non-insiders who will decide the election.

Open Letter to the Presidential Candidates

Paul C. Light | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics


Paul C. Light

Dear Senators McCain and Obama, I am writing to seek your support for a bipartisan effort to restore the federal government's ability to faithfully execute the laws.

The Media Is Already Demonizing Obama as Being Different

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Fox News, in an obvious and crass way, has already established one of its approaches to attacking Obama: It will try to scare people by implying that Obama is "different."

Historians See Little Chance For McCain Victory

Politico | DAVID PAUL KUHN | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics


One week into the general election, the polls show a dead heat. But many presidential scholars doubt that John McCain stands much of a chance, if any....

McCain Spends $1M Campaigning Without Rival In Mich.

Dan Treul | Posted 06.12.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

McCain has been managing to lose a race against no one in the critical general election state, despite spending more than $500,000 per week since the end of May on TV ads there.

Call to Action: Who Will Speak for Obama?

Michelle Kraus | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


Michelle Kraus

Who will provide the flashlight, the superglue, the call to action, the call to unify for the Party? Will it be Howard Dean or Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid?

How McCain Can Win the White House

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The terrorism issue is still a McCain election trump card, but it's not enough. He must duck the economic mess Bush made by spinning the standard GOP line that his plan is pro-growth.

Dean Slams Media Coverage Of Presidential Race: "Blatantly Sexist Comments... Blatantly Racist Remarks"

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 05.31.2008 | Media


Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean had tough words for the media on Saturday, saying that the presidential race had been plagued by "b...

Will Clinton Really Back Obama, and Will it Really Help?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The arm twist pitch to her will be that if Clinton doesn't go full throttle for Obama she risks losing party money, support, goodwill, and to be relegated to a permanent pariah in the party.

Hillary Turns Fire On The Media

Politico | Kenneth Vogel | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is increasingly aiming its punches not at her front-running opponent Barack Obama, but at the media. On the c...

"Nobody Drops Out of a Presidential Race. They Just Run Out of Money": Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio

Robert Guttman | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics


Robert Guttman

It was refreshing to step back and listen to one of the up and coming new Democratic senators speak out on the issues of the day in an unaffected and low key manner.

Franken Called Limbaugh a Big Fat Idiot, But Just Who Was the Idiot in Limbaugh's Latest Con?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

By dignifying anything that Limbaugh says, Kerry and Team Obama do a disservice to the success that Obama's retooled stump tactics had in making the Indiana race closer.

Message to Hillary (And the DNC): Win Indiana, And You're in the Money

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

A Clinton win among Democrats in the parts of Indiana that most resemble the rest of mid-America is irrefutable proof that she can go toe to toe with the GOP with these voters.

Obama's PA Strategy: The Rendell Way

Laura J. Mansfield | Posted 04.11.2008 | Home


Laura J. Mansfield

Obama has to follow Gov. Rendell's path to victory in PA: Win huge in Philadelphia, a large margin in the suburbs, break even in Allegheny County, and hold on for dear life in the rest of the state.

The Clintons, Indian Folklore and a Non-White American President

Vinod K. Jose | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


Vinod K. Jose

The non-white world is watching this presidential race much more closely than any time in history, especially, people like Kuttappan who lives and breathes Indian village folklore.

Hillary Clinton Deluged With Calls For Her Withdrawal

Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. and Anne E. Kornblut | Posted 03.30.2008 | Home


In her most definitive comments to date on the subject, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Saturday to put to rest any notion that she will drop out o...

Will Americans Ever Put a Person Genetically Predisposed to Choleric Temperament in the White House?

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics


Jeff Dorchen

Here in the USA we still decide questions of who shall lead by voting, not by measuring nucleotide codes against each other, and this will never change.

Presidential Candidates Are Hot Topic Around The World

Wall Street Journal | DAVID LUHNOW, JOHN W. MILLER and SARAH CHILDRESS | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics


For America's presidential candidates, the global electoral map is looking as divided as the domestic one. When foreigners look at the three contende...


 

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