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Will Thomas is an Associate News Editor and Political Reporter at the Huffington Post. Previously, he worked as a researcher for Talking Points Memo and TPMmuckraker. He lives in New York.

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McCain Gaffes: A Tough Week In The Youtube Era

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   June 10, 2008 12:22 PM

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John McCain is having a rough week. Not only was he panned for trying to steal Barack Obama's thunder by lifelessly reading a teleprompter in...
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General Election Fundraising: GOP More Competitive Than Expected, FEC Records Show

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 23, 2008 11:52 AM

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Barack Obama has been hailed this election season for, among other things, his impressive fundraising apparatus. But while the Democratic frontrunner's financial edge over Republican...
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Jim Webb Speaks Out On Race, Addresses Grievances Of White America

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 21, 2008 02:53 PM

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It's refreshing when someone makes the effort to advance the discussion of this year's election beyond debating a black/white divide. So when that someone is...
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McCain Campaign: Comment Trolls Wanted

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 20, 2008 02:53 PM

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Wishing you could be a campaign surrogate, but don't have a national platform? Do you find blogging your own opinions tedious? Wish you could have...
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Obama: McCain Campaign Paid For And Run By Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 19, 2008 03:33 PM

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Today, Barack Obama sharpened his criticism John McCain's relationships with Washington lobbyists: During a speech at a local high school here, Obama said voters should...
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GOP House Leaders Disrespect American Flag

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 16, 2008 02:05 PM

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We all know by now that Barack Obama is not a patriot. After all, he doesn't always wear a flag pin, and he objects to...
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Clinton "Elite" Bashing A Shift For Campaign That Regularly Celebrates Experts

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 5, 2008 12:43 PM

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Hillary Clinton's acknowledgment this weekend to ignore expert assessments of her gas tax suspension is a marked shift for a candidate known for her interest...
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Frances Townsend Joins CNN: Latest White House Official To Spin With The Media

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 4, 2008 11:49 AM

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Seeking to round out its collection of White House obfuscaters, CNN has announced that it will add Frances Townsend to its roster of contributers. Unlike...
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Harry Reid: "Everyone Knows" About McCain's Nasty Temper

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 2, 2008 05:38 PM

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In an interview today with the website Big Think, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called John McCain a "flawed candidate," and attacked his much-heralded bipartisan...
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Rove: Stress Positions Are Torture When Done To John McCain

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   May 1, 2008 01:03 PM

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Karl Rove's recent opinion piece on John McCain contradicts the definition of torture to which his former employer adheres. Despite repeated claims that the United...
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Newt Gingrich On The View, Says Hillary's "The Candidate": Watch Video

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   April 29, 2008 01:05 PM

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich took to the airwaves on the only show where his unique combination of oozing charm and banal political advice can...
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Obama Hamas Ties Pushed In McCain Letter: So Much For "Respectful" Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   April 18, 2008 03:26 PM

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John McCain has repeatedly insisted in public that he wants to run a respectful campaign, but a recent fundraising email from his campaign suggests there...
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John McCain Repeats Al-Qaida Shiite Confusion

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   April 8, 2008 10:53 AM

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John McCain again confused Shiites and Sunnis during today's Senate Armed Services hearing, undermining suggestions that the conflation is simply a "McCain moment." In the...
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John Conyers To McCain: "We're Not Just African Americans"

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   April 4, 2008 05:24 PM

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Rep. John Conyers excoriated Sen. John McCain today over his belated apology for voting against a holiday bill honoring Martin Luther King. Conyers himself authored...
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McCain Booed At Martin Luther King Speech: Watch The Video

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Will Thomas   |   April 4, 2008 12:28 PM

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Senator John McCain, "who says he will court the African-American vote this year and campaign in places Republicans often shun," spoke in Memphis on Friday...