Wisconsin

The Disintegration of John McCain

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Even still-enamored journalists cannot fail to notice that it would be difficult to find a candidate less suited for the times or the office than McCain right now.

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"Elite" Obama on the Front Lines--McCain AWOL

Paul Abrams | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

Obama is on the front lines of the flood, helping residents clean up and start over. Where is McCain in this effort? Is he pitching in to help? Or is he off to another party at the Bush "ranch" in his wife's jet?

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Wisconsin Diary: My Grandparents Think McCain's Too Old

Dan Treul | Posted 06.09.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

In a northern Midwestern town, at my cousin's graduation, I got a glimpse of something remarkable, something that may signal yet more troublesome news to the already troubled regiment of McCain campaign strategists.

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The Web of the North

Carl Pope | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics

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Carl Pope

Many ecological challenges could have been avoided. In fact, many could still be tamed -- but it will require thinking about their interconnection, not just solving each in the cheapest fashion.

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No Longer Staring Into the Abyss of an Obama-Clinton Ticket

Paul Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Clinton's increasingly desperate quest to show something for her decades of campaigning has taken on a vaguely insane turn, for which we should be grateful, even as it makes us queasy.

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Sacrament of Fear

Steven Denlinger | Posted 03.14.2008 | Living

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Steven Denlinger

Although I love Ohio, when I left it had become a place of dependence for me. I needed to put my roots down here in L.A., a place where I could throw off the last of the control rods of my past.

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A Warning to Our Superdelegates

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

It is increasingly unseemly for superdelegates to stand by as the Clinton campaign resorts to techniques that would have made Jesse Helms blush 20 years ago.

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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When Losing is Winning

Dylan Loewe | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics

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Dylan Loewe

On the other side of an exceptional month for Obama, one thing has become clear: the loss in New Hampshire proved ironically valuable.

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Questions the Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Answer on Trade & Globalization

Lori Wallach | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

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Lori Wallach

As America's anxiety grows, the economy not only is becoming a preeminent issue of the election, but the candidates are responding to public anxiety about the current model of globalization.

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Clinton Campaigning As She Would Govern

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

It is mind-boggling that the Clinton campaign could have failed to understand the importance of two key factors: the yearning for change, and the distaste for the street-fighting brutality that is the Clintons' trademark.

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The Warnings are There, Will the President Listen?

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Russ Feingold

The administration is still considering keeping at least 130,000 troops in Iraq -- a level which is unsustainable and undermines our ability to respond to contingencies elsewhere and defend our own country.

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Moqtada & McCain

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The last thing McCain needs is a media that begins reminding the American people why his unyielding support for a long term commitment of U.S. forces in Iraq is just a carryover of Bush's Iraq disaster.

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Obama Won 62 Out of 72 Wisconsin Counties

Paul Loeb | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Paul Loeb

As Obama continues to broaden his reach in each successive caucus or primary, Wisconsin should answer any lingering questions about his potential range of support.

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McCain Uses Words The Clintons Will Probably Plagiarize

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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Thomas de Zengotita

So here's the situation as we head for the March 4 primaries: the Clintons and McCain running against Obama together, on the same theme.

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Sam Stein

Exit Polls: Obama Continues To Erode Clinton Base

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama continued his strong showing in the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday among voter demographics considered to be Sen. Hillary Clinton's st...

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Jason Linkins

Dramatic Swings, Wide Disparities Undermine WI Polling

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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Wisconsin allows voters to register on the spot when they come to the polls, which means a late surge of new voters is always possible, and always unquantifiable.

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Democratic Electoral Shift In November?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Professional pundits like conventional wisdom. It's comfortable for them to say what "everyone knows" with the voice of authority. But, seeing how o...

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Wisconsin Primary: Latest News, Polls On Democratic Race

Posted 02.16.2008 | Politics

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Last updated at 8:52pm ET More Exit Polls: "Exit polls of Wisconsin Democratic voters show Barack Obama continues to run strong with the white, femal...

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Wisconsin Attacks Ads Continue

Huffington Post | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

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The Wisconsin debate ads continue. This time, Clinton is airing an ad attacking Obama for running an ad that attacked Hillary for running and ad that...

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Obama Ad Criticizes Hillary Call For Wisconsin Debate

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 02.14.2008 | Politics

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Obama's new comercial in Wisconsin answers back Hillary's ad calling for more debates. The voice over refers to Hillary's piece as the "same old poli...

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A Major Integrity Test For Hillary And Bill Is Now Looming

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics

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Thomas de Zengotita

Will the Clintons decide to go negative? Will they insist on seating Florida and Michigan at the convention? Either one or both of those and they put democratic unity in peril.

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Details, Details, Details -- We Need More Debates

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

There are differences between Obama and Clinton -- but even their campaign sites are thin on details and proposals.

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Smart Move: Obama Goes Populist In the Home Stretch

David Sirota | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics

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David Sirota

Obama is a candidate whose top economic adviser is the only remaining top presidential economic guru who acknowledges that our current trade deals are horrifying.

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Hillary Ad Cites Paul Krugman Praise On Healthcare Plan

Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics

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Hillary has hit the air in Wisconsin with a new ad focusing on her health care plan. The ad features praise from Paul Krugman over her plan: See...

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