Pulling Away From McCain After the Convention

Daniel Burrell, 08.21.2008

Obama must challenge McCain on the single issue where he remains strongest. Without the national security and foreign policy legs to stand on, the McCain candidacy goes nowhere.

Roy Sekoff with Dan Abrams: Will Obama Text "It's HRC as VP" and Is Lieberman McCain's Biker Boyfriend?

Huff TV, 08.21.2008

The Shmegege Vote: 2008

Susan Isaacs, 08.21.2008

When it comes to Obama, too many Jews are buying into the same sort of blood libel and belligerent ignorance that has tormented our people throughout history.

Jerome Corsi's Long Strange, Trip

Max Blumenthal, 08.21.2008

Corsi's success represents the apotheosis of a long, strange trip from the farther shores of the right into the national spotlight.

Obama Bomaye!

AJ Rossmiller, 08.21.2008

When pundits make hyperventilating claims about Obama's alleged campaign appeasement, it is vital to note that Obama has played this game before. Those who are calling for an all-out assault against McCain have short memories.

Polls Say It's the Economy -- Now What?

Zachary Karabell, 08.21.2008

The huge variability between different states makes it very hard for any candidate to run on a coherent economic platform that has national appeal.

Obama and the Bradley Effect

Michael Fauntroy, 08.21.2008

Racism is the bully in the schoolyard of American politics and culture. One does not overcome a bully by ignoring it but, rather, by confronting it and exposing it for what it is.

Dukakis vs. Tyson

RJ Eskow, 08.20.2008

History doesn't just repeat itself. For Democrats it's more like a broken record. Once again the party's blowing a healthy lead by being reluctant to engage its opponent.

Why is Liberal Radio So Inept?

Andy Ostroy, 08.21.2008

On the air I want the sort of Viagra-fueled maniacs conservatives have on the front lines, not a bunch of impotent lefties who couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag.

Dark Knight America

William Bradley, 08.20.2008

The Dark Knight ends up in much the same place we finds ourselves today. Bereft of a clearcut hero. Having narrowly survived a assault against our essential selves. And wondering what comes next.

The GOP Slander Machine

Moby, 08.21.2008

In 1980 Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter by asking America "are you better off than you were 4 years ago?" Can't Obama just ask the same thing?

Evan Bayh: VP Speculation Hits Fever Pitch

Bil Browning, 08.21.2008

The "Evan Bayh will be Vice-President" meme is running rampant here in Indiana with more and more tips and leaks and rumors spreading like wildfire.

Obama Curbs Superdelegates & Eyes 2012

Ari Melber, 08.21.2008

If the campaign doesn't want to offend powerful superdelegates during the convention, fine. But then the safer course is to push this change after November and without a commission.

Republican Talking Points on Russia and Why Condi is McCain's Best Choice

Joe Lauria, 08.21.2008

I can just see McCain now with that creepy grin saying: "The Democrats had a royal battle over whether to pick a woman or an African American. We've got both."

Election Law 101: Primary Colors and Hanging Chads in '08 and Beyond

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein, 08.21.2008

So what's going to go wrong at the ballot box this year? What ever happened to those good ol' punch cards and Diebold electronic voting machines?

A Long Way From Birmingham

Bruce Kluger, 08.21.2008

The four little girls from Birmingham were taken from us before they had a chance to witness a better America. But next week in Denver, their spirits will be very much alive.