Wilshire and Washington

First Blood: Palin vs Biden

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Joe Biden, Vice Presidential Debate, Barack Obama, Wilshire and Washington, Gwen Ifill, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

On this special post-debate installment of Wilshire & Washington, Ted, Maegan and Teresa tackle the one and only debate between Vice Presidential cand...

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Can Netroots Entertainers Galvanize Youth Vote?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 10.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Debate, Vice Presidential Debate, The Youngest Candidate, Michael Moore, Wilshire and Washington, Baratunde Thurston, Sarah Palin, Jason Pollock, Voter Suppression, Wiki, Media News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

If the financial market doesn't implode first, the media may just explode in anticipation of the VP debate. Are expectations so low at this point that Sarah Palin wins just by showing up and sounding intelligent?

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W&W: Can Saving the Economy Save Us From Spurious Sarah News?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Biden, Charlie Gibson, Barack Obama, Teresa Valdez Klein, Black Monday, Mccain, Market Crash, Politics, Sarah Palin, Wilshire and Washington, Financial News, Maegan Carberry, Palin, Ted Johnson, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

So, sorry, Ms. Palin, but something happened on Wall Street to bump you off the front page. A little major market crash, that's all. Now, the candidat...

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W&W: Joe vs Sarah the (Unlicensed) Barracuda? And Yes, Ted Got Arrested...

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 09.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Republican National Convention, Lipstick, St. Paul, Mccain, Rnc, Joe Biden, Ted Johnson, Obama, Barack Obama, Palin, Politics, Wilshire and Washington, Sarah Palin, Teresa Valdez Klein, Maegan Carberry, Steve Schmidt, Barracuda, Media News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

So, um, lipstick? Yes, lipstick is the main story of the day; but why? Is it sexist? Is it a diversion? Is it just... lipstick?

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

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ballot, Saddleback, Mccain, Ted Johnson, Election Law, Obama, Election, Politics, Rich Hasen, Diebold, Wilshire and Washington, Teresa Valdez Klein, Maegan Carberry, Election Law Blog, Rick Warren, Voting, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

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?

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W&W: The Other Convention: How Will Republicans Show Up Barackstar's PoliticoPalooza?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 08.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Media Lizzy, Republican National Convention, Dnc, John McCain, Mccain, Rnc, Democratic National Convention, Ted Johnson, Obama, Lizzy, National Convention, Politics, Political Convention, Convention, Wilshire and Washington, Wilshire & Washington, Teresa Valdez Klein, Maegan Carberry, Heading Right, Elizabeth Blackney, Lizzy Blackney, John Edwards, Home News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Yes, Obama is everywhere, and we know the Democratic National Convention is going to be huge. But what about that other convention with, you know, the...

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Is Facebook the Answer to Low Turnout and Hanging Chads?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Oliver Stone, Politics, Wilshire and Washington, Washington, Ted Johnson, Brett Horvath, Your Revolution, Facebook, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein, Wilshire, Batman, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Brett Horvath has created an application that allows voters in Washington and Arizona to register to vote online in less than three minutes.

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Media Darlings: The Maverick or The Chosen One?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Yorker, Greg Mitchell, Jordan, David Horsey, Straight Talk Express, Obama Cartoon, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Ted Johnson, Editor and Publisher, Obama, Wilshire, Barack Obama 2008, Politics, Wilshire and Washington, Netroots, Teresa Valdez Klein, Israel, Maegan Carberry, John McCain, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Do reporters like John McCain better? Can Captain Straight Talk Express even complain? And should Obama sidestep his rep as the Anointed One?

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