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October 12, 2008
The rush to count chickens before votes are hatched
Now that folksy is in, I don’t mind admitting that the first line of Joe Biden’s latest e-mail reminded me of my grandmother.
October 05, 2008
Obama backers face struggle in Appalachian town
Appalachia can be a cold country for liberals, so when word came that the Obama campaign was opening an office in town, Dee Crescitelli started driving by, just to see if it was open yet.
September 28, 2008
In Virginia town, voters weigh personal economy
As a lipstick sunset painted the hills of the Piedmont, Joyce Tyree sold tickets to the junior varsity football game at Eastern View High School.
September 21, 2008
Maverick rides the Chicken Little Express
The problem wasn’t that John McCain said, “The fundamentals of the economy are strong,” as Wall Street was imploding last week.
September 14, 2008
The power of Palin
Last week’s Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., has re-energized the party and John McCain’s presidential campaign
September 07, 2008
GOP revels in the power of Palin
Marsha Mercer
Media General News Service
September 02, 2008
Postcard from St. Paul
Among Republicans here for their national convention, the initial surprise – if not shock—of John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate quickly morphed into near elation.
September 01, 2008
Labor Day a gift to Republican National Convention
Happy Labor Day! As many Americans enjoy a last weekend at the beach, the Republican National Convention opens today in St. Paul.
August 31, 2008
Republicans ready to sell voters on McCain at convention
Here are three little words you’ll hear over and over during the Republican National Convention that starts Monday in St. Paul: ready to lead.
August 28, 2008
From Denver, more than meets the eye
The Democratic National Convention you see on TV is not the same convention as experienced in the Pepsi Center.
August 27, 2008
Pointing the Democratic Party toward the future
Hoping to win back the White House in November, Democrats in August are, in Obama’s phrase, turning the page.
August 26, 2008
Will Democratic convention connect with voters?
Democratic National Convention organizers proudly tout the diversity of the 4,438 delegates at the Pepsi Center.
August 24, 2008
Though much maligned, National Political Conventions are worth it
Here come the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions — and the quadrennial whine.
August 17, 2008
The Democratic lobbyist’s dilemma
More than 2 million people have contributed to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Kathi Ream of Falls Church, Va., is not among them.
August 10, 2008
Clinton back on the scene
It was inevitable. Hillary Clinton is back, and she’s John McCain’s new, not-so-secret weapon.
August 03, 2008
McCain, Obama spar while nation’s problems loom
Al Gore got it right when he said, “I don’t remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously.”
July 27, 2008
McDole? Flashbacks of another campaign
It’s an election between old and new.
July 20, 2008
When can-do candidates become can’t-do presidents
President George Bush says he doesn’t have a magic wand, so he “can’t just say, ‘low gas.’”
July 13, 2008
With nasty remark, Jackson again takes stage
Never underestimate the power of the nasty, overheard remark.
June 29, 2008
A one-term pledge by McCain?
How bad is it for John McCain? Some of his supporters keep suggesting he would have a better shot at the White House if he promised to serve only one term.
June 22, 2008
Forgotten but not gone, president gets to be himself
As gigs go in this troubled economy, it’s not so bad being a profoundly unpopular lame-duck president.
June 15, 2008
Race runs through presidential campaign
Who are you? And how can you write such crap?”
June 08, 2008
Opinions coming between Obama, Clinton
Nobody listens to Jimmy Carter anymore, but once in a while, they should.
June 01, 2008
McClellan book shows conflicted author
Near the end of “What Happened,” Scott McClellan’s tough-love critique of President George Bush and his failed presidency, he recounts a bizarre and telling moment in the Oval Office.
May 25, 2008
By focusing on Twin Cities, GOP risks losing sight of South
WASHINGTON—Nothing says capital-D Democrat like the lions of the left from Minnesota — Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy and Walter Mondale.
May 18, 2008
Obama, Clinton fight over working man credibility
Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are fighting over working men and women through a fog of retro racial politics.
May 11, 2008
Hillary Clinton and the Golden Handshake
WASHINGTON—What will it take to get Hillary Clinton to quit?
Oh, that’s right, quit isn’t in the Clintons’ vocabulary, and she insists she’s staying on the campaign trail “until there’s a nominee.” Hello? Apparently, presidential campaigns on Planet Hillary work differently than those here on Earth.
Most presidential candidates quit when the money runs out. Clinton continues to raise money — just not enough to keep up with Barack Obama — but then there’s that commodious handbag of hers. She’s OK about dipping into it again, her campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, said after news broke of her $11.5 million in personal loans to her campaign
May 07, 2008
Cue the panda bear
A year ago last March, the Republican National Committee had fun sending someone in a “pander bear” suit to crash a Hillary Clinton fundraiser at a Washington hotel. Democrat Clinton, Republicans said, was pandering to voters. Horrors!
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