The Candidate’s Second-to-Last Words
What Barack Obama and John McCain (and their campaigns) are saying as they build up to their final pitches.
Posted 11/03/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
The Last Important Thing Before the Election Was Beth Ostrosky Finishing the Marathon
And also how sweet it was that Howard made her bagels with peanut butter that morning. And Arnold Diaz put Martha Stewart in the Hall of Shame. In the gossip roundup.
Posted 10/31/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Rashid Khalidi: Will Anyone Stand for McCain’s Final Smear?
Pundits aren't buying McCain's latest attempt to add Rashid Khalidi to Obama's cast of questionable characters.
Posted 10/31/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Awesome
McCain Vows to Take Joe the Plumber to Washington
McCain has a new friend and he is not letting him out of his sight.
Posted 10/30/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Fox Business Network Host Neil Cavuto Blasts McCain: ‘On Economic Matters You Have No Convictions’
Citiing McCain's erratic spending and tax plans, the Fox Business Network host eviscerates the candidate of News Corp.
Posted 10/30/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Is McCain Trying to Make Rashid Khalidi Into an October Surprise?
Does this latest huff over Obama's relationship with Columbia professor Rashid Khalidi resonate with you?
Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Joe Hagan Grills David Brooks About Palin, Voting for Obama, and Exile From Conservativism
New York 'Times' columnist David Brooks and 'New York' writer Joe Hagan discuss pulling the lever for Obama, whether Brooks is worried for about brand, and the attempt to 'excommunicate' the columnist from the conservative movement.
Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Look Out! Possible Obama Landslide
Pundits and pollsters keep wondering if the race is tightening. What’s actually happening is that the prospects for a Democratic landslide are growing.
Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Obama’s Silent Ad vs. McCain’s Charitable Ad: Which Speaks Louder?
McCain tries to solidify his message in the moments before Obama's 30-minute television appeal. But is he scrambled by Obama's latest short spot?
Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Obama to Ruthlessly Dominate the Airwaves Tonight With Touching, Patriotic Infomercial
How effective will the prime-time ad actually be, and what can we expect?
Posted 10/28/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Matt Bai and Nate Silver Explain Why the Rays Have Better Odds Than McCain
'New York Times Magazine' writer Matt Bai and FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver discuss the viability of McCain's Pennsylvania-based strategy, the voters assuming we're still stuck in the 2000/2004 universe, and Silver's defense of his model should the election turn to McCain.
Posted 10/28/08 in Daily Intel
This Should Surprise No One
Slate in the Tank for Obama
Slate's staff and contributors vote, surprise no one.
Posted 10/28/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Politico.com Takes On Perceived Media Bias
"As it happens, McCain’s campaign is going quite poorly and Obama’s is going well. Imposing artificial balance on this reality would be a bias of its own."
Posted 10/28/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
John the Desperate Candidate Warns of Barack the Redistributor
Of course, there are some logical flaws to the socialist-redistributor argument as it applies to Obama.
Posted 10/27/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Nate Silver and Jonathan Chait on Early Voting and the Latest Sarah Palin Rumor
FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver and 'The New Republic' columnist Jonathan Chait discuss the latest Sarah Palin 2012 rumor, how much the African-American vote will matter, and why you should never underestimate the Republican base.
Posted 10/27/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
McCain Warns of Unchecked Liberal Power — But What Does Everyone Else Think?
How much will Democrats really be able to throw their weight around if they control both houses of Congress and the presidency, and how effective is this argument for McCain?
Posted 10/27/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Scandalous Items Found in Mary-Louise Parker’s Trash
Uh, not really. Also, Lindsay loves Samantha but is still way into guys. In Monday's gossip roundup.
Posted 10/27/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
McCain Campaign Soaked by Stories of Palin Strife
Just as we suspected, the weekend was spent chronicling the increasing tension between the Republican candidates.
Posted 10/24/08 in Daily Intel
Party Lines
Charlie Rose on Sarah Palin on Charlie Rose
We talked to the popular PBS host about how influential he really thought his interview was with the Alaska governor.
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