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Posted 09/09/08 in Daily Intel

Instant Politics

Markos Moulitsas and Alex Pareene on McCain’s Mysterious Bump, Obama and the Electoral College, and Fetishizing the Undecided Voter

Today, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas and Gawker’s Alex Pareene discuss campaign lies, the movement to declaw the Electoral College, and why you shouldn't be worried about the polls — yet.

Posted 09/05/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

St. Paul Report: David Carr on Why This Will Be the Last Convention of Its Kind

It was David Carr who gave us the best, most colorful assessment of what it was like to be a reporter here.

Posted 09/02/08 in Daily Intel

In Other News

Raffaello Follieri Wooed McCain, Too

Also! Anne Hathaway finally publicly mentions her relationship with the accused con man.

Posted 08/29/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Obama’s Speech Hated, Too

We’ve ordered our pundits’ reactions to Obama’s speech from, roughly, the most glowing praise to the harshest critiques, to elucidate the vast discrepancies of opinion.

Posted 08/29/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Waldman: The Euphoria of Witnessing Obama’s Speech

This was the third best day of my life, after my wedding and my daughter's bat mitzvah.

Posted 08/29/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Heilemann: Seven Ways Obama’s Speech Succeeded, and Why It Wasn’t Perfect

We knew he would be poised and stirring. But could he be effective? Here's why the answer was yes.

Posted 08/28/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Fight for Obama, ‘Vanity Fair’ Tickets Consumes DNC

Fight for Obama, ‘Vanity Fair’ Tickets Consumes DNC

Lines around the block!

Posted 08/28/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Pundits: Everyone Likes Bill Clinton Again; Joe Biden Holds His Own

Pundits: Everyone Likes Bill Clinton Again; Joe Biden Holds His Own

This was a setting these two aging, white, male Washington insiders hadn't found themselves in before.

Posted 08/28/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

John Kerry Finds His Voice in Time to Share Dem Spotlight With Bill Clinton

John Kerry Finds His Voice in Time to Share Dem Spotlight With Bill Clinton

With effective, incendiary speeches, Clinton and Kerry stoke the Dem flames and warm up the convention for Obama’s address tonight.

Posted 08/27/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

And the Award for the Scariest Denver-Area Hotel Goes To…

And the Award for the Scariest Denver-Area Hotel Goes To…

If you’re IMPORTANT, you get to stay at the Sheraton or the Ritz. Otherwise, you just might be sleeping next door to a wannabe Obama assassin.

Posted 08/27/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Hillary Still Winking at Her Supporters

Clinton looked at the huge crowd in attendance and said, "If I'd known I had this many delegates…" The audience whooped knowingly.

Posted 08/27/08 in Daily Intel

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Heilemann: Why the Democrats Are Failing in Denver

Heilemann: Why the Democrats Are Failing in Denver

Mark Penn's still causing trouble in Hillaryland, and the Democrats aren't effectively framing McCain in negative terms.

Posted 08/27/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Denver Dispatch: Will.I.Am on McCain, Muse

Denver Dispatch: Will.I.Am on McCain, Muse

‘And, you know what, I would like to overcome that kind of stuff. That’s beyond inspirational. That’s triumph. He is an inspiring guy.’

Posted 08/27/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

To Many, Hillary Clinton Left Much Unsaid

To Many, Hillary Clinton Left Much Unsaid

There was nothing about Obama’s readiness to be president, and almost nothing about him on a personal level.

Posted 08/26/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Denver Dispatch: Meet Your Hilariously Inept DNC Protester

Denver Dispatch: Meet Your Hilariously Inept DNC Protester

No one, including those who were watching the action, could articulate what last night’s protest was about in the first place.

Posted 08/26/08 in Daily Intel

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Denver Dispatch: Waldman on the Hierarchy of DNC Access

Denver Dispatch: Waldman on the Hierarchy of DNC Access

The single topic of conversation that seems to consume the attention of a fair number of the 50,000 people here is the search for credentials.

Posted 08/26/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Michelle Obama Not Scary in the Least Last Night

Michelle Obama Not Scary in the Least Last Night

By most accounts, she knocked her speech out of the park.

Posted 08/25/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Denver Dispatch: Barry Levinson Sees Massive Conspiracy Against Celebs

Denver Dispatch: Barry Levinson Sees Massive Conspiracy Against Celebs

‘It’s been my experience that 90 percent of writers, directors, and actors are basically middle-class people who had talent.’

Posted 08/25/08 in Daily Intel

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Denver Dispatch: Ayelet Waldman on Being an Obama Delegate

Denver Dispatch: Ayelet Waldman on Being an Obama Delegate

I’m an Obama delegate for the state of California, having won a somewhat intense election battle of my own to get here.

Posted 08/25/08 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Denver Dispatch: Kathleen Sebelius Tears Up Dance Floor at Wild Party

Denver Dispatch: Kathleen Sebelius Tears Up Dance Floor at Wild Party

Do some states party harder than others? Judging from the Friends of New Orleans DNC benefit last night, yes.