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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.
Pundits and pollsters keep wondering if the race is tightening. What’s actually happening is that the prospects for a Democratic landslide are growing.
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?
How effective will the prime-time ad actually be, and what can we expect?
'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.
Slate's staff and contributors vote, surprise no one.
"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."
Of course, there are some logical flaws to the socialist-redistributor argument as it applies to Obama.
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.
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?
Just as we suspected, the weekend was spent chronicling the increasing tension between the Republican candidates.
We talked to the popular PBS host about how influential he really thought his interview was with the Alaska governor.
The McCain campaign gets all melty on the inside, while Obama's team remains chilled through and through.
They side with Obama's politics — and his temper.
'Men in Gucci shoes who have seven glass houses,' observes our dear senior senator, 'should not cast stones.'
From the moment they accepted Barack Obama's op-ed over the summer, they knew they'd set themselves up for a McCain trap.
After comments made by Chuck Todd last night on MSNBC about the pair's 'lack of chemistry,' expect the media to be on the lookout for any and all signs of strife.
In the polls, in the known and unknown unknowns, and in the potential for flat-out luck, there remains a reason to hope.
Oh, what's in a gaffe, anyway?
This, of course, makes us imagine what else John McCain should do like Dole.
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