Election 2008

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Palin: Obama Is 'Palling Around With Terrorists'

(Newser) - The McCain campaign, losing ground in battleground states, ratcheted up its attacks on Barack Obama today, Reuters reports. Sarah Palin accused Obama of "palling around with terrorists" at a rally in Colorado. She cited a New York Times article about his relationship with a former member of the radical...

They Can Still Overcome a 6-Point Gap

(Newser) - John McCain and Sarah Palin are up against a 6-point political headwind these days, but that's no reason for them to give up, writes William Kristol in the Weekly Standard. Past tickets have overcome late deficits—Ford-Dole made up 20 points in 1976, though in a losing bid—and McCain's...

Mac's Road to 270 Electoral Votes Looks Hard

Democrats close gap in battleground states as GOP options narrow.

(Newser) - John McCain's path to Pennsylvania Avenue is forcing him to go through states where he is either tied or losing in the polls, the Boston Globe reports. Not only did he pull out of Michigan, McCain is struggling in eight states President Bush won that hold 101 electoral votes. “...

Court Is King in Obama Campaign

Basketball is essential outlet when things get tense

(Newser) - For Barack Obama, shooting hoops is an essential element of any tense day. In frequent sessions usually closed to reporters, the senator faces off with friends from the campaign and elsewhere, even flying in Chicago buddies to hit the court, the Los Angeles Times reports. But his aides make sure...

McCain to Redouble Attacks
 McCain to Redouble Attacks
Oct 4, 2008 11:33 AM CDT

McCain to Redouble Attacks

New ad campaign, to debut after debate, will attempt to shift focus from the economy

(Newser) - John McCain’s struggling campaign, hobbled by the economic crisis, will go back on the attack, the Washington Post reports. Insiders said targets would include Obama’s association with convicted developer Tony Rezko. Ads criticizing the Democratic candidate’s record on taxes have already run.

Feminism's Heir: She Can Fake It Like the Boys
Feminism's Heir: She Can Fake It Like the Boys
OPINION
Oct 4, 2008 11:03 AM CDT

Feminism's Heir: She Can Fake It Like the Boys

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is a “genuine heir” to feminism’s tenet that women can compete with men at any level: She “clawed her way to the top” in Alaska using all the same cutthroat tactics men do, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times. In the debate, she...

How Obama Crossed Paths With a Radical '60s Bomber

Candidate's links with ex-Weatherman probed

(Newser) - Bill Ayers' past as a bomb-planting '60s radical has been largely forgiven in Chicago—even the mayor says, “He’s done a lot of good in this city and nationally”—but it keeps popping up to haunt Barack Obama, the New York Times reports. The pair live in...

Palin's Tax Returns Raise Questions

Experts query travel payments, other reimbursements

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's tax returns, released yesterday, show her to be the least wealthy of the presidential candidates, the Wall Street Journal reports, and the governor herself to be the family's main breadwinner. The Palins reported a combined income of $166,000 in 2007, up from $128,000 in 2006. Todd...

Palin Begs Mac to Give Mich. Another Try

(Newser) - Sarah Palin says Michigan can still be won. After learning today about John McCain's move to stop campaigning in the state, she "fired off a quick e-mail and said, 'Oh come on, do we have to?'" she told Fox News. She added that McCain's pullout was "not a...

Producer: Flynt Overpaid for 'Palin' Porn Pic

Hustler chief offered as much as five times going rate

(Newser) - An adult-entertainment producer says smut magnate Larry Flynt overpaid the Sarah Palin lookalike hired to star in an upcoming porn release, Lisa Derrick notes on Firedoglake. Flynt’s help wanted ad offered $2,000 to $3,000, with no expectation of more off-color sex acts, which producer Bill Margold called...

VP Debate Draws Record 69.9M
 VP Debate Draws 
 Record 69.9M 
UPDATED
Oct 3, 2008 4:35 PM CDT

VP Debate Draws Record 69.9M

Shatters the 56.9M for Ferraro-Bush in 1984, and well above McCain-Obama I

(Newser) - Last night’s vice presidential debate drew 69.9 million viewers, shattering the record for such an event, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The 1984 encounter between VP candidates Geraldine Ferraro and George H.W. Bush drew 56.9 million; the record for a campaign debate is 80.6 million for...

Bush Moves Quickly, Signs Bailout Bill Into Law

Reps who switched vote already spinning change for constituents

(Newser) - Less than 2 hours after the House passed the $700 billion bailout bill, President Bush signed it this afternoon. With a stroke of a pen, he set in motion $110 million in tax cuts and sent the legislators on both sides of the 263-171 vote home to explain themselves to...

Fake Polls Smear 'Muslim' Obama

Callers link candidate to Hamas, imply he is a Muslim in calls

(Newser) - The ugly tactic of “push polling” has resurfaced in key swing states, as fake pollsters seek to influence voters with scam questions that present an unfavorable view of Barack Obama, the Guardian reports. On one call, a Jewish voter in Pennsylvania says, she was asked if she would vote...

Wolverine? Weathergirl? Pundits Reach for Words
Wolverine? Weathergirl? Pundits Reach for Words

OPINION
Oct 3, 2008 11:25 AM CDT

Wolverine? Weathergirl? Pundits Reach for Words

Palin didn't lose, didn't win

(Newser) - Think Sarah Palin's performance was folksy and colorful last night? Pundits reached to do it justice:
  • "I always wondered what a wolverine would sound like chewing through plywood," writes Howard Fineman of Newsweek. "Now I know: like Sarah Palin 'debating'  Joe Biden."
  • “Somewhere in heaven,
...

Palin's Winning Strategy: Ignore the Question
Palin's Winning Strategy: Ignore the Question
opinion
Oct 3, 2008 10:27 AM CDT

Palin's Winning Strategy: Ignore the Question

She succeeded by discussing whichever topic suited her

(Newser) - Sarah Palin made last night's debate work for her by answering whichever questions she wanted, not the questions she was asked, writes Christopher Beam in Slate. The Republican seemed to barely notice her opponent and the moderator, at one point telling Joe Biden, "I may not answer the questions...

Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again
Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again
OPINION
Oct 3, 2008 10:05 AM CDT

Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again

Noonan: She's a little transparent but still very effective

(Newser) - Sarah Palin starred in her own political "infomercial" last night and once again revived John McCain's flagging campaign, writes Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal. Palin looked "not petrified but peppy," her style far more suited to a debate than a cerebral interview. Biden seemed to...

Obama's Cool Will Win the White House
Obama's Cool Will Win the White House
OPINION
Oct 3, 2008 9:25 AM CDT

Obama's Cool Will Win the White House

Krauthammer: He's calm and collected as McCain rolls the dice

(Newser) - Barack Obama has kept his cool while his rival hurls frantic Hail Mary passes—and that will be what wins him this election, Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post. John McCain tempted fate one time too many with his campaign-suspension stunt, Krauthammer argues, leaving his rival—who did not...

Biggest Loser in VP Debate Was Gwen Ifill
Biggest Loser in VP Debate Was Gwen Ifill
OPINION
Oct 3, 2008 8:55 AM CDT

Biggest Loser in VP Debate Was Gwen Ifill

Moderator did nothing to keep debate from being an infomercial

(Newser) - Last night's debate will provide "no fundamental change" in the race, writes James Fallows in the Atlantic, which is much better news for Obama than McCain. Here are some other quick takes from Fallows:
  • Moderator Gwen Ifill was "terrible." She seemed not to care at all about
...

Debate Polls: Biden Wins, Palin Gets a Boost

Viewers say Biden better-prepared, Palin more likeable

(Newser) - Joe Biden won last night’s debate, polls from CNN and CBS show, but Sarah Palin held her own, improving her image with many responders. Some 51% of viewers polled told CNN that Biden did “the best job,” compared to 36% who preferred Palin. In the CBS poll,...

Palin Survives, But the Ticket Still Struggles
Palin Survives,
But the Ticket
Still Struggles
ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2008 6:37 AM CDT

Palin Survives, But the Ticket Still Struggles

Proving herself hampered her ability to attack Obama

(Newser) - Sarah Palin acquitted herself at last night's debate with her charm and a show of basic coherency, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times. Her face-off with Joe Biden didn't prove to be a point of no return for the faltering McCain campaign, but neither was it the decisive...

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