About '08 Roadies

'08 Roadies is a periodic diary of campaign dispatches by Washington bureau chief Walter Shapiro, who is covering his eighth presidential race, and Mike Madden, Salon's Washington correspondent.

Current Salon Politics Stories

• Blood in the water in North Carolina

  Republican Sen. Liddy Dole may be a goner, and John McCain is in trouble in a state the GOP hasn't lost since 1976. What happened?

  By Mike Madden

• Hard times at the bottom of the Bush economy

  By Dan Hoyle

’08 Update

20:30 EDT, Oct. 12, 2008

The "L" word Are Democrats headed for a landslide in November? McClatchy thinks so, and Republicans are going on the record with their worries about John McCain's campaign.

By Alex Koppelman

War Room

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14:17 EDT, Oct. 12, 2008

Quote of the day When David Axelrod and Rick Davis -- top strategists for the Obama and McCain campaigns, respectively -- met on "Fox News Sunday," it got personal.

By Alex Koppelman

War Room

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12:40 EDT, Oct. 12, 2008

Palin booed at Flyers game Philadelphia fans played to type, raising the question -- again -- of why the McCain camp thought it would be a good idea for Sarah Palin to drop the ceremonial puck.

By Alex Koppelman

War Room

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18:55 EDT, Oct. 11, 2008

Has Rezko started talking? The real estate developer, who was closely tied to Barack Obama, was convicted this summer -- he's likely talking about other politicians, however.

By Alex Koppelman

War Room

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15:55 EDT, Oct. 11, 2008

John Lewis: McCain, Palin "sowing seeds of hatred and division" Discussing the Republican campaign, the civil rights icon invokes the memory of George Wallace's rallies.

By Alex Koppelman

War Room

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Salon Politics Blogs

• War Room

  The "L" word

  Are Democrats headed for a landslide in November? McClatchy thinks so, and Republicans are going on the record with their worries about John McCain's campaign.

  Alex Koppelman

• Glenn Greenwald

  Rick Davis: The last 8 years encapsulated

  McCain's campaign manager: Troopergate report found "no violations of any kinds of laws or ethics rules." The report: Palin "abused her power by violating" Alaska law

  Glenn Greenwald

• Joan Walsh

  John McCain's dishonorable campaign

  Finally, he kinda sorta challenges supporters who are sliming Barack Obama.

  Joan Walsh