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Would someone please give Nader some attention?
Alex Koppelman
The now-perennial presidential candidate's campaign sends out a video about the search for "Obama Nuts."
Barack Obama 2.0
Joan Walsh
Compare two speeches Obama gave in Ohio, nine months apart, and you'll hear a good candidate become a great one.
Pa. GOP uses Wright for anti-Obama ad
Alex Koppelman
In a state key to John McCain's hopes, the Republican Party brings up Barack Obama's former pastor.
Does McCain have a path to the presidency?
Alex Koppelman
With polls in Pennsylvania tightening up, there's a glimmer of hope -- but, for now, only a glimmer.
The Post and “the most disliked president since polling began in the 1930s”
Glenn Greenwald
The Washington Post documents the incomparable failure of the Bush Presidency, while its ombudsman urges that the Right be more accommodated.
Overcoming in Ohio
Walter Shapiro
In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama.
The single worst expression in American politics
Glenn Greenwald
As so many politicians do, Joe Biden perverts the Constitution when he instructs Obama critics that they will soon refer to him as "our commander in chief."
Postcard from Pennsylvania: What are they so scared of?
Salon Staff
At a rally in York, Pa., Palin supporters share their fears for a country run by Barack Obama.
Sultan Barack, his harem, and Sarah Palin’s medical records
Glenn Greenwald
What's the only thing worse than the Right trying -- still -- to claim that Obama is a Muslim? Their cowardly refusal to admit they're doing that.
Axelrod on Arizona: “Yes we can”
Mike Madden
Barack Obama's top aide claims the campaign is serious about its chances of beating John McCain in his home state.
A scary Halloween with Sarah Palin
Rebecca Traister
In central Pennsylvania, the Republican base is afraid of Obama, and lost in fever dreams of a neo-Soviet nightmare. But it's all in God's hands.
That coveted Dick Cheney endorsement
Mike Madden
Barack Obama and his aides mock John McCain for getting praise from the vice president.
Obama’s half-aunt living in U.S. illegally
Alex Koppelman
The Associated Press reports that Zeituni Onyango's request for asylum was turned down in 2004 -- will there be a political impact?
Ferraro for Obama
Alex Koppelman
The former vice-presidential candidate, who made some controversial remarks about Barack Obama earlier this year, now supports him.
Doonesbury calls it for Obama
Andrew Burmon
The November 5th edition of Garry Trudeau's comic strip assumes that Barack Obama will win the presidency; some editors are unamused.
Where McCain’s luck could run out
Mike Madden
George W. Bush won Nevada twice -- but the Obama campaign is doubling down on its ground game here and looking flush.
Obama’s winning argument
Joe Conason
The U.S. economy has prospered under Democratic policies, and the candidate knows it. But the real battle begins once Obama takes the White House.
Is Barack Obama a socialist?
Michael Lind
If he is, then so is John McCain. But the charge is just a racial dog whistle anyway. Can you say "welfare queen"?
Former Reagan chief of staff endorses Obama
Alex Koppelman
Kenneth Duberstein says he'll vote for Barack Obama, and adds, of Palin V.P. choice, "even at McDonald's you get interviewed three times."
The youth vote in Berkeley, California
Andrew Leonard
A real stunner: Barack Obama out-polls Alan Keyes by more than a thousand votes.
Palin doesn’t understand First Amendment
Alex Koppelman
In an interview, Sarah Palin suggests her free speech rights are threatened when reporters criticize her.
Sarah Palin speaks on the First Amendment
Glenn Greenwald
John McCain's running mate thinks that the Constitution protects political candidates from being criticized by the press.
McCain on the defensive in Arizona
Gabriel Winant
Obama pulls within a point of McCain in new Arizona poll, and goes on the air in the Republican's home state.
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