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The punditocracy’s Seven Biggest Blunders of the 2008 election
Walter Shapiro, Mike Madden
Guess what? The Conventional Wisdom has blown it again in handicapping Obama vs. McCain in the homestretch.
Tea with Barack Obama’s sister
Stuart Coleman
Maya Soetoro-Ng on her "awesome" big brother, his early presidential leanings and their mother's legacy of hope.
NRCC cuts off Bachmann
Alex Koppelman
In the wake of her comments on "Hardball," the controversial Minnesota congresswoman can no longer count on help from her party's campaign committee.
McCain and the media: Is the romance over?
Vincent Rossmeier
A new study finds that the media's recent coverage of John McCain has been decidedly negative.
Salon Radio: Eric Boehlert on Drudge’s decline
Glenn Greenwald
Is the right-wing gossipmonger finally losing his sway over campaign reporters?
“I’m Joe the Plumber”
Alex Koppelman
Hoped his 15 minutes of fame were up? Sorry -- the McCain camp's newest ad is all about him.
What is happening to GOP electoral tactics?
Glenn Greenwald
Standard GOP patriotism tropes are failing to resonate and are actually backfiring. Why?
Go ahead, jump on the bandwagon
King Kaufman
Being a fan of a losing team isn't a sign of character. It's a consumer choice. So is newfound passion for the Phillies or Rays.
Where the GOP could get dirty
Andrew Burmon
From Ohio to Florida to Montana, here's where Republicans may be using voter suppression tactics to tilt the presidential election.
Obama ad goes after McCain’s leadership, temperament
Alex Koppelman
The new spot, airing in at least one key swing state, calls the Republican nominee, and his response to the economic crisis, "erratic."
The lobster dinner that wasn’t
Alex Koppelman
Page Six retracts a report that Michelle Obama ordered a lavish meal while at one of New York's most luxurious hotels.
As Greenspan plummets, Volcker surges
Andrew Leonard
If you could trade shares in Fed chairmen, it's time to sell the Maestro. As for Bernanke? Every week, it's a different story.
McCain “absolutely” proud of RNC 9/11 mailer
Alex Koppelman
John McCain says he has no problems with a pamphlet that asserts Barack Obama believes terrorists "just need a good talking to."
Mark Halperin defends Rush Limbaugh’s Powell/race theory
Glenn Greenwald
Why isn't this race-based analysis being applied to white political figures who are endorsing this year outside of their party?
Obama’s big advantage
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama has much more money available to him than John McCain does, and can raise even more.
Obama’s own campaign suspension
Alex Koppelman
This time around, it's Barack Obama who's leaving the trail briefly, to visit his ailing grandmother.
What does its CEO’s endorsement of Obama mean for Google?
Cyrus Farivar
Eric Schmidt may just be angling for a Cabinet job.
Letter from a Texas Republican
Thomas Schaller
Add another voice to the list of those who have had enough.
Say it ain’t so, Joe!
Mike Madden
Democrats are furious over Joe Lieberman's cheerleading for McCain-Palin. But would punishing the powerful senator be a smart move?
Bob the Banker speaks out
Gary Kamiya
In an exclusive interview, Joe the Plumber's big brother reveals why Obama's plan to "spread the wealth" will turn America into a socialist hell.
Why is Barack Obama now electable?
Walter Shapiro
From the youth vote to Sarah Palin's outdated embrace of the rural mystique, Salon's panel of demographers and consumer trend experts talks about how America is changing.
Pat Buchanan runs out of arguments
Joan Walsh
After failing to devalue Colin Powell's Obama endorsement on "Hardball," the GOP veteran played the race card, unconvincingly.
Sneak peek: The Palin porno
Tracy Clark-Flory
Hustler's much-buzzed-about "Nailin' Paylin" has hit the Web -- and it's just as bad as expected.
McCain campaign reconsiders Rev. Wright
Gabriel Winant
Though the candidate ruled out use of Obama's pastor as an issue, he may be one of the last bullets in the McCain team's gun.
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