Palin on Ron Paul “Right On!” Campaign Palin on Ron Paul “Right On!” Campaign
In a February interview with MTV, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lavished praise on maverick Republican presidential contender Ron Paul. She had a few nice things to say about anoth...
Sep 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Why Obama Should Fight For Alaska Why Obama Should Fight For Alaska
ST. PAUL -- Barack Obama prevailed in the February 5 Democratic presidential caucuses in Alaska by one of the largest margins he achieved in any of the many state battles that led...
Aug 31, 2008 / John Nichols
Clinton Praises Palin Pick Clinton Praises Palin Pick
ST. PAUL -- Hillary Clinton, after a Democratic National Convention week of scrambling to be on-message for the Barack Obama campaign, veered off message to celebrate the selectio...
Aug 30, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama’s Tough New Populism Obama’s Tough New Populism
DENVER -- William Cobb was going to approve of Barack Obama's acceptence speech. Cobb is a working man, a union man and a proud member of the party of working men and union men: ...
Aug 29, 2008 / John Nichols
Twin Cities Values Twin Cities Values
Minnesota's message to the GOP: we're all better off when we look after one another.
Aug 28, 2008 / John Nichols
It Looks a Lot Like Unity It Looks a Lot Like Unity
DENVER – In 1908, when Democrats first gathered in Denver, African-American activists asked the party to make a place for them -- inside the convention, in the platform and in t...
Aug 28, 2008 / John Nichols
The Right Speech — For Clinton and Obama The Right Speech — For Clinton and Obama
DENVER -- Even the Obama delegates were reaching for Clinton signs. Such was the intensity of the moment, as delegates of every political stripe grabbed up the white signs -- "Pa...
Aug 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Michelle Obama’s Elegant Remarks Michelle Obama’s Elegant Remarks
DENVER -- Asking the wife of a candidate for president to address the national convention at which her husband is to be nominated is a relatively recent phenomenon. And the histo...
Aug 26, 2008 / John Nichols
Teddy! Teddy! Teddy! Teddy! Teddy! Teddy!
Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Democratic party, the hero of a dozen Democratic national conventions, took the stage at one more gathering of the fa...
Aug 26, 2008 / John Nichols
Moving Democrats Toward a Progressive Future Moving Democrats Toward a Progressive Future
Democratic National Conventions have come a long way since the last time the party's delegates met in Denver. In 1908, when the party met in this western city, African-Americans s...
Aug 24, 2008 / John Nichols