Elections

A Lesson for the Next President A Lesson for the Next President

Will our next president have the courage to scrap No Child Left Behind?

Oct 21, 2008 / Feature / Demitrious Sinor

Olbermann’s Special Comment on ‘Real America’, Palin, Bachmann Olbermann’s Special Comment on ‘Real America’, Palin, Bachmann

Keith Olbermann criticizes the McCain campaign and other Republicans, like Michele Bachmann, for their use of divisive politics during the campaign.

Oct 21, 2008 / Countdown

Colin Powell on Why He Endorsed Obama Colin Powell on Why He Endorsed Obama

Colin Powell slams right-wing attacks on Obama's character and argues in a favor a generational change in the White House.

Oct 19, 2008 / Talking Points Memo

Will the Youth Vote Swing This Election? Will the Youth Vote Swing This Election?

In state after state, the number of new voters has swelled like never before. They're mostly under 30 and solidly backing Barack Obama.

Oct 17, 2008 / Feature / Cora Currier

Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Plumber Debate Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Plumber Debate

McCain celebrates his 'best friend in the whole world', Joe the Plumber, who has a 'magical plunger' that will fix all our economic problems.

Oct 17, 2008 / Saturday Night Live

Joe the Anti-Social Security Plumber Joe the Anti-Social Security Plumber

'Joe the Plumber', the unlikely star of the final 2008 presidential debate, reveals some of his more extreme views on the issues.

Oct 16, 2008 / Talking Points Memo

McCain Scoffs at ‘Mother’s Health’ Abortion Exemption McCain Scoffs at ‘Mother’s Health’ Abortion Exemption

Obama and McCain exchange blows on abortion rights and a mother's health, the latter of which is too extreme for the Republican.

Oct 16, 2008 / Talking Points Memo

Waiting for the Barbarians Waiting for the Barbarians

The GOP's machinery of hate has taken on a life of its own.

Oct 16, 2008 / Richard Kim

Obama’s Virginia Territory Obama’s Virginia Territory

So far in the once-red state of Virginia, things are going Obama's way.

Oct 16, 2008 / Column / Gary Younge

It’s Sliming Time (Again) It’s Sliming Time (Again)

Politics ain't beanbag, but the thuggishness of McCain and Palin and their conservative media enablers have infected our political discourse.

Oct 16, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman

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