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Posts on Monday, August 4, 2008

Obama and the new poll, Part 1

For reasons that go much deeper than his appeal, the news in a Post/Kaiser/Harvard poll is mixed for Barack Obama.

Obama and poll results, Part 2

Computing the share of the white vote nationally the Illinois senator will need to win this November.

Two Obama developments

The Democratic nominee agrees to fully seat the Michigan and Florida delegates and debate McCain thrice this fall.

The stable map

The more maps change the more they stay the same.

Senator Sanctimony

Joe Lieberman is better than you, smarter than you and knows more about what's good for America than you do.

Is it Bayh time?

There are new indications that Obama could pick the Indiana senator to be his vice president during a trip to the state this week.

McCain is race-baiting smartly

His ad campaign may be offensive, but that doesn't mean McCain's attacks won't work or shouldn't be responded to -- in kind -- by Obama.

The Perot-Nader-Paul axis

What these three seemingly unrelated pols have in common is an appeal concentrated in the West.

Newsweek's shoddy analyses

Dickey and Meacham rely on convenient tropes and anecdotes to arrive at some convenient but misleading conclusions about the South.

Currently in War Room

Mukasey checks out of hospital

The attorney general, who collapsed while giving a speech on Thursday night, says he's feeling fine and that tests came back with good results.

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 20:55 EST

Happy Thanksgiving, from Sarah Palin

Alaska's governor probably could have chosen a better backdrop for the press conference she gave after "pardoning" one turkey.

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 20:30 EST

Obama looking at retired four-stars for key posts

Retired Marine Corps general James L. Jones and Navy Admiral Dennis C. Blair are rumored to be Obama's top choices for top national security positions.

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 19:40 EST

Franken keeps gaining on Coleman

With the recount in their race entering its third day, the gap between Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken is now even smaller.

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 18:50 EST