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On AlterNet: election08

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "election08"

The One Issue All the Candidates Are Wrong On

The One Issue All the Candidates Are Wrong On

Simran Sethi, Huffington Post. October 9, 2008.
Palin and McCain have always been for it. Joe Biden was sort of against it before he was for it and Barack Obama embraces it.

Bradley Who? Here Comes the Obama Effect

Bradley Who? Here Comes the Obama Effect

Daniel Okrent, Huffington Post. October 8, 2008.
Five reasons why Obama may be changing the electoral map for years to come.

How Low Will Palin Go in Her Mudslinging?

How Low Will Palin Go in Her Mudslinging?

Robert Parry, Consortium News. October 8, 2008.
Palin may not even understand the significance of her baseless attacks on Obama that are straight out of the neocon playbook.

Meet McCain's Sexy Brazilian

Meet McCain's Sexy Brazilian "Foreign Policy Experience"

BoRev, BoRev AlterNet: Election 2008. October 6, 2008.
Ha-cha-cha!

As the Economy Tanks, McCain's Prospects Dim

As the Economy Tanks, McCain's Prospects Dim

Booman, Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. October 6, 2008.
McCain campaign wants to talk about anything but the issue that's dominating the news and voters' minds.

Palin Still Gets Global Warming Backwards and Repeats Big Energy Lie Twice

Palin Still Gets Global Warming Backwards and Repeats Big Energy Lie Twice

Dr. Joseph Romm, Climate Progress AlterNet: Environment. October 3, 2008.
The debate showed she still can't get her talking points right on this issue.

Make Staying on Top of Election News a Cinch

Make Staying on Top of Election News a Cinch

Don Hazen, AlterNet. October 3, 2008.
Who needs the mainstream media's noise machine when you can cut through to the news you need?

Palin Used Exxon, Oil Industry-Funded Scientists for Global Warming Study

Palin Used Exxon, Oil Industry-Funded Scientists for Global Warming Study

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2008.
No wonder her science is a little fuzzy.

Obama's Challenge: Does He Match Up to Truly Great Leaders?

Obama's Challenge: Does He Match Up to Truly Great Leaders?

Maya Schenwar, TruthOut.org. October 1, 2008.
Robert Kuttner's new book explores the possibilities of an Obama presidency and compares him to great leaders who came before.

Why the Latino Vote Could Decide the 2008 Election

Why the Latino Vote Could Decide the 2008 Election

Randy Shaw, AlterNet. October 1, 2008.
For the first time in U.S. history, Latino voters could play a decisive role in a presidential election this year.

Will Wall Street's Meltdown Turn America Into a Police State?

Will Wall Street's Meltdown Turn America Into a Police State?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. September 30, 2008.
Failing banks? Endless war? Call Homeland Security.

Anti-Immigration Hardliner Goes Ballistic Over Obama's Answers on the Issue

Anti-Immigration Hardliner Goes Ballistic Over Obama's Answers on the Issue

Kyle Hussein de Beausset, The Sanctuary. September 29, 2008.
The head of the Center for Immigration Studies goes nuts over Obama questionnaire.

What Obama Needs to Do to Nail the Debate

What Obama Needs to Do to Nail the Debate

Drew Westen, Huffington Post. September 26, 2008.
Here are 15 things Obama can do in the debate to upstage McCain and show the public why he ran scared in the first place.

Did Sarah Palin Really Say She Wouldn't Hire Blacks?

Did Sarah Palin Really Say She Wouldn't Hire Blacks?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. September 25, 2008.
An explosive charge -- if true -- would cast serious doubts on Palin's fitness for the vice presidency.

McCain and Palin Want Women's Votes But Do Women Want Them?

McCain and Palin Want Women's Votes But Do Women Want Them?

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check. September 23, 2008.
Ultimately, women have the power to decide this election. And unmarried women, the largest voting bloc, tend to lean left.

Sarah Palin Has Pollsters Scratching Their Heads

Sarah Palin Has Pollsters Scratching Their Heads

Peggy Simpson, The Women's Media Center. September 23, 2008.
Tracking the women's vote in this historic presidential election is proving to be tricky.

We Can't Afford McCain and Palin's Anti-Science Beliefs

We Can't Afford McCain and Palin's Anti-Science Beliefs

John Tirman, AlterNet. September 23, 2008.
Their combined anti-science positions may be devastating for the economy, the environment and our health.

Not a Gaffe? McCain Campaign Willing to Destroy Relationship with Europe to Conceal Confusion

Not a Gaffe? McCain Campaign Willing to Destroy Relationship with Europe to Conceal Confusion

Max Bergmann, Huffington Post. September 19, 2008.
Apparently they care so little about governing that they are willing to potentially nuke the U.S.-Spain relationship just to get elected.

Andy Warhol Would Have Loved Sarah Palin -- the Ultimate Soup Can

Andy Warhol Would Have Loved Sarah Palin -- the Ultimate Soup Can

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation. September 19, 2008.
What Warhol did with Mao Zedong and Marilyn Monroe is precisely what the Republican Party has done with Sarah Palin.

Polls Show Palin Is Starting to Drag Down McCain

Polls Show Palin Is Starting to Drag Down McCain

Markos Moulitsas, Daily Kos. September 19, 2008.
The intense focus to reveal the truth about Sarah Palin's credentials has taken its toll on her numbers.

Palin's Self-Reliant Image of Alaska Is Bogus

Palin's Self-Reliant Image of Alaska Is Bogus

David Morris, AlterNet. September 15, 2008.
Palin is trying to appeal to the self-reliant, anti-government voters while her state is the most dependent on government pork.

Millions of Women Voters Disenfranchised

Millions of Women Voters Disenfranchised

Brittany Stalsburg, Scott Novakowski, The Wip. September 13, 2008.
Unregistered voters create an unrepresentative electorate -- one of the greatest threats to a fair, democratic system.

Amid a Painful Economic Meltdown, Will Obama Be Bold Enough to Win?

Amid a Painful Economic Meltdown, Will Obama Be Bold Enough to Win?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 13, 2008.
Americans are ready for deep and substantive change -- will Obama deliver what they seek?

Sex Is McCain's Political Weapon

Sex Is McCain's Political Weapon

JoAnn Wypijewski, The Nation. September 12, 2008.
McCain needed Sarah Palin, icon of sex -- not gender -- to recharge his potency and the cultural oomph of the right.

The Two Most Important Women in America: Gwen Ifill and Rachel Maddow

The Two Most Important Women in America: Gwen Ifill and Rachel Maddow

Rusty Russell, Huffington Post. September 12, 2008.
A lot rests on the questions these two ask during the final sprint toward the election.