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| CBS Poll: Palin Remains Unknown Quantity Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:00:07 EDT Even after John McCain named her as his running mate on Friday, Sarah Palin remained an unknown quantity to most Americans. Sixty-six percent had no opinion of her in a CBS News poll. |
| Why The Palin Baby Story Matters Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:00:07 EDT National Review Online writes about what the Palin baby story may mean for evangelical voters. |
| It's Palin's Party, Not McCain's Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:30:03 EDT The Republican Party platform lines up much more closely with Sarah Palin's views than with John McCain, writes The Nation. |
| CBS Poll: Public Backs GOP's Gustav Change Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:00:06 EDT As Hurricane Gustav prepared to strike, Republicans decided to curtail most of the planned activities of the first day of their convention. According to a new CBS News Poll, three-quarters of Americans approve of that decision. |
| Poll: Obama/Biden Take Eight-Point Lead Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:30:04 EDT The Barack Obama/Joe Biden Democratic ticket has taken an eight-point lead over the Republican ticket of John McCain/Sarah Palin, according to the latest CBS News poll. |
| The Politics Of Hurricanes Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:05 EDT Hurricanes do sometimes have an impact, not only on campaigns, but on opinions about the president, and perceptions of government in general, writes Kathy Frankovic. |
| Poll: GOP Delegates Strongly Back Bush Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:00:04 EDT Most delegates to the Republican National Convention approve of George W. Bush's presidential performance, a CBS News/New York Times poll finds, putting them at odds with most Americans and forcing John McCain into a balancing act at his convention. |
| Joe Trippi: Don't LOL At Sarah Palin Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:00:02 EDT CBS News consultant Joe Trippi writes that Democrats dismiss presumptive Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin as a lightweight at their own peril. |
| An Astonishingly Arrogant VP Selection Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:30:03 EDT The selection of Sarah Palin gives Barack Obama the chance to actually take the edge on national security while making John McCain's age a central issue of the campaign, writes The New Republic. |
| Palin"s Instincts Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:00:04 EDT Critics are already trying to damn Sarah Palin for her perceived lack of foreign-policy experience, but what they are not allowing is that she has the right basic attitudes and sense of priorities., writes The National Review. |
| St. Paul, Fort Worth Share Dubious Bond Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:00:04 EDT St. Paul and Forth Worth share an unfair image as second-class cities, says Bob Schieffer. |
| The Party's Over, Denver Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:00:02 EDT As the two Presidential campaigns are winnowing down their vice-presidential choices, they might want to consider some unsolicited advice from Contributor Mo Rocca. |
| Not The Obama We Know Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:00:04 EDT Everyone knew that Barack Obama can give a good speech, and he did just that tonight. The Obama we heard from was an attractive figure. Too bad he doesn"t exist, writes The National Review. |
| The Denver Dems Aren"t Making the Sale Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:30:03 EDT A close race and unanswered questions about the candidate put the pressure squarely on Barack Obama, writes The National Review. |
| The Urgency of Ted Kennedy's Message Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:04 EDT Ted Kennedy needs help from activist allies, his political party and presidential candidate in his fight for universal health care, writes The New Republic. |
| The Thin Man Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:30:04 EDT It's not so much that Obama would, like the Democrats of his youth, blame America first, argues The Weekly Standard. It's that he would wish away the dangers to America--and react too little and too late to threats to ourselves and our allies. |
| Let Michelle Be Michelle Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:30:04 EDT The Stepfordization of Michelle Obama is a shame, and it"s bad politics, writes The New Republic. |
| How Do You Gauge Voters' Feelings? Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:30:04 EDT Polls can tell a lot about what voters think about the candidates but it takes more nuance to find out how they feel about them. And Barack Obama's resume may just be long enough to satisfy voters, Kathy Frankovic reports. |
| Poll: Are Clinton Delegates Dissatisfied? Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:07 EDT Despite calls by Democratic leaders for party unity at the Democratic convention, a CBS News/New York Times poll shows some continuing dissatisfaction among delegates pledged to Senator Hillary Clinton. |
| Celebrating The Political Parties' Parties Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:30:02 EDT Bob Scheiffer, who will attend his 20th national political convention this week, celebrates the combination of goofiness, political spin, bombast, talent show and serious business that is the way we pick our president. |
| Pagan Problem Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:00:05 EDT Barack Obama's lofty religious rhetoric fails to address liberalism's disastrous effort to secularize society, writes The National Review. |
| Progressives in the Obama Moment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:00:05 EDT A historic candidate, the forbidding conditions and the constricted consensus make it vital that progressives think clearly and act independently in forging a strategy over the next months, writes The Nation. |
| Dubya Made Obama Possible Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:30:04 EDT President Bush deserves the credit for making the Obama candidacy palatable. Why? Because Americans simply will not elect a liberal when they feel fear, writes The National Review. |
| What Summer Doldrums? Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:30:08 EDT This last month of summer the temperatures and humidity have been cooler than normal but the foreign policy and national security problems have been hot, hot, hot. |
| McCain's Warped Worldview Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:30:04 EDT The world according to John McCain is one in which America is triumphant at home and abroad thanks to the Bush legacy, rolling to victory internationally and mastering its domestic economic problems, writes The Nation. |
| CBS/NYT Poll: McCain Cuts Obama's Lead Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:30:05 EDT Democrat Barack Obama has the support of 45 percent of registered voters, with John McCain the choice of 42 percent, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll. |
| The Invisible Hand Slaps Conservatives Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:30:04 EDT It's not fair to blame a president for having the economy tank on his watch, writes The New Republic. But it wasn't fair for conservatives to credit one when things were going well, either. |
| The Nancy Pelosi of Kansas Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:00:05 EDT Abortion isn"t the only issue on which Kathleen Sebelius is out of touch with America, argues National Review Online. She"s a green zealot, to boot. |
| No On Joe (And Tom Ridge, Too) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:30:03 EDT When he announces a running mate, McCain should seek to build on his momentum with conservatives- rather than shatter it, as he would if he were to pick Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman or former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge as his running mate. |
| Just Words? Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:30:03 EDT Since the primaries ended, the health care issue has virtually disappeared from Barack Obama's advertisements and broad messaging, writes The New Republic. |
| Clinton Is VP Favorite Among Delegates Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:30:05 EDT Senator Hillary Clinton is by far the favorite choice for the number two spot on the Democratic ticket, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll of delegates to the Democratic convention. |
| Analysis: When A Flip Isn't Always A Flop Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:30:05 EDT Voters view shifting policy decisions through the prism of their overall assessments of a candidate's character, writes Gloria Borger of U.S. News & World Report. |
| Barack Among The Evangelicals Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:00:05 EDT After the McCain-Obama forum, the conventional wisdom was that Obama had done himself some good just by showing up. But it"s hard to imagine he"ll benefit much, writes The National Review. |
| Obama's "Cool" Problem Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:00:05 EDT For Barack Obama, the presidential race right now demands a sense of urgency. And that's hard to convey when you never seem to sweat, writes The New Republic. |
| Russia And The Candidates Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:30:04 EDT The good news is the presidential campaign finally got off the silly stuff last week. The bad news is it took a crisis with Russia to do it. |
| Andy's Umbrella Appreciation Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:00:06 EDT The umbrella may have some shortcomings, but as Andy Rooney explains, it's an underappreciated invention. |
| Progressives In The Obama Moment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:30:04 EDT When Barack Obama receives the Democratic presidential nomination before 75,000 people in Denver's Mile High Stadium even the cynics running McCain"s campaign are touched, writes The Nation. |
| Mr. Hamdan, We're Ready For Your Closeup Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:48:14 EDT George Clooney"s production company has purchased the movie rights to a book about Salim Hamdan, the driver of Osama bin Laden, and the only occupant of the Osamamobile that the U.S. has actually captured. |
| Pawlenty Is As Good As It Gets Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:00:04 EDT Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is the last man standing when it comes to McCain's leading contenders for a running mate, writes National Review Online. With his clear upsides, and limited downsides, he is as good as it gets. |
| Nightmare On Dem Street Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:00:05 EDT Just like a classic horror movie, in which the main character always returns, the Clintons have emerged back into the spotlight, writes National Review Online. |
| The Importance Of Rick Warren's Event Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:00:05 EDT Barack Obama and John McCain will make a joint appearance at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church. Politically, the joint appearance is good news for both candidates -- but better news for Obama, writes The New Republic. |
| Convention Bounce, Bump Or Noise? Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:30:07 EDT Will the conventions have an impact on the presidential race? Historically, conventions can give a candidate a "bounce" or a "bump" in the polls, though sometimes it"s just a slight one. How likely is that this year? Kathy Frankovic reports. |
| Drilling Down Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:00:04 EDT The Democrats could lose the debate on our society"s long-term dependence on petroleum if they continue to cede ground on issues like drilling, writes The New Republic. |
| What's That About 'Special Interests"? Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:00:04 EDT Senator Obama has also said many times that he is against "special interests." But like most politicians who say that, he means that he is against other politicians" special interests, writes National Review Online. |
| Obama Campaign Is Seeing Red Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:00:04 EDT Media hype is ensuring that Republicans for Obama remain the most popular attraction at the political zoo, writes National Review. |
| Republicans For Obama Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:00:04 EDT So-called "Obamicans" are throwbacks to the days of traditional Republicanism, writes The Nation. |
| America Must Stand Up For Georgia Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:06 EDT We don"t have to go to war for Georgia, but we must back her in every other way: diplomatically, economically and with military technology and advice, now and after any ceasefire that is called, writes National Review. |