Finale
By William Rabbe on 11/10/2008
By Will Rabbe Renegade is moving into the White House. At least that's how Barack Obama will be known to the secret service -- by his code name. For President-elect Obama, who received criticism for being a "secret muslim," and a "secret socialist," (read: un-American) the literal meaning of the name renegade couldn't be more ironic. The word Renegade, as defined by the Oxford American Dictionary, means "a person who betrays an organization, country, or a set of principles" or "a person who abandons religion." Maybe those in the secret service have a wry sense of humor but what has... MORE »
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Election of Barack Obama Goes A Long Way In Restoring America's Reputation Around The World
By Sarah Scully on 11/07/2008
It was not just Americans but people all over the world who watched with rapt attention as Barack Hussein Obama became our president-elect. From his former elementary school in Jakarta, to his father's homeland of Kenya, to cynics across the globe who never thought the US, with our history of struggles for racial equality, would be capable of accepting a president with the middle name "Hussein," let alone an African American. It would seem, for a brief time at least, that the election of Barack Obama has suspended much of the ill will that the Bush Administration engendered with their... MORE »
VOTE
By Sarah Scully on 11/03/2008
By Sarah Scully Today, life as we know it will change. After an elephantine gestation, America will give birth to a new leader. With so many historic firsts, the anticipation on the ground is that of an expectant parent multiplied by the nerves before the starting gun at an Olympic relay (and for some, added to that, the dread of a grad student who has 10 hours left to complete 20 hours of work on a final thesis). Whatever your level of enthusiasm, do make sure you vote. Participation is the point of democracy, even if that participation is in... MORE »
ELECTION DAY: What to Watch
By William Rabbe on 11/03/2008
By Will Rabbe After two years of non-stop campaigning, a remarkable field of candidates and a fierce battle in the home stretch, we're on the eve of election day. While Barack Obama leads in all the national polls and in most battleground polls, it isn't over until one of the candidates reaches the magic number of electoral votes: 270. Here's a summary of what to watch for as the results begin to come in: Indiana: While it's a mid-west state, its polls close early so we should see the results report at 6PM (EST), before many of the eastern states.... MORE »
The Final Countdown
By Sarah Scully on 11/03/2008
By Sarah Scully Mere hours remain for the campaigns to make their respective cases, and Barack Obama and John McCain have not wasted a minute between them. After finding out that his grandmother had succumbed to cancer this morning, Obama soldiered through his planned swing through swing states Florida, Virginia and North Carolina. A determined John McCain (who released a statement offering his condolences to Obama) set out on an ambitious seven state marathon through Florida, Tennessee (unclear why he is going here, it is a solid red state), Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada and finally Arizona. The running mates... MORE »
Crystal Ball Breaker
By Sarah Scully on 10/30/2008
By Sarah Scully Wise Words From Karl Rove; Wiser Words From Jonathan Martin... As is often the case in the final days before an election, eager beavers and nervous Nellies start crafting narratives for how the race will be won (in either a monstrous landslide or a stunning comeback) based on the only thing they have to ease their anxieties: polling data. As former Bush strategist extraordinaire Karl Rove cautions in a WSJ commentary: many polls were wrong in 2000 and 2004. Pollsters may have improved their methods in recent years, and we now have statistician Nate Silver to assess... MORE »
The InfObamercial
By Sarah Scully on 10/29/2008
In case you missed it, Barack Obama took over several major networks tonight for a 30-minute spot (that at times looked more like a hybrid of a Ken Burns film and The West Wing than a campaign ad). Reviews are mixed as some were impressed, others were annoyed to have their regularly scheduled programming interrupted and a few people even found the the whole concept offensive. Here is Obama's 30-minute spot: Here is McCain's 30-second response: Let us know what you think...... MORE »
New Mexico: Snapshot of a Swing State
By Sarah Scully on 10/27/2008
By Sarah Scully Albuquerque, NM John McCain and Barack Obama both spent their Saturday in New Mexico. The state that went blue in 2000 and red in 2004 has become one of the key battlegrounds in the final days before the election. With the Obama campaign encroaching on old Bush territories, including Nevada, Colorado and most notably, Virginia, they now have several potential routes for winning the magic number of 270 electoral votes. McCain has fewer options at this point, as states once considered safe for the GOP are slipping away. The McCain campaign, much like Hillary Clinton's, seems to... MORE »
New Photos From The Trail
By Sarah Scully on 10/23/2008
The latest from the trail... Getting some wisdom from Dan Balz Getting some wisdom from Jill Zuckman Getting some wisdom from Jonathan Martin Axelrod doing what he does best McCain Camp Top Gun, Rick Davis Governor Granholm Proof of McCain' s youth support Chris Wallace being a good sport Howard Dean weighing in Chris Dodd weighing in Spin Room awaiting Spinners This is what a press filing room looks like Behind the scenes of Fox News Triumph and Mr. Met making mischief behind the scenes of Fox News All photos © Charlotte Rabbe... MORE »
