Election 2008

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'Out of Her League' Palin Must Drop Out
 'Out of Her League' 
 Palin Must Drop Out 
OPINION
Sep 26, 2008 6:14 PM CDT

'Out of Her League' Palin Must Drop Out

Candidate has shown she can't cut it, so play the family card and go home

(Newser) - Her “cringe reflex exhausted,” Kathleen Parker calls for Sarah Palin to drop out of the presidential campaign in a National Review column. “Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out...

Fear of Lefty Obama Gets Bill Behind Mac

Centrist ex-prez has common ground with Republican, and his win sets up Hillary in '12

(Newser) - If Bill Clinton seems to be sabotaging Barack Obama's campaign, it may not only be for Hillary's presumed 2012 run, but because he prefers John McCain, Roger Simon writes in Pajamas Media. Since "showing up" Obama with his convention speech, Clinton has been "lavishing praise" on McCain and...

A Debate Drinking Game
 A Debate Drinking Game 
GLOSSIES
Sep 26, 2008 4:14 PM CDT

A Debate Drinking Game

Radar helps you spice up a presidential Friday night

(Newser) - With tonight's presidential debate a go, and happily coinciding with TGIF festivities, Neel Shah rolls out Radar’s debate drinking game. Some highlights:
  • Take a sip when: John McCain calls himself a maverick; Barack Obama rolls his eyes as McCain calls himself a maverick; McCain calls viewers his friends; Obama
...

Palin's Parents Pitched in Post-9/11—Trapping Rats

(Newser) - More than 6 years before Sarah Palin visited ground zero as the Republican VP nominee, her parents were there as part of the response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks—trapping rats. Chuck and Sally Heath have been part-time Department of Agriculture wildlife specialists for 15 years, trapping or killing...

Ways Palin Can Sound Less Like a Robot
 Ways Palin Can Sound 
 Less Like a Robot 
OPINION
Sep 26, 2008 2:57 PM CDT

Ways Palin Can Sound Less Like a Robot

Practice, know the details and don't repeat yourself, media pros advise VP candidate

(Newser) - Now that we've seen Sarah Palin interviewed on TV three times, it's clear she could use a little media coaching, Christopher Beam writes for Slate. To figure out how Palin can break out of her "constant low hum of mediocrity," Beam gets tips from media pros. Some highlights:...

Oh, No: They Could Tie
 Oh, No: They Could Tie 
ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2008 2:07 PM CDT

Oh, No: They Could Tie

The 1% chance of Obama and McCain fighting to a draw has web humming

(Newser) - It’s not inconceivable that the 2008 election could end in an electoral tie. OK, granted, the odds are roughly 99-1, but that 1% chance is enough to send politics geeks flocking to sites such as FiveThirtyEight.com, which conduct complex electoral simulations based on the latest polling, the Wall ...

Time for Hopefuls to Wax Philosophical

We still don't know how the candidates think: Noonan

(Newser) - Barack Obama is rising in the polls, but he still seems “exotic”; John McCain is playing the maverick but his maneuvering on the bailout may have been “too cute.” In a week with “all categories upside-down and out the window,” it’s time for both...

Palin Whiffs Again in Couric Interview
Palin Whiffs Again in Couric Interview
OPINION
Sep 26, 2008 11:32 AM CDT

Palin Whiffs Again in Couric Interview

Cheerfully confident governor was rambling, incoherent on bailout

(Newser) - Sarah Palin had better hope the nation was too distracted with the economic crisis to pay attention to her interview with Katie Couric the last two nights, James Rainey writes in the Los Angeles Times. Palin seemed bewildered, offering rambling sidewinder answers when asked about the bailout plan, tossing in...

McCain Will Attend Debate, Cites Progress on Bailout

(Newser) - The debate is on. With lawmakers vowing to stay on the Hill as long as it takes to get a bailout deal, John McCain’s campaign said today that he would attend tonight’s debate with Barack Obama, the New York Times reports. McCain is “optimistic that there has...

McCain Far Better Than His Idea-Free Campaign: Brooks

Campaign doesn't live up to his record in the senate

(Newser) - It’s a shame the kind of campaign John McCain is running, writes longtime admirer David Brooks in the New York Times. No, not because of dishonest ads (Obama has them, too) or a shift in politics, but because it “has no central argument." McCain has a wonderful...

Palin Turns Over Tainted Donations to Charity

Guv seeks to polish off a smudge in her anti-corruption cred

(Newser) - When Sarah Palin ran for governor, she made a point of not taking any money from VECO, an oil company at the center of a corruption scandal. But she did take, and will now give to charity, donations of $1,000 each from two politicians indicted for their role in...

Palin Grabbed $25K in Gifts
 Palin Grabbed $25K in Gifts 
Sep 26, 2008 6:08 AM CDT

Palin Grabbed $25K in Gifts

41 gifts as governor include some from industry execs, municipalities

(Newser) - Sarah Palin accepted gifts totaling over $25,000 during her 20 months as governor of Alaska, the Washington Post reports. The gifts to Palin, who made a crackdown on gift-giving a central plank of her reform agenda, included expensive artwork and free travel for a family member. Donors included industry...

'Ugly Date' Letterman Skewers McCain Again

Stood-up Late Night host proving to be a formidable foe

(Newser) - The David Letterman-John McCain feud continued last night on the Late Show as the host kept hammering the candidate for standing him up, reports the Los Angeles Times. Letterman, whose guests included Paris Hilton—"McCain's first choice as running mate"—said he felt like an "ugly date"...

McCain Stymied by GOP Bailout Revolt
 McCain Stymied 
 by GOP Bailout Revolt 
ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2008 2:32 AM CDT

McCain Stymied by GOP Bailout Revolt

Deal failure will hurt, while conservatives are bound to criticize 'success'

(Newser) - John McCain made a splash with his dramatic entry into the bailout talks, but he now seems to be floundering, the New York Times writes. The candidate was largely silent during the summit meeting with the president in which the deal was scuttled by Republicans—"more observer than leader,...

First Debate Stuck in Limbo
First Debate
Stuck in Limbo
Sep 26, 2008 2:01 AM CDT

First Debate Stuck in Limbo

'Showdown' could switch to town hall meet if only Obama turns up today

(Newser) - What if they held a presidential debate and only one candidate came? The scenario is looking like a real possibility as the federal bailout deal stalls, the Wall Street Journal reports. John McCain has said he will fly to Mississippi for the debate only if an agreement is reached in...

Palin Defends Alaska-Russia Comment
Palin Defends Alaska-Russia Comment
Sep 25, 2008 8:16 PM CDT

Palin Defends Alaska-Russia Comment

Her state's proximity gives her foreign policy experience, she says

(Newser) - Sarah Palin defended a widely ridiculed remark that the close proximity of Russia to her home state of Alaska gives her foreign policy experience. "Well, it certainly does because our next-door neighbors are foreign countries," she told Katie Couric in an interview that aired on CBS tonight. "...

'Melodramatic' McCain Misfires
 'Melodramatic' McCain Misfires 
OPINION
Sep 25, 2008 3:42 PM CDT

'Melodramatic' McCain Misfires

Decisions to pull out shows McCain is "uncertain" campaigner: Klein

(Newser) - John McCain’s actions yesterday only add to the already-lengthy list of the candidate’s rash overreactions, Joe Klein writes in Time. But this one was particularly poorly thought out, because "the legislative crisis was already receding when he made his melodramatic—and somewhat wild-eyed—suspension of campaign activities...

Gamble Seals Mac's Presidential Appeal
 Gamble Seals 
 Mac's Presidential Appeal  
OPINION
Sep 25, 2008 2:56 PM CDT

Gamble Seals Mac's Presidential Appeal

Looking executive can benefit candidate far more than lip-flapping debate: Kristol

(Newser) - Senators and presidents have very different jobs—one debates and compromises, the other decides and acts. By suspending his campaign and heading to Washington, John McCain proves he’s a man of action, William Kristol writes in the Weekly Standard. The bold move might win over voters looking for the...

Bailout Standoff Brings Out Worst in Both Candidates

Despite differing reactions, solutions 'vaguely similar'

(Newser) - The financial crisis is turning the presidential campaign into a “Goldilocks story," Gail Collins writes in the New York Times. McCain, “desperately reinventing his position every day,” has halted his campaign to focus on Wall Street, while Obama has coolly mentioned he may skip out on...

Palin Considers Saturday Night Live Appearance

Security detail has already toured the studios; Fey may return, too

(Newser) - Sarah Palin may make an appearance on a Saturday Night Live, where she was so accurately mimicked by Tina Fey on the season premiere, OK! reports. The Republican’s security detail has already cased NBC’s studios in New York. Fey could also come back to reprise her role, setting...

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