TWI correspondent Ana Marie Cox delivers this video report from a McCain rally in Fairfax County, Va. Here it is, after the jump:
When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was tapped to run as the GOP vice presidential candidate, there was much chatter about the excitement she brought to the base and how she might help improve turnout among Republican voters.
But now, according to a poll released by CNN, it looks like she’s More…
In response to my story this morning on how Gov. Sarah Palin couches her discussion of special-needs children in anti-abortion rights language, several readers have pointed out that Palin’s record as governor of Alaska isn’t as stellar on the issue as she has trumpeted. That’s more evidence that the More…
The announcement that Paul A. Volcker is a key economic adviser to Sen. Barack Obama – cited by the Democratic presidential nominee during the last debate and appearing with him at a campaign event in Florida last week — was met with surprise in some More…
A Pew Research poll released today shows Sen. Barack Obama with his largest lead of the campaign — a whopping 16 points.
In the 1,325-voter sample, Obama leads Sen. John McCain 52 percent to 36 percent. The lead remains 15 points among likely voters.
Obama’s support includes a 17-point More…
Increasingly incensed at being shunted to the media sidelines while his Republican counterpart’s every utterance makes global news, Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, has clearly decided to fight fire with fire.
“The current world economic crisis has come about because people keep dropping quarters that roll away and More…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Since Gov. Sarah Palin became the Republican vice presidential candidate, she’s been shaped to fit a new image.
From debate boot camp at Sen. John McCain’s Arizona ranch to a high-end makeover costing $150,000, the Palin on the national More…
It may be hard to tell from the current political chatter, but Sen. John McCain’s campaign problems are not just because of the flailing economy or because of the Republican presidential nominee’s own making. The McCain/Palin ticket is perhaps also struggling, at least in part, because of the Obama’s senior More…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – As one of the most successful newcomers in Alaska’s political arena, Gov. Sarah Palin should have known better than to get into an ethics scandal right now.
The mood of the public in Alaska has been changing, gradually, but noticeably in the last few years. Palin was More…
TWI’s Laura McGann, our temporary Anchorage bureau chief, just posted an enlightening piece about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Though the GOP vice-presidential nominee repeatedly calls herself “working class” and talks about her familiarity with its problems, her policies have been just the opposite.
Laura tracks four major issues where More…
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