2008 presidential campain

Obama’s Victory Route Runs Through Florida

The highway connecting Tampa, Lakeland, Daytona Beach and Orlando may be the most important political real estate in the nation because it holds the key to the biggest chunk of independent voters in the biggest of all battleground states. These voters’ anxieties and financial troubles have now pushed the Democratic nominee ahead of his Republican rival in the polls there.

Is the ‘Southern Strategy’ Alive and Well?

It is getting pretty ugly on the road with the McCain campaign — and that may be an indication the character attacks on Sen. Barack Obama are working.
After Gov. Sarah Palin spent a couple of days making an issue of Obama’s connection to former Weatherman William Ayers, Sen. John McCain yesterday asked a rally in [...]

Palin and Folksiness

Somewhere after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s fourth “Gee” in last night’s vice-presidential debate, I lost it. In writing about the presidential campaign, I think I’ve been fair in calling people out when called for and praising people when they deserve to be praised.
But Palin’s performance last night was more than fodder for a “Saturday Night [...]

Net Investors Bullish on Palin’s Prospects for Staying on Ticket

Just for fun, the Internet prediction Website Intrade has opened a contract on whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be withdrawn as McCain’s running mate. Intrade users can buy and sell Palin’s stock as the projected likelihood of her making it all the way to November fluctuates.