2008 presidential election

McCain Camp Faces Mandatory FEC Audit

Talk about rubbing salt in the wound.
Now that Sen. John McCain has officially lost the presidency, Politico reminds him that he still has an audit to look forward to.

Palin and Book Banning

Yesterday, I blogged on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s interview with The Anchorge Daily News, where she reflected on her time on the campaign trail.
There’s an exchange I didn’t mention then that I think is worth noting. Early on, Palin says she is frustrated that the media didn’t correct mistakes made about her record.

Palin Speaks on Troopergate, Per Diem, Family Travel

Gov. Sarah Palin sat for an interview with The Anchorage Daily News in her Wasilla home, where moose chili was simmering in a crock pot.
The whole interview is worth a read. She hits many topics, including a run in 2012. Here are a few highlights.
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Todd Palin Still his Wife’s Adviser?

In Newsweek’s seven-part series chronicling the juicy, behind-the-scenes moments of the presidential campaign, there was an interesting nugget about Gov. Sarah Palin’s husband, Todd Palin:

Sarah Palin Doesn’t Draw Tens of Thousands

I’ve heard several times that we shouldn’t count out Gov. Sarah Palin as a national political force because she brings out “tens of thousands” of people to her rallies. Yes, we shouldn’t rule her out but not because of her crowd-drawing ability. She simply doesn’t draw the huge crowds I keep hearing about.
Last night at [...]

One More Alaska Race

Today I wrote about the possible Stevens effect — voters tell pollsters they’d never vote for a convicted felon and then turn around and do so in the voting booth.
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who was convicted in Washington last month on seven felony counts of failing to disclose gifts on Senate disclosure forms, trailed his [...]

TWI 2008 Election Night Liveblog

Obama: Promises to Keep

While Barack Obama’s win signals a new era of politics, it is one fraught with peril because so much is expected of the new president. He faces two wars, an economic system in crisis and an American public that has invested a great deal of faith in this one man to solve their problems.

Beware of Exit Poll Results

I promised myself I wouldn’t, but when I heard Wolf Blitzer of CNN say that the first round of exit polls are out I swiveled around in my chair in excitement.
Why shouldn’t we trust exit poll results this year? Nate Silver of Five Thirty Eight has ten reasons.

Preview: TWI Election Night Coverage

Just as a heads up, tonight the TWI staff will be filing dispatches from around the country. We have three reporters in Arizona keeping us updated on the McCain campaign, a reporter in Chicago following Sen. Barack Obama and a reporter here in Washington stopping by the Republican National Committee’s festivities and the Democratic Congressional [...]