2008

Obama blinked and stands guilty of appeasing Clinton by agreeing to a roll call vote for her...

lapoor: (via sarahschneider) um… what’s the deal here

Michael Phelps has an Olympic recipe for...

Phelps lends a new spin to the phrase “Breakfast of Champions” by starting off his day...

Blender polled Barack Obama and John...

JOHN McCAIN Dancing Queen ABBA Blue Bayou Roy Orbison Take a Chance On Me ABBA If We MakeIt...

Orrin say: “Best hot dogs in Seattle.”...

Seattle rainbow

Lord of the Memes

A Map of Olympic Medals

maryrambin: TOP SECRET I just got the inside scoop on...

“It’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant.”
— Barack Obama talking about me...

“It sounds like Paris Hilton supports John McCain’s ‘all of...”
— McCain spokesman Tucker...

TIME (week of Feb. 28 - Mar. 6, 2005)

Burnt caramel and vanilla bourbon ice cream at Ici on...

Historical reasons against Obama,...

No Democrat who hails from north of the Mason-Dixon line has been elected since 1960. No...

“It could be the Coca-Cola strategy of marketing that...”
— John Weaver, a former chief...

Some of McCain’s most visible and engaged...

Obama spotted in secret China meeting....

-spam

onemoretimewithfeeling: bmroberts: Every New York Times...

A Wordle I did of fivethirtyeight.com’s Tipping Point...

“Presidential candidates, instead of disputing how much more...”
— DAVID RANSON is head of...

NOVAK: Obama's difficulty in reaching...

Clearly, Obama has not yet convinced the people to accept a young, inexperienced African American...

HALPERIN: To Do in The 100 Days...

Both 1. Pick a strong running mate. 2. Give a boffo convention acceptance speech. 3. Dominate the...

Stuck Squash

He ventured forth to bring light to the...

Obama's "We Are the World" Speech

An analysis of federal records shows...

Two-hundred thirty-five journalists donated to Democrats, just 20 gave to Republicans — a margin...

Glenn Beck: We've become a country that...

McCain may not get my vote, but he gets my admiration for at least offering some substance and new...

“ People of Berlin — and people of the world —...”
— Obama - ‘We Are The...

FRIEDMAN: The right position on Iraq...

i.e. stick to a clear withdrawal timetable because post-surge Iraqi and American politics will...

"Obama made up his mind before he went...

Minnesota Governor Pawlenty

Gingrich: How to judge Obama overseas...

One measure of the overseas trip will be the degree to which Obama is willing to acknowledge that...

Norwegian Jack In The Box Trip #2

Norway doesn’t have any Jack In The Box so we just had...

The Norwegian chocolate loot.

Hello, Seattle!

“Nobody has been vetted the way she has been vetted. We need...”
— Jill Iscol, Hillraiser

“He’s a hero for what he did 35 years ago, but that...”
— Jamal Simmons, a Democratic...

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IRAN: WTF??!?!

“We were like the Wright brothers. The Obama team skipped...”
— Joe Trippi, the Web mastermind...

“I kept playing basketball, attended...

While many voters know that Obama used drugs as a young man, they haven’t heard the senator...

Republican officials now believe that...

Because redistricting follows the 2010 census, each state will be reevaluating its congressional...

Here is a guide to the forces and...

STEVE SCHMIDT A veteran of President Bush’s re-election campaign in 2004 who had been traveling...

Lake Merritt Diner burger cake

““While he is ahead, I can see very clearly the back of...”

“Republicans have been trying to put us in the same box for...”
— Bruce Reed, DLC President

The rising of the names Biden and Gore.

Pick a prominent governor — such as Ted Strickland of Ohio or Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania...

“Give up strong drink permanently I will. Bind myself to...”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald

confessions: via energyface and icanhaswar.com

What being an American means to McCain,...

McCain: “Patriotism is a love and a duty, a love of country expressed in good citizenship.” Obama:...

Ba·rack·to·gen·a·ri·an

Pronunciation [buh-ROK-tuh-juh-NAIR-ee-uhn] –noun 1. an Obama supporter over the age of 20.

What McCain needs to do NOW

Prove to your staff you can drive a message for more than one consecutive day. Tell Americans what...

“He wants to show that he is not a threatening …...”
— Nader on Obama. ...

The fad is fading

complicatedshoes: This election is very winnable for John McCain.  The reason for this is simple. ...

“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate...”
— Obama on religion

“Why Russert and Carlin, and not O’Reilly and Mencia?”
— Some internet person, via...

Good morning, Berkeley.

From: [Redacted] To: [Redacted] Subject:...

There are many things people do not know about BARACK OBAMA. It is every American’s duty to...

According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a...

“You can’t accept an invitation to the prom until the...”
— Mike Huckabee, doubting...

Good morning Berkeley.

How 2008 compares to 2004 and 2000

squashed: States Bush beat Kerry in where Obama leads McCain in recent polls: Iowa (7 electoral...

Where McCain and Bush disagree

Climate change Unlike Mr. Bush, Mr. McCain supports a cap-and- trade program that would set a...

Where McCain and Bush agree

Abortion and judges Both men oppose use of federal money for abortions, including aid to groups...

George W. Bush the reason Obama candidacy is...

Gingrich on the electorate and tactics

1. Voters are not going to reject Sen. Obama on inexperience “It strikes me that it’s going to be...

While the McCain campaign apparently...

Obama didn’t really lose the female vote - the split was just more pronounced in older...

McCain's just one too many reasons and a...

Republicans have held the presidency for all but 12 years since the South became solidly...

I’m at 991 profile views on MySpace…

Noonan: Lay of the land (advantage...

Mr. Obama is ahead 47% to 41% in this week’s Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, and no one is...

Here is what the Republicans and others...

Obama changes everything. Those who understand this and embrace the facts may live to fight another...

“If Barack Obama was a state, he’d be California. Diverse....”
— California First Lady Maria...

FRIEDMAN: Many Egyptians and other Arab...

One week remains.

(via poobah)

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is...

She is a polished public presence who epitomizes that cordial, smoothly reassuring, and blandly...

PAGLIA

Hillary’s desperate end-game gambit to turn the whole election into a referendum on gender...

“Senator Obama says that I’m running for a Bush’s third...”
— John McCain

Military Supercomputer "Roadrunner" Sets...

Clinton campaign suspension talking...

Clinton’s campaign put out a last set of talking points for surrogates (after the jump),...

The median method has gotten us this far....

Between now and Election Day, Democrats say they will use Congress to showcase the kinds of change...

Clinton's run has exposed a divide...

It’s a split between those who see Clinton’s candidacy as groundbreaking—as the...

Surprise: Women vote based on emotion,...

“I am very angry at the way Hillary has been treated by the Democratic Party during the last three...

West Berkeley

Beach bonfires in Seattle: No more.

“Well, you know right now America is in a state of upheaval....”
— Bob Dylan, on American...