Debate

Reading The Pictures: Make Up Sex Meets Identity Politics

Michael Shaw | Posted 03.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Fx, Politics, Video, Debate, Editorial Response, Parody, Message, Image, Snl, Nbc, Hillary Clinton, Saturday Night Live, Campaign, Election, SNL Hillary, Clinton Snl, Clinton and Saturday Night Live, Clinton SNL Video, Media News

SNL not only provided HRC the opportunity to rebut a parody debate slamming the network for supposedly slandering the candidate in its real-life debate, but then submitted the candidate's parody self for her review.

Read Post

If I Were Hillary's Campaign Manager

Dorothy Bendel | Posted 03.02.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Debate, Snl, Hillary Clinton, Daily Show, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Home News

Being Hillary Clinton's campaign manager would not be the most enviable of jobs to hold at the moment. So, what advice would I have given Hillary when the delegate counts were slipping away?

Read Post

Even Paranoid People Have Real Enemies

Gina Nahai | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Hillary Clinton 2008, Media, Debate, Politics News

How could anyone watch last night's debate and not come away with the conclusion that the press goes out of its way to give Hillary a hard time and Obama a free pass?

Read Post

Democrats Fumble Russia Question

Lionel Beehner | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debate, Clinton, Hillary, Russia, Obama, U.S.-Russia Relations, Foreign Policy, Putin, Medvedev, Politics News

The awkward exchange over Putin's successor shows that where they are weakest -- foreign policy -- neither candidate has given much thought beyond NAFTA.

Read Post

The Ohio Debate Primer on Trade

David Sirota | Posted 02.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debate, Hillary Clinton, Nafta, Barack Obama, Ohio, Free Trade Agreements, Hillary Free Trade, Obama Free Trade Agreements, Barack Obama NAFTA, Free Trade, Hillary Clinton NAFTA, Hillary NAFTA, Politics News

Most analysts expect America's lobbyist-written trade policies to take center stage in the Buckeye State -- a place hit hard by trade-related job losses and wage cuts.

Read Post

Debate Questions I'd Like To Ask

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Qaeda, Debate, Cia, Marijuana, Fisa, Medical Marijuana, Iraq, Campaign, Bush, Democratic Nominee, 2008, Schedule I, Telecom Immunity, Schedule II, 2008 Campaign, Capital Gains, Democratic Debate, Taxes, Flag Burning, Interrogation, Army Field Manual, Telecom Amnesty, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Nafta, War on Terror, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Income Tax, 08 Campaign, Present Votes, Tax, Wiretapping, 2008 Presidential Race, Telecommunications, Warren Buffett, Hillary Clinton, Debates, Senate, Warrantless, Politics News

Tomorrow night may be the last debate in the Democratic primary race. This will be the twentieth debate so far, which has to be some kind of record. ...

Read Post

Clinton Accepts Fox News Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Roger Ailes, Democratic Primary, Debate, Barack Obama, Clinton, Progressives, Fox News, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Campaign, 2008 Election, Politics News

Risking the ire of progressive activists, Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign announced that it has accepted a debate to air on Fox News on February 11, a...

Read Whole Story

Latina Clinton Supporter Campaigns In Bronx

Matt Townsend | Posted 02.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bronx, Democrats, Debate Watch, Debate, New York, New York City, Latino Vote, Volunteers, Black Vote, Hispanic Vote, Bill Thompson, Home News

"Obama inspires me. He's black. I'm Hispanic. I'm a minority. Now I think I have a chance too," said Mejia, who took vacation days Thursday and Friday to volunteer for Clinton. "But do I believe he has experience or backbone? No."

Read Post

LA Debate: Hugs, Smiles, Laughs, Celebs, and a Defining Moment on Iraq

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, The Surge, John McCain, Debate, Gen. Petraeus, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Los Angeles Debate, Barack Obama, Politics News

The extended, sometimes contentious, exchange over Iraq was the most effective sequence for Obama, and the most important for the country -- bringing Iraq off the backburner and highlighting the significant differences not only between Obama and Clinton but also between the Democrats and the Republicans. Read More Bush and McCain's Displaced Ardor for War When it comes to the war in Iraq, the president and the leading GOP contender to replace him seem to be stuck in a time warp -- tossing out applause lines from years gone by and using rhetoric drawn from the Dark Ages of the Iraq debate. Read More

Read Post

Reading The Pictures: Air Reagan

Michael Shaw | Posted 01.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Reagan, Gop, Cnn, Debate, Photo, Primary, Media, Republicans, Campaign, Reagan Library, Simi Valley, Election, California, Media News

It's no surprise that the Reagan Library (with the able assistance of ratings-hungry CNN) would go out of the way to boost the cred of the GOP candidates by virtually embossing them onto the side of Air Force One.

Read Post

Gov. Schwarzenegger: Make Voting "Spicy"

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Reagan, Election Reform, Debate, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008 Election, Why Tuesday, Cnn, California Republican Debate, Increasing Voter Turnout, California Primary, Voter Turnout, Home News

What does the California Governor think we can do to maintain the increase in voter participation that we've seen so far in the 2008 presidential race?

Read Post

McCain and Romney Are Left Unscathed In Florida Debate

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 01.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Debate, Florida, Offthebus, Huckabee VP Candidate McCain, Chuck Norris McCain Old, McCain Economics, Florida GOP Economy, Rudy Giuliani Florida, Huckabee Vice-President, Mitt Romney Republican Debates, GOP China, Florida GOP Foreign Policy, Florida Conservative Votes, John McCain Economic Policy, John McCain Republican Debates, Florida National Catastrophic Fund, GOP Presidential Candidates China, Florida Primary, Republican Race Florida, Florida Primary National Security, Republicans Florida, Florida GOP Primary, Florida Conservative Voters, Huckabee McCain, John McCain Sunshine State, Giuliani Florida, Florida Primary GOP Foreign Policy, Florida Presidential Race, John McCain Florida, Mitt Romney Sunshine State, Mitt Romney Florida, John McCain Tim Russert Economics, Republican Debates Florida, GOP Criticize Hillary Clinton, Florida Giuliani National Catastrophic Fund, GOP Candidates Florida, Huckabee Criticizes Romney, Home News

And just as in every other debate over the past few weeks -- as well as on the campaign trail -- the Republican field chose to play nice and stay away from attacking each other.

Read Post

Finding The Right Questions to Ask for President or First Date -- With a Nod to Barbara Walters and James Lipton

Tom Alderman | Posted 01.23.2008 | Media

The Reality-TV mini-series we call the Presidential Debates is running out of juice. Same questions, same answers endlessly re-looped as the media-candidate interview process grinds on.

Read Post

The Politics of Hopelessness

David Sirota | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Edwards, Debate, Obama, Clinton, Wal-Mart, Politics News

This is truly the politics of hopelessness -- a politics mastered by a Clinton machine deft in all the dark arts of corruption and demagoguery.

Read Post

Winning Ugly: Are Hil and Bill Winning the Primary Battle and Losing the General Election War?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Edwards, Hillary Clinton Polls, Obama Clinton 2008, Bill Clinton, South Carolina Primary, Debate, Clinton, Hillary Clinton 2008, Obama Clinton, Democratic Debate, Barack Obama Polls, Democratic Debates, Obama, Barack Obama, John Edwards vs. Hillary, Barack Obama 2008, Barack Obama Ronald Reagan, Obama South Carolina, Obama Reagan, John Edwards Clinton, South Carolina Debate, Obama 2008, South Carolina, John Edwards, Clinton Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Politics News

In the general election you can count on the media (falsely) depicting McCain as a "straight shooter" while pointing out the Clintons' lack of candor.

Read Post

Pants (suit) on fire

Mark Kleiman | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debate, Obama, Quote, Clinton, Lie, Ideas, Politics News

Here's what Hillary Rodham Clinton said at the debate tonight. The facts are that [Obama] said in the last week that he really liked the ideas of the...

Read Post

Column: Digging in the Right Place for Change

David Sirota | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Universal, Wisconsin, Health Care, Karen Keiser, Washington, Citizen Action Wisconsin, Debate, Media Coverage of Debates, Wisconsin Health Care, Washington Health Care, 2008 Election, Politics News

In the legislatures of Washington and Wisconsin, a new kind of universal health care proposal is moving forward, signaling the potential for a true national health care movement.

Read Post

Real Race Issues Don't Get Addressed In Primetime

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nevada, Debate, Obama, Clinton, Race, African American, Latino, Gender, Politics News

The candidates had to push the moderators to stop asking about the politics of race and force a discussion on actual challenges faced by minorities.

Read Post

Debate Night in Vegas: HALT and Inspire Us

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Young Voters, Nevada, Young Voters Nevada, Pelosi, Debate, Democrats, Boot Camp, Halt, Home News

Young and young-at-heart voters are looking for inspiration. With tensions running thick, who will HALT and inspire us?

Read Post

A Disgrace Kucinich Banned!!! The Best Positions By Far.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Nbc, Debate, Obama, Clinton, Kucinich, Politics, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Navada, Politics News

I studied the positions of the candidates at the New York Time's Election Guide 2008. Then I took the test at http://www.dehp.net/candidate/. ...

Read Post

Hillary, We're Just Not That Into You

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debate, Mormon, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, 9/11, Iraq, Arizona, African-American, Same-Sex Marriage, Republican, Primaries, Gay Rights, Mike Huckabee, New Hampshire, John Edwards, Democractic Presidential Candidate, He's Just Not That Into You, Illinois, Christians, Abortion, Women, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Florida, Black Voters, Mitt Romney, Presidential Election, Democrat, Conservative, Gay, Libertarian, Civil Unions, Barack Obama, New York, Central Florida, Baptist, Rudy Giuliani, South Carolina, Fred Thompson, Iowa, Evangelists, Hillary Clinton, New Hampshire Primary, Bain, Hillary New Hampshire, Politics News

We want to say it's nothing personal, but it is, and the Clintons have now progressed from denial to anger, as they realize that it's not going to happen.

Read Post

Newsweek's Jonathan Alter and Liz Edwards Square Off On Health Care Debate

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Elections, Jonathan Alter, Elizabeth Edwards, New Hampshire, John Edwards, Health Care, Primary, Newsweek, Debate, Obama Clinton 2008, New Hampshire Poll, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, New Hampshire Debates, Barack Obama Polls, New Hampshire Debate Abc, 2008 Election, Clinton 2008, New Hampshire Debate January 5, Obama Clinton, New Hampshire Polls, Clinton Super Tuesday, New Hampshire Debate Schedule, Hilarry Clinton Polls, John McCain, Obama 2008, Hillary Clinton 2008, Breaking Off the Bus News, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, New Hampshire Primary, Obama Good Morning America, Breaking Politics News, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Good Morning America, Home News

At a John Edwards event earlier this afternoon in Bedford, NH, we happened upon a very interesting conversation taking place between Elizabeth Edwards...

Read Post

Behind The Scenes Of The ABC News/Facebook Debate

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Doublespeakshow, Doublespeak, Elizabeth Edwards, Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, New Hampshire, Ann Lewis, ABC News, Primary, Mark Penn, Facebook, Debate, Offthebus NH a/V, Home News

Last night DoubleSpeak had a behind-the-scenes view at the ABC News/Facebook debate. We spent most of the evening in the press filing center but did ...

Read Post

Joe Klein On Debate: Romney Did Well 'If You're An Android'

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Doublespeakshow, Doublespeak, New Hampshire Primary, Deval Patrick, Joe Trippi, John Edwards, Joe Klein, Hillary Clinton, ABC News, Facebook, Barack Obama, Debate, Offthebus NH a/V, Home News

After the debates were finished we spent time in the nearby spin room tracking down surrogates to get their impressions on the debate. Here are some ...

Read Post

Joe Scarborough Makes His Predictions for New Hampshire

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Doublespeakshow, Doublespeak, New Hampshire Primary, Joe Scarborough, Hillary Clinton, Mika Brzezinski, ABC News, Facebook, Barack Obama, Debate, Offthebus NH a/V, Home News

We just did a brief interview with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, co-hosts of the MSNBC's morning show, "Morning Joe." We got an up-close loo...

Read Post