A New Pride in Our Country
truthdig.com 11/4/2008 — I know there’s a chance that the first African-American to make a serious run for the presidency will lose. But that is precisely what’s new: I’m talking about possibility, not inevitability. For African-Americans, this is nothing ...

A New Kind of Pride
washingtonpost.com 11/4/2008 — Whoever wins this election, I understand what Barack Obama meant when he said his faith in the American people had been "vindicated" by his campaign's success. I understand what Michelle Obama meant, months ago, when she said she was "proud of my ...

Open Wide
attackerman.firedoglake.com 11/7/2008 — journofail: Obama administration edition

Poll Finds Wide Obama Lead Despite McCain Attacks
nytimes.com 10/14/2008 — The McCain campaign’s personal attacks on Barack Obama appear to have backfired, tarnishing John McCain more than their intended target, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll found. >

Minnesota Poll: Obama holds a wide lead over McCain
startribune.com 10/19/2008 — The GOP candidate cut his deficit from 18 points to 11, but voters whose top concern is the economy favor Obama.

Pride of the Granite State
mudvillegazette.com 10/27/2008 — Did New Hampshire Democrat Party Chairman Ray Buckley make a false claim of being a Vietnam veteran to a Gold Star mom? Or is it all just a "misunderstanding"? If accurate, is that the worst thing he ever did ?

Minnesota Poll: Obama holds a wide lead over McCain
startribune.com 10/20/2008 — The GOP candidate cut his deficit from 18 points to 11, but voters whose top concern is the economy favor Obama.

Rival consultant now working alongside McCain campaign — CNN Political Ticker 10/18/2008
Warren Tompkins, standing, is a veteran GOP strategist. NEW YORK (CNN) — Warren Tompkins, the hard-hitting South Carolina Republican consultant who worked against John McCain during the state’s vicious primary battle in 2000, is now toiling ...

Aide: McCain Winning Over 'Real' Virginia — TIME.com Top Politics Stories 10/18/2008
A top aide to John McCain said Saturday the Republican presidential nominee still has a strong chance of winning the state because of his support in "real Virginia"

Biden’s medical history not scrutinized — POLITICO.com: Politics 10/18/2008
Biden, just four years younger than McCain, has yet to release his medical records, though the campaign says he will before the election.

100,000 at Obama rally—calls McCain 'out of touch' (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/18/2008
Politico - ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Casting the tax debate as a “values” issue Saturday, Barack Obama said John McCain was "out-of-touch" for equating the Illinois Senator's plan to cut taxes for middle class families with welfare.

McCain aide defines 'real Virginia' — CNN Political Ticker 10/18/2008
(CNN) — Hours before John McCain took the stage in the northern Virginia suburb of Woodbridge – his second visit to the battleground state in less than a week – campaign surrogate Nancy Pfotenhauer told an interviewer that voters in that part of ...