The DNC Wrap-Up Gabfest
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Updated Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at 4:06 PM ET
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz wrap up the Democrats' big week in Denver. The news of John McCain's vice-presidential pick Sarah Palincame in during the taping, so the gabbers give their first impressions.
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Posted by Andy Bowers on Aug. 29 at 4:18 p.m.
Aug. 22, 2008
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Terence Samuel talk politics. This week, the presidential race tightens going into the Democratic Convention, chaos continues in the Caucasus, and the Olympic Games wind down.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned in the show:
The presidential race has tightened this week, with John McCain moving within three points of Barack Obama in some polls for a statistical tie. A Wall Street Journal/NBC poll shows Obama slightly ahead while the latest Reuters/Zogby poll shows McCain taking a lead over his Democratic rival.
McCain provided an opening for Obama this week when, during an interview, McCain could not remember how many houses he owns.
Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor and writes about law, family, and kids. She's working on a book about bullying.
John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at slatepolitics@gmail.com. Read his series on Risk. Follow him on Twitter.
David Plotz is the Editor of Slate. He's the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank and Good Book. He appears on Slate's Political Gabfest.