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Sarah Palin got a tough rap this week for flubbing questions in media interviews. Her solution tonight: not answering them at all. Gwen Ifill nobly tried to keep both candidates on task. But Palin demonstrated a knack for answering the question she wanted Read More...
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After Sarah Palin's interviews with Katie Couric, expectations could not be lower. Even showing up would be a victory.* But as usual, both campaigns are engaging in the usual counterintuitive praise for their opponents. The best quote comes from Obama Read More...
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Click on the links below to see the sources from which Joe Biden lifted his DNC speech! “ Beau, I love you . I am so proud of you . Proud of the son you are . Proud of the father you’ve become . … “ It is an honor to share this stage tonight with President Read More...
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Early Saturday morning, the 3 a.m. phone call finally came. But it wasn’t a phone call. It was a text message . It’s hard to imagine that the method and timing of Barack Obama’s vice presidential announcement wasn’t, in some small way, a reference to Read More...
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The Associated Press is reporting that Joe Biden is Barack Obama's running mate, ending weeks of frenzied speculation. This passage is my favorite: The official who spoke did so on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt a text-message Read More...
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Biden's campaign just sent out this release, probably because they're sick of getting asked about it: “There are no discussions underway and there will be no deal with any campaign. We believe Sen. Biden is strong enough on his own. Everyone knows that Read More...
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If you want to see how two campaigns with very different means trying to achieve the same ends, watch Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden's closing argument videos. Hillary's two-minute spot is airing on Iowa news programs this evening. Biden's five-minute Read More...
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In case you haven't heard, the Democratic caucuses in Iowa aren't exactly a microcosm of American democracy. Secret ballots are unheard of, candidates bribe voters with sandwiches , and second choices aren't just allowed, they're sometimes requested. Read More...
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The latest from the Joe Biden press shop: "Over the next week, Mo-Joe ’08 will sweep across Iowa, with Sen. Biden set to attend over 30 rallies in 28 counties statewide." Bad puns: the last refuge of a candidate with nothing left to lose. Read More...
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After listening to a two-hour Democratic debate on NPR , I'm left wondering why they all can't be this good. You probably won't hear much news come out of this debate—there were few accusations, no gotcha questions, and hardly any petty attacks. But that Read More...
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The National Intelligence Estimate reported yesterday that Iran isn't pursuing the nukes the Bush administration once thought they were. Predictably, the candidates quickly blasted out statements celebrating the news. But politically, not all of the candidates Read More...
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Joe Biden has a goofy new Web video (goofy because it's scored by Randy Newman ) that compiles clips of the other Democratic candidates agreeing with him during debates. For a full minute plus, they spew variations on "Joe is right." It's not just a trick Read More...
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Using data from the indispensable New York Times ’ debate analyzer , I crunched some word-per-second numbers from last night’s debate. Dodd talks faster than Biden and Richardson speaks the slowest of all. Clinton and Obama’s cadences, meanwhile, are Read More...
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Currently featured on www.JoeBiden.com: (Screenshot) Read More...
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