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Wall Street Meets the Presidential Campaignsnew

Wall Street's meltdown is more dangerous than realized. McCain is clueless, but does Obama recognize the root of the problem?
Boston Phoenix  |  Editorial  |  09-18-2008  |  Commentary

Curt Schilling is Shilling for McCainnew

Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is back on the campaign trail, and this time he has more than just religion and ideology invested. Will the sidelined ace have enough clout to get voters swinging?
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  09-18-2008  |  Commentary

New Hampshire is Up for Grabs in Novembernew

There is no big secret to the gush of interest in the Granite State, which has affixed itself to the short list of presidential battlegrounds.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  09-18-2008  |  Commentary

Pregnancy Is the New Blacknew

While celebrity stalkers delight in Hollywood babies, Beltway pundits are parsing and spinning the latest wave of ovarian escapades. Have girls really gone wild?
Boston Phoenix  |  Kara Baskin  |  09-11-2008  |  Commentary

McCain's War on Media Could Cost Him in Novembernew

The RNC featured McCain's formal, foolhardy declaration of war on the press -- the same press, by the way, that made him a political superstar. Now the press seems inclined to fire back.
Boston Phoenix  |  Adam Reilly  |  09-11-2008  |  Commentary

Exploring the Now-Famous Hockey-Mom Analogynew

Unless you'd like to see what the sinew and tissue inside your shoulder socket look like while you're being called a goddamned son of a bitch assface, you assface, never come between an Alaskan hockey mom and her kids.
Boston Phoenix  |  Sara Faith Alterman  |  09-11-2008  |  Commentary

Alaskan Indie Rockers on Palin: WTF?!new

The Boston Phoenix reached out to some prominent indie rockers from Wasilla, Alaska, for wisdom on vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's sexy brand of promiscuous and vengeful conservatism.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  09-09-2008  |  Commentary

The Enthusiasm Gap at the Conventionsnew

This election, with Obama having stoked pennant fever in Denver, it is the Dems who have cornered the excitement market.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  09-04-2008  |  Commentary

The 2008 Campaign Turns into 'American Idol'new

The search for undiscovered electoral talent has led the Democratic Party to nominate Barack Obama, its least-experienced candidate in memory. And this past week, the Republicans trumped that exponentially by elevating Sarah Palin from the relative depths of political obscurity to the nation’s center stage.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  09-04-2008  |  Commentary

Opening-Night Jitters at the DNCnew

The Democratic National Convention started off with a strange vibe that might be summed up in one word: restraint. Much is being pent-up here; emotions are being held in check.
Boston Phoenix  |  David S. Bernstein  |  08-28-2008  |  Commentary

What McCain Needs to Do at the RNC to Gain Groundnew

Overriding everything for McCain is the necessity to make his message in the upcoming week a far more positive one than it has been to this juncture. Without a compelling positive vision of change on domestic issues, the Republicans can't win.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  08-28-2008  |  Commentary

What Obama Could Learn from George H. W. Bushnew

When Obama gives his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention next week, he had better send the right message to working-class voters.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  08-20-2008  |  Commentary

The Election Ain't Over Yet -- Quite a Few Hurdles Remain for Obamanew

In the wake of Barack Obama's triumphant European tour, the political press continues, by and large, to declare the election all but over.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  07-31-2008  |  Commentary

The Biggest Story from the Trail Lately: Which Candidate is More Lackluster?new

In the roughly two months since we've known the identity of both major party's presumed nominees, a remarkable thing has happened: neither John McCain nor Barack Obama has done virtually anything to bolster his candidacy.
Boston Phoenix  |  Steven Stark  |  07-31-2008  |  Commentary

Can Obama Make Democrats Face Up to Economic Reality?new

There is no doubt that Obama would do a better job on the economy. But during these challenging and worrisome economic times he, and Democrats running for Congress, seem to be promising a lot -- the sky, in fact: less taxes for most people and more services for all. At the moment, it just does not add up.
Boston Phoenix  |  Phoenix Editorial  |  07-30-2008  |  Commentary

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