AltWeeklies Wire
How the Media Beat Obama in New Hampshirenew
So what happened? Was everyone really so deaf, dumb and blind? Was the thing somehow rigged? Are New Hampshire voters just incurably fickle?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
01-11-2008 |
Commentary
Why the Obama Love-Fest?new
He's for hope -- but exactly what does that translate into? But beyond that, the fact is a "fresh face" -- one of the more overused descriptors applied to Obama -- is actually quite useless when it comes to American power politics.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-11-2008 |
Commentary
The Clinton Machine Will Not Go Easily Into the Nightnew
Is this what it has come to? A vulnerable Hillary weeping and a red-faced Hubby Bill angrily wagging his finger that all the talk in the media about Obama representing real change is but a "fairy tale"?
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
01-11-2008 |
Commentary
Will Wisconsin's Vote Count?new
Races may still be undecided when primary voters make their choice on Feb. 19.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
01-11-2008 |
Politics
Huckabee Not A Fave of Ohio GOPnew
Despite winning the Iowa caucuses and leading in national polls, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is getting little respect from the leadership of the Ohio GOP.
The Other Paper |
Dan Williamson |
01-11-2008 |
Politics
Bye Bye Billnew
After poor showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, Gov. Bill Richardson ends his quest for the Democratic nomination for president.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
01-10-2008 |
Politics
I Sing of Ron Paulnew
Musician Steve Dore has taken up the outsider candidate's cause -- and become a one-man YouTube revolution in the process.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gary Singh |
01-10-2008 |
Politics
Old Mitt of the Mountainnew
How the Romney campaign crumbled and fell in the Granite State primary.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
01-10-2008 |
Politics
Presidential Candidates are Going the Distancenew
With two major contests over and done, the nomination process is coming into clearer focus. Who'll be the last person standing?
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
Americans Just Don't Want an Ovulator in the Oval Officenew
Obama isn't as developed on the issues as Hillary, but nobody cares: He's got superstar magic, he's the new TV toy consumers crave. The Presidency, ultimately, will probably go to the candidate wearing the biggest codpiece, again.
Hartford Advocate |
Cintra Wilson |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
Voter Beware: New Mexico May Lack Adequate Personnelnew
None of the three employees listed by the Office of the Secretary of State as voting machine supervisors in fact currently hold that position, nor are they certified to use the system that will be deployed statewide to tally paper ballots.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
01-10-2008 |
Politics
Ghost in the Voting Machinenew
With one caucus and a primary behind us, we think we know what wild cards could influence the 2008 elections: the unaffiliated, undecideds and under-30s. Yet, there is another unknown: the voting machines.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
President Huckabeenew
Speak these two words in the headline aloud ... you might need the practice.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
Edwards vs. Obama: Up With Historynew
Even if John Edwards is not ultimately the Democratic nominee, can he claim victory because other candidates copied his populist agenda? Or will his core message of hard struggle for change disappear?
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
N.H. Primary: A Firecracker in Manchesternew
A song about going down in flames of glory might describe John Edwards' shift of momentum from squeaking by Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus to landing at the bottom (of the top) of the Democratic heap in New Hampshire.
