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Elegy for a Maverick

McCain tried to get voters to remember that man in his acceptance speech last night, the one who "worked with members of both parties to fix the problems that need to be fixed." But that man has disappeared. The stage in the middle of the cavernous ...

From E. J. DIONNE JR., E.J. Dionne (Washington Post),  5 Sep 2008

Why McCain's Maverick Claim Is Such A Hard Sell This Year

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Once upon a time, John McCain promised to be a different kind of politician and a different kind of Republican. He was about straight talk, reform and nonpartisanship, a resolute foe of the slashing politics of the ...

From E.J. DIONNE, JR., The New Republic,  5 Sep 2008

Northern Underexposure

Palin is, if anything, less qualified for the vice presidency (and the presidency) than Miers was for the court. But there is one big difference: Palin passes all the right-wing litmus tests, which means she is unlikely to suffer Miers's fate. It's ...

From E. J. DIONNE JR., The Washington Post,  1 Sep 2008

Comparing Conservative Reactions To Harriet Miers And Sarah Palin Exposes A Rot Within The Republican Party

ST. PAUL, Minn.--By all rights, there should be a revolt at this week's Republican convention against John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate--for the very same reasons so many Republicans opposed President Bush's selection of ...

From E.J. DIONNE, JR., The New Republic,  1 Sep 2008

Northern Underexposure

Palin is, if anything, less qualified for the vice presidency (and the presidency) than Miers was for the court. But there is one big difference: Palin passes all the right-wing litmus tests, which means she is unlikely to suffer Miers's fate. It's ...

From E. J. DIONNE JR., E.J. Dionne (Washington Post),  1 Sep 2008

Why It Will Take More Than Being The 'Historic Candidate' For Obama To Beat McCain

DENVER--For months, the magic that once surrounded Barack Obama's presidential candidacy was lost in a fog of petty politics: the negative ads, the Clinton dramas, the degrading of Obama to the status of a mere "celebrity," the back-and-forth with John ...

From E.J. DIONNE, JR., The New Republic,  29 Aug 2008

Obama Rekindles the Flame

The recent direction of the campaign reflects a basic political fact that Obama acknowledged in his acceptance speech last night when he warned against those who were trying to make "a big election about small things." Obama has a good chance of ...

From E. J. DIONNE JR., E.J. Dionne (Washington Post),  29 Aug 2008

What Biden Brings With Him

He sought the presidency at a time when "discontent over the failure of our political system is rampant throughout our citizenry" and said that "it is in this gathering of discontent that my candidacy intends to find its voice." He promised to ...

From E. J. DIONNE JR., E.J. Dionne (Washington Post),  25 Aug 2008

How Joe Biden Will Reassure Working Class Voters And Change The Tenor Of This Week's Convention

DENVER -- The 40-something politician pledged to wage a campaign rooted in his generation's "moment of obligation and opportunity." He sought the presidency at a time when "discontent over the failure of our political system is rampant throughout our ...

From E.J. DIONNE, JR., The New Republic,  25 Aug 2008

Obama vs. August

Like baseball players, political people are superstitious. In the Democratic imagination, August is the month when Republican presidential candidates destroy their opponents with clever, underhanded attacks that meet with ineffectual responses. ...

From E. J. DIONNE JR., E.J. Dionne (Washington Post),  22 Aug 2008

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