The Sleaziest Campaign Ads of 2008
Talking Points Memo
Here are five nominees for the most revolting, dishonest and remarkably sleazy campaign ads of the year.
2009
2008
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Obama's Latino Vote Mandate
Steve Cobble & Joe Velasquez : Latinos
Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment.
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Big Election Losers
Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz to show voters all they missed by not electing her queen of America.
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Cool Hand Luke
Mark Hertsgaard : Barack Obama
The story of the plumber who helped deliver Indiana to Obama.
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Obama Needs a Protest Movement
A grassroots push for reform can make Obama a great president.
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What Obama's Victory Means
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Barack Obama's victory and the coming battle for real progressive change.
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Thank You Mr. Greenspan, Thank You Mr. Bush
Alexander Cockburn : Barack Obama
Obama will face a bruising engagement with reality in the months ahead.
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Courage in Ohio
In a nation hungry for heroes on election day, blue-collar Ohio delivered.
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Election Night at The Nation
Brett Story & VideoNation : Barack Obama
A look inside The Nation's election night party and a glimpse at Obama victory celebrations in Brooklyn.
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President-Elect Obama Addresses Nation
Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being elected the forty-fourth president of the United States.
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YouTubing the Election
Ari Melber : Internet & New Media
In America's first Web-driven election, campaign videos made by ordinary people--not campaigns or the news media--grabbed most of the attention
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The People's Art Comes Out For Obama
This election has seen an outpouring of political participation on walls, abandoned buildings, scaffolding and subway trains nationwide.
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Virginia: The New Florida?
Andrew Gumbel : Voters & Voting
As Virginians vote in record numbers, some key Obama strongholds were reported close to a standstill.
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From Birmingham to Voting for Barack
Many citizens of Birmingham believe a new movement is taking place as a result of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
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I Now Denounce You Chuck & Larry
The Daily Show : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
Jon Stewart rips Proposition 8, an initiative that would rewrite the constitution to eliminate the rights of same-sex couples to marry in California.
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This Election's In Your Hands
Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman : Internet & New Media
The only one way Tuesday's vote will be protected is if citizens show up at the polls with cameras, note pads, cell phones and lawyers.
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