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.
Talking Points Memo
Here are five nominees for the most revolting, dishonest and remarkably sleazy campaign ads of the year.
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.
Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz to show voters all they missed by not electing her queen of America.
Mark Hertsgaard : Barack Obama
The story of the plumber who helped deliver Indiana to Obama.
A grassroots push for reform can make Obama a great president.
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Barack Obama's victory and the coming battle for real progressive change.
Alexander Cockburn : Barack Obama
Obama will face a bruising engagement with reality in the months ahead.
In a nation hungry for heroes on election day, blue-collar Ohio delivered.
Brett Story & VideoNation : Barack Obama
A look inside The Nation's election night party and a glimpse at Obama victory celebrations in Brooklyn.
Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being elected the forty-fourth president of the United States.
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
This election has seen an outpouring of political participation on walls, abandoned buildings, scaffolding and subway trains nationwide.
Andrew Gumbel : Voters & Voting
As Virginians vote in record numbers, some key Obama strongholds were reported close to a standstill.
Many citizens of Birmingham believe a new movement is taking place as a result of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
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.
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.
