http://dir.salon.com/topics/2008_election/?source=rss&aim=2008_election en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT By Eric Boehlert Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/05/19/eric_boehlert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/05/19/eric_boehlert/index.html?source=rss With no traditional-media allies or lobbying money, the netroots was able to alter the debate about wiretapping in the 2008 campaign. Leading the charge: Salon's Glenn Greenwald. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/02/palin_schmidt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/02/palin_schmidt/index.html?source=rss An article in Salon about the campaign's ties to the Alaska Independence Party set off a nasty exchange By Joan Walsh Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2009/04/14/franken_declared_winner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2009/04/14/franken_declared_winner/index.html?source=rss Coleman lawyer Ben Ginsberg plans appeal, but the end is near. By Salon staff Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/18/state_of_the_gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/18/state_of_the_gop/index.html?source=rss A state-by-state look at the state of the Grand Old Party in the Age of Steele. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/pawlenty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/pawlenty/index.html?source=rss The Minnesota governor says he'll help seat the Senate's newest Democrat By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/coleman_concedes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/coleman_concedes/index.html?source=rss The long fight over Minnesota's Senate election is finally over By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/reid_statement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/reid_statement/index.html?source=rss Democrats are pushing the Minnesota governor, a Republican, to help them seat Al Franken in the Senate By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/coleman_franken/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/coleman_franken/index.html?source=rss The court unanimously declared Al Franken the winner of a contested Senate election By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/palin/index.html?source=rss A scathing article in Vanity Fair paints the governor as incurious, egotistical and hated by McCain staffers By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/11/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/11/coleman/index.html?source=rss The former senator owes $94,000 to Al Franken, but isn't going to pay up until the Minnesota Supreme Court rules By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/04/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/04/coleman/index.html?source=rss The former Minnesota senator might not take his case to federal court after all By Gabriel Winant Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/01/coleman_appeal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/01/coleman_appeal/index.html?source=rss His state's highest court may soon put Norm Coleman out of his misery -- if he doesn't take his case federal By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/11/sabotage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/11/sabotage/index.html?source=rss Aides, concerned that the candidate's affair would mean a GOP victory in 2008, reportedly decided not to let him get the Democratic nomination. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/07/obama_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/07/obama_clinton/index.html?source=rss A former RNC press secretary says the president has morphed into his old rival, but his claims don't hold up. By Gabriel Winant Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/04/acorn_indicted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/04/acorn_indicted/index.html?source=rss The oft-bashed community group says it's the victim, not the villain, but do those claims ring hollow this time around? By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/20/sabato/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/20/sabato/index.html?source=rss One well-known political science professor looks at the demographics from last fall and concludes the Democrats are likely to hold power for a while. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/culvahouse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/culvahouse/index.html?source=rss The man in charge of the vetting process explains the appeal of Sarah Palin, and why Joe Lieberman wasn't a good choice for legal reasons. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/coleman/index.html?source=rss Most Minnesotans want the former senator to concede now, but it seems like he might continue his legal battle against Al Franken for a while longer. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/14/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/14/coleman/index.html?source=rss Former Sen. Norm Coleman isn't giving up his court fight against Al Franken, at least not yet. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/10/clinton_penn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/10/clinton_penn/index.html?source=rss Want to retire Hillary Clinton's campaign debt? Make that check out to Penn, Schoen & Berland, the firm run by her former chief strategist. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/06/pawlenty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/06/pawlenty/index.html?source=rss Gov. Tim Pawlenty tells MSNBC he's not ready to sign the election certificate in the Coleman-Franken race just yet. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/31/franken_coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/31/franken_coleman/index.html?source=rss A ruling says only 400 new absentee ballots will be counted, far fewer than the Republican wanted and probably not enough for him to retake the lead. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/26/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/26/qotd/index.html?source=rss John McCain says he knows why people voted for the Republican ticket last fall -- and it wasn't because of him. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/17/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/17/coleman/index.html?source=rss Even with a Minnesota court's ruling expected soon, the legal battle between the former senator and challenger Al Franken might drag on. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/03/coleman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/03/coleman/index.html?source=rss In a last-ditch move the former senator had previously hinted at, lawyers for the Republican ask that results of the Minnesota Senate election be thrown out.