Obama controls the vertical and the horizontal: From his 30-minute infomercial to his appearance on "The Daily Show," Obama took over the small screen on Wednesday to spread his message.
By Heather Havrilesky Oct 30, 2008
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September's campaign fundraising smashes all previous records to smithereens.
By Andrew Leonard
October 19, 2008
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I rant about her; I can't stop thinking about her; I cannot stand to look at her; I'm possessed by her!
By Cary Tennis
September 29, 2008
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The works that have influenced Obama illustrate that he would be the most literary president in recent memory -- and one likely to govern from the center.
By Laura Miller
July 7, 2008
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The Obama campaign's deft use of the candidate's mixed heritage is making it harder to read his candidacy in terms of race.
By James Hannaham
February 2, 2008
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After a close-up of her face appeared on the Drudge Report, Hillary Clinton was found guilty of -- horrors! -- aging.
By Rebecca Traister
December 19, 2007
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The Republican contender sells himself as the ultimate presidential product. But will America embrace a bona fide corporate candidate?
By Michael Scherer
June 25, 2007
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Was his campaign's attack on Hillary Clinton's ties to India a macaca moment? Or a chance to tell the world how he really feels about globalization?
By Andrew Leonard
June 20, 2007
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Sen. Barack Obama searches for the perfect message.
By David Puner
February 1, 2007
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The senator wants to work on avoiding "catastrophe."
By David Puner
January 25, 2007
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Senator makes an online announcement.
By David Puner
January 22, 2007
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How an obscure Long Island family ended up giving $156,000 in campaign contributions to the disgraced legislator and his political patron, Tom Reynolds.
By Mark Benjamin
October 6, 2006
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Are voter mishaps in the Sunshine State a Republican plot, a Democratic scheme or just pure abject incompetence?
By Farhad Manjoo
October 29, 2004
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In an election as close as this one, does the "smart crowd" behavior in electronic markets really mean anything?
By Farhad Manjoo
October 27, 2004
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In one of the most male-dominated nations on earth, Afghan vice presidential candidate Shafiqa Habibi doesn't play second fiddle to anyone.
By Ann Marlowe
October 8, 2004
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Scared, angry and needing to act, I left California to volunteer for John Kerry in Pennsylvania. I changed some minds -- including my own.
By Jonathan Alford
October 7, 2004
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Bush leads by 10 points. No, wait, Kerry's up by 5. No, Nader's on top! OK -- that's not true, but in the ever crazier world of election polls, who knows what's next?
By Farhad Manjoo
October 6, 2004
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New and spreading scandals plague House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his political empire.
By Lou Dubose
October 4, 2004
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What Table Talkers are saying about fighting fair, community and how the media let them down.
October 1, 2004
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Election-predicting traders are betting not just on a narrow Republican victory, but a landslide. What's behind the Bush bubble?
By Farhad Manjoo
September 29, 2004
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When the market goes down, incumbent presidents tend to lose. It's down now, and headed further south.
By Carol Vinzant
September 29, 2004
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Thanks to the Net, we've all got access to poll numbers, fundraising figures and endless political gossip -- and we all know exactly what the candidates need to do to win.
By Farhad Manjoo
September 28, 2004
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No bounce for the Democratic candidate in the Iowa Electronic Markets. So what do the gamblers know that the rest of the country doesn't?
By Farhad Manjoo
August 16, 2004
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The right wing accuses me and my fellow Dems of being negative. Hell, we'd be smirking like W. himself if he hadn't trashed our country!
By Joyce McGreevy
August 2, 2004
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Populist rhetoric used to be the left's stock in trade. But as the whacked-out animation "This Land" proves, somewhere along the way rich vs. poor was replaced by smarts vs. substance.
By Solon Simmons
July 29, 2004
Obama's infomercial night
Obama raises $150 million
Sarah Palin is ruining my life
Barack by the books
Multiracial man
Campaigning while female
Mitt Romney's biggest brand
Is Barack Obama an economic nationalist?
Barack: Poster wars
Foley's angels
Too much ado about Iowa
Burqas and ballots
In polls we trust?
The decay of DeLay
The Iowa Electronic Markets are still going for Bush
The stock market is voting for Kerry
How the Internet turned everyone into James Carville
Class politics, JibJab-style
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald