http://dir.salon.com/topics/campaigns/?source=rss&aim=campaigns en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/10/30/obama_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/10/30/obama_tv/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew Leonard Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/03/john_mccain_cracks_under_pressure/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/03/john_mccain_cracks_under_pressure/index.html?source=rss The senator from Arizona recalls the week that decided the 2008 election -- but not the way the rest of us do By Andrew Leonard Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/19/one_hundred_and_fifty_million/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/19/one_hundred_and_fifty_million/index.html?source=rss September's campaign fundraising smashes all previous records to smithereens. By Cary Tennis Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/29/sarah_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/29/sarah_palin/index.html?source=rss I rant about her; I can't stop thinking about her; I cannot stand to look at her; I'm possessed by her! By Laura Miller Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/07/07/obama_books/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/07/07/obama_books/index.html?source=rss 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 James Hannaham Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/02/biracial_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/02/biracial_obama/index.html?source=rss 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 Rebecca Traister Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/12/19/wrinkled_hillary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/12/19/wrinkled_hillary/index.html?source=rss After a close-up of her face appeared on the Drudge Report, Hillary Clinton was found guilty of -- horrors! -- aging. By Michael Scherer Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/25/romney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/25/romney/index.html?source=rss The Republican contender sells himself as the ultimate presidential product. But will America embrace a bona fide corporate candidate? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/20/obama_india/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/20/obama_india/index.html?source=rss 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 David Puner Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/02/01/barock_the_house/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/02/01/barock_the_house/index.html?source=rss Sen. Barack Obama searches for the perfect message. By David Puner Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/25/john_kerry_passes_on_2008/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/25/john_kerry_passes_on_2008/index.html?source=rss The senator wants to work on avoiding "catastrophe." By David Puner Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/22/hillary_exploratory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/22/hillary_exploratory/index.html?source=rss Senator makes an online announcement. By Mark Benjamin Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/06/foley_reynolds_money/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/06/foley_reynolds_money/index.html?source=rss 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 Farhad Manjoo Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/29/florida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/29/florida/index.html?source=rss Are voter mishaps in the Sunshine State a Republican plot, a Democratic scheme or just pure abject incompetence? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/10/27/iem4/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/10/27/iem4/index.html?source=rss In an election as close as this one, does the "smart crowd" behavior in electronic markets really mean anything? By Ann Marlowe Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/08/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/08/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss In one of the most male-dominated nations on earth, Afghan vice presidential candidate Shafiqa Habibi doesn't play second fiddle to anyone. By Jonathan Alford Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/10/07/volunteer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/10/07/volunteer/index.html?source=rss Scared, angry and needing to act, I left California to volunteer for John Kerry in Pennsylvania. I changed some minds -- including my own. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/10/06/polling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/10/06/polling/index.html?source=rss 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 Lou Dubose Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/04/scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/04/scandal/index.html?source=rss New and spreading scandals plague House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his political empire. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2004/10/01/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2004/10/01/post/index.html?source=rss What Table Talkers are saying about fighting fair, community and how the media let them down. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/29/market_kerry_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/29/market_kerry_two/index.html?source=rss Election-predicting traders are betting not just on a narrow Republican victory, but a landslide. What's behind the Bush bubble? By Carol Vinzant Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/29/market_kerry_one/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/29/market_kerry_one/index.html?source=rss When the market goes down, incumbent presidents tend to lose. It's down now, and headed further south. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/28/internet_politics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/28/internet_politics/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/16/iem2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/16/iem2/index.html?source=rss 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 Joyce McGreevy Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/mcgreevy/2004/08/02/cranky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/mcgreevy/2004/08/02/cranky/index.html?source=rss 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!