Joan Walsh - Election 2008

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  • Is McCain really proud of these crowds?

    A video record of the hate whipped up by the GOP ticket.
  • McCain loses again

    In a bizarre debate dominated by Joe the Plumber, the GOP candidate failed to break through, and his sarcasm -- again -- will hurt him.
  • The Mac attack backfires

    Polls show John McCain is only hurting himself with his negative campaign. Will he turn it around?
  • McCain: The risky choice for president

    After betting his campaign on efforts to smear Barack Obama, John McCain finds he's the one voters don't trust.
  • John McCain's dishonorable campaign

    Finally, he kinda sorta challenges supporters who are sliming Barack Obama.
  • This town hall didn't help John McCain

    The struggling Republican looked as cranky and erratic as he does in harsh Obama ads.
  • "That one?"

    Has McCain lost it?
  • A new big lie by the GOP

    Poor minority people caused the mortgage crisis. No, really.
  • Ugly time

    How low will McCain-Palin go?
  • Springsteen: "I want my country back"

    Supporting Obama, the rock legend takes a swing-state tour, once again.
  • Madeleine Albright strikes back

    As Sarah Palin misquotes the former Secretary of State based on what she thought she read on a Starbucks cup.
  • SNL on VP debate

    How would we get through this election without Tina Fey?
  • How Sarah Palin blew it

    She asked for more vice-presidential power on the heels of Dick Cheney's abuse, and she failed to show simple decency when Biden referenced his family tragedy.
  • It's all about McCain

    Sarah Palin became a laughingstock on the eve of the V.P. debate. But the GOP ticket's troubles start at the top.
  • Could Palin possibly leave the ticket?

    Despite growing calls for her departure, even by conservatives, a stubborn John McCain will probably keep her.
  • Cranky vs. cool

    McCain sneers and sighs while a calm, presidential Obama holds his own.
  • "As Putin rears his head"

    The worst Sarah Palin moment yet.
  • McCain's crazy debate gambit

    Trying to duck Friday's debate so he can "work on the economy" doesn't look presidential, it looks cowardly.
  • Can McCain sell himself as a Wall Street reformer?

    His record shows the opposite, but the Republican has come out swinging, and Obama needs to fight back.
  • McCain's worst idea yet: A "9/11 Commission" on the economy

    Sure, propose an inquiry modeled after one that failed -- and fuse 9/11 and the current financial crisis while you're at it.
  • Making a mockery of 9/11

    Sarah Palin's ignorance about foreign policy Thursday night will shadow John McCain's legacy, no matter who wins the election.
  • Questions for Sarah Palin

    Readers want to ask about oil production, abortion, earmarks, why she sneers at community organizers, and more. Plus: Palin to Gibson: War with Russia "may be necessary."
  • John McCain's cowardice

    He's hiding his empty economic program behind Fightin' Sarah Palin's skirts -- while calling all criticism of Palin sexist.
  • Crazy time

    What to make of the McCain-Palin bounce?
  • Palin watch ends!

    She'll talk to ABC's Charles Gibson next week. What should he ask her?
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