Joan Walsh - Election 2008 - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/joan_walsh_election_2008/?source=rss&aim=joan_walsh_election_2008 en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT Palin watch Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/07/palin_watch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/07/palin_watch/index.html?source=rss Day 8 and counting, and still no interviews. Mean Old Party Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/06/mean_old_party/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/06/mean_old_party/index.html?source=rss From Fred Thompson to Sarah Palin, snarling Rudy Giuliani to smiling Lindsey Graham, Republicans bared their fangs this week to hide their unpopular agenda. And it might work. A pit bull in lipstick? Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/04/palin_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/04/palin_speech/index.html?source=rss A snarling Sarah Palin savages Barack Obama while her defenders deride sexism and "liberal media" bias. I miss Mitt! Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/04/mitt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/04/mitt/index.html?source=rss With the robotic Romney back on the national stage, here's a fun look inside the man who might have been veep. Obama's perfect pitch on Palin Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/02/palin_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/02/palin_obama/index.html?source=rss The nominee was right to warn Democrats against making Bristol Palin an issue. The issue is John McCain's judgment. Barack Obama on Stephanie Tubbs Jones Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/31/obama_tubbs_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/31/obama_tubbs_jones/index.html?source=rss Sitting alongside both Clintons, the Democratic nominee took time out from the campaign to honor a friend Fighting Barack Obama Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/30/obama_wrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/30/obama_wrap/index.html?source=rss In Denver this week the Democratic nominee laid out a feisty, populist message and pulled his party together. Knock it off, Paul Begala Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/30/begala_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/30/begala_palin/index.html?source=rss The veteran Democrat and Clinton supporter attributes Sarah Palin's poise to "her beauty pageant training." What Sarah Palin means Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/29/palin_choice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/29/palin_choice/index.html?source=rss She lets John McCain appease the Christian right while looking like a social reformer. Eyes back on the prize Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/28/eyes_on_the_prize/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/28/eyes_on_the_prize/index.html?source=rss Denver's finest moment so far was the roll-call vote, for all it said about the Clinton and Obama camps' capacity for grace, forgiveness and smart politics. Bill Clinton shows -- and gets -- the love Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/28/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/28/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss "Barack Obama is ready to lead America," he tells an adoring crowd -- and suddenly Clinton haters who predicted mayhem in Denver are 0 for 2. How Michelle Obama nailed it Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/26/michelle_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/26/michelle_speech/index.html?source=rss Radiating love and passion for her family and her country, she answered questions we wish the nation didn't have. It's Obama time! Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/25/convention_time/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/25/convention_time/index.html?source=rss Hillary Clinton released her delegates, and the party is coming together behind its new leader. Reasons to celebrate and reasons to worry in Denver. Heading to Denver Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/22/denver/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/22/denver/index.html?source=rss Watch for Salon's full convention coverage all next week, here and on Open Salon. Remembering Stephanie Tubbs Jones Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/21/tubbs_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/21/tubbs_jones/index.html?source=rss She was a great advocate for her district and for all of us, and she'll be missed in Denver next week. John McCain's summer of slime Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/20/summer_of_slime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/20/summer_of_slime/index.html?source=rss The GOP nominee will say anything to get elected -- and the media is letting him get away with it. Plus: Bill Maher to Obama: Pick Hillary! Sandbagged at Saddleback Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/19/sandbagged_at_saddleback/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/19/sandbagged_at_saddleback/index.html?source=rss Evangelical voters simply can't vote for somebody who's pro-choice, Rick Warren tells BeliefNet -- after Obama's visit. Are we now officially a Christian nation? Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/17/saddleback/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/17/saddleback/index.html?source=rss I admire Obama's courage in going to the Saddleback Church forum, but I regret he did it. I hope he doesn't come to feel the same way. Race and the presidential race, again Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/16/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/16/race/index.html?source=rss More analysts are concluding that Barack Obama is being hurt by being black. How do we know if they're right, and what Obama should do? Happy days are here again! Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/15/dowd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/15/dowd/index.html?source=rss The Obama and Clinton campaigns come together to prove Maureen Dowd wrong. How cancer survivors think about the Edwards scandal Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/12/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/12/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss I can't judge Elizabeth Edwards' decision to campaign passionately for her husband after reading this post. Obama fatigue? Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/09/obama_fatigue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/09/obama_fatigue/index.html?source=rss It's late summer, and the news just keeps getting sillier. Whew! Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/08/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/08/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss Bill Clinton will reportedly have a speaking role at the Denver convention. Can someone explain why that was ever in question? David Brooks calls Barack Obama a sojourner Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/05/brooks_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/05/brooks_obama/index.html?source=rss The Times columnist says Americans are having a hard time connecting with the Democratic nominee. Is the problem that voters can't "place" Obama -- or that Obama doesn't know his place? Who's playing the race card? Joan Walsh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/01/race_card/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/01/race_card/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama says John McCain is trying to scare voters because he "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills," and the McCain camp cries foul.