http://dir.salon.com/topics/joan_walsh_election_2008/?source=rss&aim=joan_walsh_election_2008 en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 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 Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2009/01/07/burris/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2009/01/07/burris/index.html?source=rss Democrats should be the party of integrity in the wake of crippling corruption scandals for Republicans -- and racial politics can backfire. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2009/01/06/stimulus_panetta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2009/01/06/stimulus_panetta/index.html?source=rss Obama shouldn't sacrifice his stimulus plan's power trying for lots of GOP votes. Plus: Why Panetta is a great CIA choice. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/30/digby_kennedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/30/digby_kennedy/index.html?source=rss If David Paterson wants to appoint a strong feminist, why not pick Caroline Kennedy's congresswoman? Plus: Race can't redeem Blagojevich's Senate choice. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/29/kennedy_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/29/kennedy_interview/index.html?source=rss She may well make a fine senator, but why she is making her celebrity her main credential for the job? By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/20/caroline_kennedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/20/caroline_kennedy/index.html?source=rss With questions about her stand on abortion rights and other key issues, it's time for her to talk, not merely listen, if she wants a Senate seat. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/19/rick_warren/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/19/rick_warren/index.html?source=rss The divisive, self-aggrandizing right-wing evangelist was a terrible choice to give Obama's invocation. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/12/obama_blagojevich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/12/obama_blagojevich/index.html?source=rss He looked like the happiest man in history ever to be called a "m-----f-----" at his Thursday press conference, but expect dumb questions to continue. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/05/let_obama_be_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/05/let_obama_be_obama/index.html?source=rss It's too early for Democrats to panic and demand the president-elect do more on the economy. Plus: Go away, little Jeb. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/01/security_team/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/01/security_team/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama's national security team is impressive in its diversity and in its excellence. Plus: I debate Christopher Hitchens over Hillary Clinton. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/27/grateful_for_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/27/grateful_for_obama/index.html?source=rss My sappy Thanksgiving post got more serious as I watched the Mumbai tragedy unfold. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/26/obama_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/26/obama_economy/index.html?source=rss The president-elect shouldn't squander his mandate reassuring conservatives about his economic plan. The real danger is in underreaching. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/24/fleischer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/24/fleischer/index.html?source=rss The Bush flack's much-hyped Freedom's Watch is going belly up. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/20/clinton_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/20/clinton_obama/index.html?source=rss If he picks her as secretary of state, she's the right choice. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/18/obama_cabinet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/18/obama_cabinet/index.html?source=rss Why does a conservative seem to respect the Democratic left more than many Democrats? Plus: Pick Hillary, or don't, but get it over with! By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/13/maddow_bayh_lieberman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/13/maddow_bayh_lieberman/index.html?source=rss A great debate between Rachel Maddow and Evan Bayh lays out the stakes, for both sides. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/12/palin_interviews/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/12/palin_interviews/index.html?source=rss She's smacking back at her critics in a string of interviews, but I can't see how she's changing any minds. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/09/obama_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/09/obama_clinton/index.html?source=rss Race was a "net plus" for Barack Obama. And a last look at Hillary Clinton, unlikely working class hero. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/08/bozell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/08/bozell/index.html?source=rss Before the election, Brent Bozell ranted against Obama as a raving Marxist. Now he's claiming he ran as a Reagan conservative. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/06/obama_honeymoon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/06/obama_honeymoon/index.html?source=rss His mandate is bigger than any Democrat's since Lyndon Johnson, bigger than first-term Ronald Reagan's. But he won't get breathing room unless we demand it. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/05/condi_rice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/05/condi_rice/index.html?source=rss I couldn't help enjoying Rice's genuine excitement about Barack Obama's victory. By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/05/sour_loser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/05/sour_loser/index.html?source=rss NRO blasts "Wonder Boy" and his "shakedown-artist wife." By Joan Walsh Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/05/obama_victory_playlist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/05/obama_victory_playlist/index.html?source=rss Indiana goes for the Democrat; time for an Obama victory playlist! Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/04/12am/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/04/12am/index.html?source=rss Join Joan Walsh, Glenn Greenwald, David Sirota, David Talbot, Digby, Paul Maslin, Rebecca Traister and Gary Kamiya as they follow the day's events. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/04/11pm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/11/04/11pm/index.html?source=rss Join Joan Walsh, Glenn Greenwald, David Sirota, David Talbot, Digby, Paul Maslin, Rebecca Traister and Gary Kamiya as they follow the day's events