Sarah Palin called him a terrorist, Barack Obama called him an acquaintance. A Salon editor who knew Ayers back when talks to the ex-Weather Underground member turned Republican talking point.
By Walter Shapiro Nov 17, 2008
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Will it be Chuck Hagel, or even Hillary Clinton, for secretary of state? Will Bob Gates stay at the Pentagon? Obama's national security team remains mostly top secret.
By Walter Shapiro
November 14, 2008
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It's proving difficult to peer inside Obama's still tightly closed Cabinet. But so far his presidential transition has looked deliberate and impressive.
By Walter Shapiro
November 11, 2008
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The culmination of a brilliant campaign, Obama's unequivocal defeat of John McCain marks a political and generational transformation.
By Walter Shapiro
November 5, 2008
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As Americans flock to the polls, all eyes are on a handful of key battleground states.
By Walter Shapiro
November 4, 2008
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In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama.
By Walter Shapiro
November 2, 2008
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In the state that broke Democratic hearts in 2004, favorable poll numbers and a wave of early voters could point to victory.
By Walter Shapiro
October 31, 2008
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The maverick of days past might be deadlocked with Obama now if he hadn't let the Republican right hijack the Straight Talk Express.
By Walter Shapiro
October 29, 2008
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His Straight Talk Express bolted out of New Hampshire eight years ago. Now the candidate is running on empty.
By Walter Shapiro
October 27, 2008
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Guess what? The Conventional Wisdom has blown it again in handicapping Obama vs. McCain in the homestretch.
By Mike Madden and Walter Shapiro
October 23, 2008
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From the youth vote to Sarah Palin's outdated embrace of the rural mystique, Salon's panel of demographers and consumer trend experts talks about how America is changing.
By Walter Shapiro
October 21, 2008
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Put off by the McCain-Palin ticket, suburban Republicans are backing Barack Obama -- who might score a rare Democratic win in the Hoosier State.
By Walter Shapiro
October 20, 2008
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The Republican senator's final debate performance was marked by oddball characters and marginal attacks, as hopes of his political resurrection appeared to fade.
By Walter Shapiro
October 16, 2008
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The odds are long for McCain, but this is no time for Democrats to embrace irrational exuberance. Here are four ways McCain might be able to turn it around.
By Walter Shapiro
October 13, 2008
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With the economy nose-diving, McCain did not achieve the surge he needed, while Obama looked masterly as the candidate of reassurance.
By Walter Shapiro
October 8, 2008
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As the gloves come off in the presidential race, John McCain seems ever more willing to dispense with past claims to personal honor.
By Walter Shapiro
October 7, 2008
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In Wisconsin's blue-collar Paper Valley, the Democrats are banking on an outpouring of volunteers while the Republicans are left with fear itself.
By Walter Shapiro
October 6, 2008
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Republican debate watchers praised a "tough" and "witty" performance from the Alaskan governor, but on the whole were surprisingly subdued.
By Walter Shapiro
October 3, 2008
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She was outmatched by Katie Couric, but how will Sarah Palin fare against Joe Biden? The debate comes at a crucial time for the struggling McCain campaign.
By Walter Shapiro
October 2, 2008
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What happens when the messy thing called democracy collides with the financial markets in full panic.
By Walter Shapiro
October 1, 2008
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Friday's debate was no decisive showdown. But for undecided voters watching, did Obama look too green or McCain too mean?
By Walter Shapiro
September 27, 2008
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Leading Republicans say that, short of total gridlock on the economic bailout, a McCain no-show on Friday would be "a huge political mistake."
By Walter Shapiro
September 26, 2008
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McCain is now unlikely to show up for the first scheduled showdown with Obama. Master stroke or campaign in meltdown?
By Walter Shapiro
September 25, 2008
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This year, the economy trumps social issues in blue-collar Scranton. That should mean advantage, Democrat. But what does it really mean when local voters say they don't "know" Obama?
By Walter Shapiro
September 22, 2008
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So much about the Obama-McCain contest breaks the mold -- yet the electoral map is looking eerily familiar.
By Walter Shapiro
September 19, 2008
Bill Ayers talks back
Awaiting Obama's top lieutenants
The elusive Team Obama
Barack Obama's epic win
Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and beyond ...
Overcoming in Ohio
How Obama might just win Ohio
How John McCain ran against himself
Where the road ends for John McCain
The punditocracy's Seven Biggest Blunders of the 2008 election
Why is Barack Obama now electable?
Turning Indiana blue
McCain's last stand
How John McCain could still win
A debate for sobering times
The low road to the White House
Obama's grass-roots battalion vs. McCain's ragtag platoon
How Palin played in Green Bay
The big veep showdown
The voters are angry -- and don't know why
Obama and McCain face off
McCain's looming debate debacle
Friday's debate: A bizarre game of chicken
The battle for votes in Pennsylvania's Clinton country
Is 2008 a sui generis election?
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