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John McCain's success may depend on whether he can connect with his populist message -- or paint Obama as someone who can't. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) The onrushing economic crisis on Wall Street has prompted John McCain to adopt a...
Yesterday was a typical recent day on the Drudge Report -- the single most influential source for how the presidential campaign is covered in the country. In the banner headline spot for most of the day was a picture of...
Earlier this week we asked Fixistas to sound off on the role that Hillary Rodham Clinton should play in the presidential campaign going forward in light of a new Washington Post/ABC News poll that showed Barack Obama losing significant support...
For the last month -- at least -- the Minnesota Senate race has featured some of the hardest hitting television ads in any contest (the presidential included) in the country. After Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign released an ad late last...
In 49 days, when (and if) the historic contest between John McCain and Barack Obama ends, political junkies -- including The Fix -- will start craving their next, well, fix. Our recommendation? Look west to the open seat race for...
Both McCain and Obama addressed the burgeoning economic crisis on the Trail yesterday. They'll be returning to that theme for the next 50 days. (Getty Images) The crisis that has seized Wall Street over the last few days caught...
Tonight's vice presidential debate between Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden is among the most anticipated political events of a campaign that has been chock full of memorable moments. We'll be twittering the debate starting around 9...
Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin both know what they have to do in tonight's debate -- but it all will come down to execution. Tonight's vice presidential debate between Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Delaware...
Arizona Sen. John McCain in Des Moines, Iowa earlier this week. Photo by Charlie Neibergall -- Associated Press UPDATE, 6:12 pm: The McCain campaign held a conference call with political director Mike DuHaime and senior adviser Greg Strimple to...
The Fix's experiment with twittering last week's presidential debate was such a success that the big bosses at washingtonpost.com have asked for a return engagement. And so, starting around 9 p.m. ET tonight (although we reserve the right to...
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, Charlotte (N.C.) Mayor Pat McCrory, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas The 2008 election has been an embarrassment of riches for political junkies. The presidential race has been...
Arizona Sen. John McCain flashed his sarcastic side in Iowa -- and it wasn't pretty. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) John McCain's combative interview with the Des Moines Register yesterday has raised questions anew about the Arizona senator's temperament as the...
The Fix and Newsweek Managing Editor Dan Klaidman rap -- not literally, that would be weird -- about the politics surrounding the bailout vote, tomorrow night's vice presidential debate and next Tuesday's second presidential debate. And all in under ten...
In an attempt to intensify voter doubts about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's readiness for office in advance of Thursday's vice presidential debate, the California Nurses Association has launched an ad raising questions about John McCain's health. The ad went up...
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks with CBS News anchor Katie Couric. The McCain campaign is criticizing"gotcha journalism"of those covering the ticket. (CBS News via Associated Press Photo) In a series of recent interviews, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin...
Six years ago today, former New Jersey Sen. Bob Torricelli gave us all a speech to remember. It's been six years to the day since former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Torricelli resigned his seat, delivering one of the...
House Republicans have launched an ad attacking a freshman Wisconsin Democrat over his ties to embattled Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (N.Y.), the first of a series of attempts to use Rangel's ongoing ethics woes as an anchor...
Barack Obama and John McCain at last week's presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi. Photo by Scott Olson -- Getty Images Less than 24 hours after the bill to bailout the financial industry died an ignominious -- and surprising --...
Even as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin prepares for Thursday night's vice presidential debate against Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, an increasing number of Republicans and conservatives are expressing reservations about both her candidacy and the way in which she is being...
The blame game is already well underway in Washington as both presidential candidates and their parties seek to lay the responsibility for the House's failure to pass the bailout bill today at the other sides'feet. We want to hear...