Results for: Democratic Presidential Candidates

The Palin Rape Kit Myth
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/09/11/the_palin_rape_kit_myth
– victim’s insurance companies when possible,” former chief Charlie Fannon told the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman in 2000 as then-DemocraticDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign advisers organized a conference call Tuesday with former Alaskan Governor … Fannon was one of three candidates considered for the job and the City Council confirmed him in a 5-0 vote.…
Frozen in Time
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/09/11/frozen_in_time
– especially wowed the Corcoran crowd, is of an obviously younger-looking Barack Obama following his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic … John McCain and in the coming weeks will endorse either his candidacy or else that of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama. Mr. … MacKay has yet to meet with the latter; however, he stressed that his party is carefully evaluating both candidates.…
Electoral Surprises in 2008?
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/09/11/electoral_surprises_in_2008
– With every indication that the Presidential race will be close, the question that is far from settled is what will happen … Democratic projections for the House have suggested a gain of 12 to 30 seats. … Nearly all of the first-time Senatorial candidates ran ahead of Reagan.…
The John McCain I Got to Know
https://townhall.com/columnists/fredthompson/2008/09/10/the_john_mccain_i_got_to_know
– In a broader sense, voters carry into the polling booth this ultimate question about presidential candidates: “Who do I trust to make … The federal judiciary is the Democratic Party’s vehicle of choice to enact policies that could never see the light of day if they were … required to go through the democratic process.…
McPalin Rattles Team Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2008/09/10/mcpalin_rattles_team_obama
– double-team strategy, Obama has found himself in the awkward position of sounding as if he's running against the GOP's vice presidential … Obama voted the Democratic Party line more often (97 percent) than McCain voted in accord with President Bush (90 percent). … The media will call fouls on her that they never call on the other candidates.…
The GOP Resurrection
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonyblankley/2008/09/10/the_gop_resurrection
– In the aftermath of that reversal, the entire presidential contest has been upended. … Moreover, voters -- by only 48-45 percent -- support the Democratic candidate in their congressional districts, the Democratic Party's … vice presidential junior partner.…
Fair to Compare Obama and Lincoln?
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/09/10/fair_to_compare_obama_and_lincoln
– In order to answer widespread objections to the Democratic nominee’s lack of leadership experience, his supporters have developed the … According to this misleading analogy, Lincoln lacked an appropriately presidential resume, just as Obama does, and shocked the political … establishment of his time in much the same way that today’s Democratic candidate threatens business-as-usual in Washington.…
Prelude to an Unpredictable Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/09/09/prelude_to_an_unpredictable_election
– Blacks had run for President before in Democratic primaries. They didn't do well. … So experience is with the Vice Presidential nominee among the Democrats and with the Presidential nominee among the Republicans. … Excitement is generated for Democrats with the Presidential nominee and for Republicans with the Vice Presidential nominee.…
We Can't Afford the Democrats' Platform
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2008/09/09/we_cant_afford_the_democrats_platform
– The past two presidential elections taught the losing Democrats a couple of political lessons. … The powers-that-be in the Democratic Party have learned to tolerate a few pro-gun candidates. … The 2008 Democratic platform stridently toadies to the feminists on all their issues.…
McCain Palin Join the Club
https://townhall.com/columnists/billsteigerwald/2008/09/08/mccain_palin_join_the_club
– network that advocates public policies that promote economic growth and prosperity and provides financial support to congressional candidates … We did a series of very detailed white papers on the records in office of the various Republican presidential candidates when they … Obama is without a doubt the most liberal Democratic nominee for the White House since George McGovern in 1972, but probably going…
Blind Ambition
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2008/09/26/blind_ambition
– He actually believes it's his duty to deal with the crisis at hand, which is why he temporarily suspended his presidential campaign … This is, after all, the man who declared that his selection as the Democratic presidential nominee will be remembered as "the moment … In the vagaries of a presidential election, it is never possible to predict how voters will react to events.…
The Taranto Principle Examined
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2008/09/25/the_taranto_principle_examined
– Like all other thoughtful observers of American media, Taranto recognizes that they are biased heavily toward the Democratic Party … politics, often causing left-wing candidates to lose at the polls. … Moreover, she obviously has more executive experience than the Democratic presidential candidate.…
Timing of Economic "Collapse" Seems to Justify Paranoia
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2008/09/25/timing_of_economic_collapse_seems_to_justify_paranoia
– In covering and polling this presidential race since its first flickers, I've noticed a lot of really weird and inexplicable things … Mike Huckabee as a political blocker, manage to hijack conservative votes from candidates such as former Massachusetts Gov. … That brings us to the most amazing and perplexing happening in the entire 2008 presidential race.…
How Conservative is Wall Street?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/09/24/how_conservative_is_wall_street
candidates. … At JP Morgan Chase, the Democratic advantage, at 3 to 1, was even larger. Contributions to Sens. … Republican candidates received less than half that — $256,000 — from 145."…
Obama's Plan to Win Women Voters
https://townhall.com/columnists/karinagness/2008/09/24/obamas_plan_to_win_women_voters
– Both Presidential candidates are fighting vigorously to win over women voters, recognizing women could decide their fate on November … In 2000, the candidates fought over an important voting block of women labeled “soccer moms.” … She also was a featured speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.…
Some Jews Ain't So Smart
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2008/09/24/some_jews_aint_so_smart
– The Federation invited both Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (R-AK). … Only a baseline allegiance to the Democratic Party -- only a deep-rooted leftist partisanship -- can explain such behavior. … Any rational group would use their anti-Iran rally as a forum for candidates, allowing those with the most pro-Israel message to capitalize…
Faith Wars – Palin vs. the Media
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2008/09/22/faith_wars_–_palin_vs_the_media
– This week, the presidential campaign will cross the 40-day mark. It is closer than anyone would have imagined. … I am convinced that they can do it again if they believe in the candidates. … Over two years ago, the Democratic Party in general and Senator Obama in particular, decided that it would make the faith voters an…
A Very Forgettable Vice Presidential Nominee
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2008/09/21/a_very_forgettable_vice_presidential_nominee
– He was Nixon’s running mate as they battled the Kennedy-Johnson Democratic ticket in 1960.  … Writing about the Lodge vice presidential candidacy, Mr. … It is generally agreed that vice presidential candidates don’t usually affect the outcome of elections. …
The silly seriousness of the also-rans
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2008/09/21/the_silly_seriousness_of_the_also-rans
– With both major party presidential tickets now boasting "rock stars," how are minor party candidates supposed to get any attention … Turn to yet another political rock star: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. … Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney of the Green Party, and independent candidate Ralph Nader.…
It's Gettin' Ugly Out There
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikegallagher/2008/09/19/its_gettin_ugly_out_there
– Now, the Democratic Party voices are nasty, shrill and vile. … While campaigning on one of the TV networks, Democrat Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden actually suggested that it’s high time … Surely the Democratic VP candidate wasn’t stupid enough to claim that paying higher taxes is a form of patriotism, was he?…
Democrat Fakery on Obama, Biden "Working Class" Origins
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/09/18/democrat_fakery_on_obama,_biden_working_class_origins
– At the Democratic convention the Washington Post reported that Biden "accepted the vice presidential nomination of the Democratic Party … glamorizing the working class: a stupid prejudice that's produced glaring misrepresentations about the origins of both their national candidates
Obama: Lucifer Is My Homeboy
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2008/09/17/obama_lucifer_is_my_homeboy
– Then in 2004, Democratic presidential candidate and future Trivial Pursuit answer Howard Dean told an interviewer that his favorite … Their claim is based on a questionnaire Palin filled out when she was running for governor of Alaska in 2006, which asked the candidates … Meanwhile, on the House floor last week, Democratic Rep.…
TIME Gives Distorted View of McCain’s, Obama’s Character
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianfitzpatrick/2008/09/17/time_gives_distorted_view_of_mccain’s,_obama’s_character
– The first story, by Michael Scherer, accuses the GOP presidential nominee of manipulating voters’ emotions, and media coverage, by … why, see CMI’s report on the liberal partisan overseeing TIME’s campaign coverage, “TIME’s Religious Democratic Crusader”).  … Done properly, such criticism sheds a great deal of light on the character and values of the candidates, so we’d like to see more of…
E-Mail to Obama: Dishonest TV Ad, Wrong Audience
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2008/09/17/e-mail_to_obama_dishonest_tv_ad,_wrong_audience
– The Democratic rank and file are furious (while simultaneously denouncing McCain's negativity) and scared that Obama doesn't how to … That same year, Slate's Jacob Weisberg gushed that McCain was the most "cybersavvy" of all the presidential candidates, a crop that…
Details in RNC Complaint on Obama's Foreign Money
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/10/06/details_in_rnc_complaint_on_obamas_foreign_money
– The Republican National Committee filed a 49-page complaint against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign Monday … Federal election law expressly prohibits political candidates from accepting any money from foreign sources. … Party presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama.”…
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