Results for: Democratic Presidential Candidates

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.”…
McCain's Game Plan is Faltering
https://townhall.com/columnists/charleskrauthammer/2008/10/03/mccains_game_plan_is_faltering
– Then, seeking a game-changer after the Democratic convention, McCain threw blind into the end zone to a waiting Sarah Palin. … the financial crisis hit, McCain went razzle-dazzle again, suspending his campaign and declaring he'd stay away from the first presidential … The crisis unresolved, he showed up at the debate regardless, rather abjectly conceding Obama's mocking retort that presidential candidates
The Death of Common Sense in America
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2008/10/03/the_death_of_common_sense_in_america
– The Democratic candidate for President made a big deal publicly of not wearing a flag pin anymore and only relented when there were … Politicians, including both of our presidential candidates regularly lie to the public.…
Debate Wrap Up Thoughts
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/debate_wrap_up_thoughts
– viewers, over and over, Biden had openly criticized Barack Obama’s positions on the war, funding and withdrawal throughout the Democratic … Going into this debate there was concern moderator Gwen Ifill may not treat the candidates fairly because of the financial stake she … Most importantly, she did not violate the time-honored vice presidential rule: “First do no harm.”  That’s a win in itself.…
Tom Wolfe Explains Obama's Rise
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2008/10/02/tom_wolfe_explains_obamas_rise
– At any rate, of the two candidates on the Democratic ticket, airhead Biden is the most politically experienced. … Within weeks of his arrival there, his aides were in Iowa testing the waters for a presidential campaign. … The Democratic presidential candidate never has held an executive office.…
Democrats Make False Promises of Spiritual Repair
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/10/01/democrats_make_false_promises_of_spiritual_repair
– While one can imagine frenzied Democratic efforts to muster “immediate relief” for lost jobs and lost homes, how, exactly, do they … In other words, the wife of the presidential candidate echoes the Democratic Party platform in openly defining the campaign’s goals … When it comes to the job of “fixing souls” or showing the way to lost sheep, the right response for any presidential candidate would…
Does It Take a Panic to Stop a Panic?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jacobsullum/2008/10/01/does_it_take_a_panic_to_stop_a_panic
– bipartisanship, which may yet prevail, should give pause to anyone who hopes electing a Republican president will curb the excesses of a Democratic … After saying Friday night's presidential debate would have to be postponed, for the good of the country, until an agreement had been … "We have to get something done," one of the candidates insisted on Sunday.…
Cantor Was the Right Pick After All
https://townhall.com/columnists/brettjoshpe/2008/09/30/cantor_was_the_right_pick_after_all
– article for Townhall.com expressing my support for Eric Cantor, Republican Congressman from Virginia, as John McCain's vice-presidential … But ultimately, he and others were overlooked for Alaskan Governor, Sarah Palin, the most electrifying and surprising vice-presidential … Palin immediately changed the tone of the presidential race, with the Obama campaign attacking her instead of McCain and bringing to…
Obama Strikes Out in First Debate
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2008/09/30/obama_strikes_out_in_first_debate
– liberals have been marketing Barack Obama as the greatest orator of our times, but the public saw a different picture in the first presidential … His response illustrated why Democratic presidential candidates have been criticized as tax-and-spend politicians. … The only thing clear about Obama's incoherent statement is that he will continue to tax and spend exactly as the Democratic leadership…
Where Have You Gone, Thomas Jefferson?
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulkengor/2008/09/29/where_have_you_gone,_thomas_jefferson
– “The Presidential Papers,” which is the comprehensive collection, published by the GPO, of every presidential speech, statement, press … For the current presidential candidates, we used sources like Google. V&V: What did you find? … Religion is more needed in democratic societies than in any other.’”…
McCain's Solomon Moment
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2008/09/28/mccains_solomon_moment
– It ended with the first toe-to-toe presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama. … Harry Truman was staying there when he was picked to be the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1944, as was Dwight D. … candidates.…
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