http://www.truthdig.com/report/category/campaign_trail/ Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2008 2008-11-05T23:53:38+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/category/campaign_trail/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081105_looking_back_and_moving_forward/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081105_looking_back_and_moving_forward/ african american, barack obama, bill boyarsky, hispanic, los angeles, los angeles times, mayor, media, newspaper, oakland, politics, president, race, religion, villaraigosa, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

This is a day to think about how far we’ve come, to think about our experiences in past times and how we are now ready to begin forging a country where all of life is no longer defined by race.

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]]> 2008-11-05T23:53:38+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081029_bracing_for_the_ballot_battle/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081029_bracing_for_the_ballot_battle/ acorn, ballot, barack obama, battleground states, boyarsky, election, florida, hanging chad, john mccain, pew, poll, president, provisional ballot, recount, voter fraud, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

Next Tuesday, don’t be shocked if the Republicans roll out their familiar tactics of intimidating Democratic voters, challenging their eligibility and subjecting them to long lines at polling places. If the election is close, these shady maneuvers might pay off.

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]]> 2008-10-29T07:39:11+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081022_a_week_in_the_real_america/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081022_a_week_in_the_real_america/ abortion, appalachia, barack obama, boyarsky, civil rights, ironton, john mccain, ohio, pro-america, race, real america, robocall, sarah palin, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

What struck me during my week in Appalachian Ohio was how different this was from the America of the McCain-Palin campaign, a divided place where the Republicans pit one part of the country against another with vicious robocalls at the dinner hour.

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]]> 2008-10-22T07:50:40+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081016_boyarsky_oct_16_column/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081016_boyarsky_oct_16_column/ acorn, barack obama, boyarsky, campaign, debate, joe plumber, john mccain, ohio, president, repubilcan, voter fraud, voter registration, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

After Wednesday’s big debate, McCain-Palin volunteers celebrated what they considered a big victory for their presidential candidate. But the real action was taking place in courts miles away.

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]]> 2008-10-16T22:08:02+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081015_economy_trumps_race_in_ohio/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081015_economy_trumps_race_in_ohio/ boyarsky, clinton, economy, jobs, mccain, media, obama, ohio, politics, polls, race, riverside, unemployment, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

From the Southern California suburbs to Ohio’s Appalachia, places that have not been especially friendly to African-American candidates, Sen. Barack Obama seems to be convincing a substantial number of whites that their votes should be determined by their economic troubles rather than race.

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]]> 2008-10-15T09:53:04+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081013_keep_this_first_dude_out_of_the_white_house/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081013_keep_this_first_dude_out_of_the_white_house/ alaska, boyarsky, branchflower, firing, first dude, first gentleman, governor, john mccain, monegan, oval office, sarah palin, todd palin, troopergate, white house, wooten, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

Todd Palin seated behind a White House desk and shaping national policy could be one of the most dangerous aspects of a potential Sarah Palin presidency.

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]]> 2008-10-13T17:30:19+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081008_obama_wins_in_nashville/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081008_obama_wins_in_nashville/ afghanistan, bailout, barack obama, bill boyarsky, bin laden, debate, economy, health insurance, john mccain, middle class, nominee, pakistan, subprime, taxes, that one, town hall, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

As was the case in the first presidential debate, Barack Obama emerged from Tuesday night’s confrontation with John McCain in Nashville, Tenn., in command of the situation. The Democratic nominee looked calm, confident and presidential as he won their second contest.

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]]> 2008-10-08T07:02:35+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081002_shes_no_harry_truman/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20081002_shes_no_harry_truman/ bailout, boyarsky, campaign, candidate, debate, democrat, gwen ifill, joe biden, mccain, obama, republican, sarah palin, vice president, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

Gov. Sarah Palin survived Thursday night’s debate, much to the disappointment of Democrats who hoped she would crumble as she did in her interview with Katie Couric. But she ducked tough questions, gave canned answers, tried to smile her way out of tough spots and cheerfully distorted Sen. Barack Obama’s record.

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]]> 2008-10-03T05:09:18+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080926_a_calm_obama_weathers_a_storm_of_sarcasm/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080926_a_calm_obama_weathers_a_storm_of_sarcasm/ ahmadinejad, bush, congress, debate, deregulation, georgia, iran, iraq, israel, kennedy, mccain, musharraf, obama, pakistan, politics, russia, war, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

Was he too calm? Did he pull his punches in an effort to look presidential? Not really. The viewers got a clear choice: a reasoned and reasonable Obama versus an old-fashioned Cold Warrior who would keep us in Iraq endlessly and extend the boundaries we must defend to Georgia and Ukraine.

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]]> 2008-09-27T05:36:25+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/obama_gets_a_break_on_race_issue/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/obama_gets_a_break_on_race_issue/ african american, bailout, barack obama, boyarsky, culture wars, economy, john mccain, mortgage, poll, president, race, sarah palin, wall street, white, Bill Boyarsky's Columns, Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

In Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy, the fact that he is African-American has seemed to be an obstacle that could be overcome with a good campaign, a few breaks and the issues turning his way. That’s what is happening now.

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