Staff / TruthdigFeb 21, 2008
Americans of a certain age may take umbrage at David Letterman's characterizations of 71-year-old presidential candidate John McCain as a "Wal-Mart greeter," a "mall-walker" and "the guy at the supermarket who is confused by the automatic doors." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 18, 2006
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) has announced he won't run for president. The moderate said facing so-called political celebrities like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made the odds "longer than I felt I could responsibly pursue." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigDec 6, 2006
Sen. Barack Obama's standing ovation at Pastor Rick Warren's church demonstrates why the Illinois senator is one of the hottest commodities in 2008 presidential politics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 2, 2006
Mass Gov Mitt Romney, a 2008 presidential hopeful and outspoken critic of illegal immigration, has for years employed a landscaping firm that uses undocumented workers to tend his home's lawn
It's not the action we care about; it's the hypocrisy And lest you think this is not a big deal (Read on). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 1, 2006
The California Assembly passed a measure to pledge the state's Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote (as opposed to giving its Electoral College votes to the winner of the California popular vote).
This would come into effect only if enough other states passed similar measures. But if it happens, it will mean the end of the electoral college as we know it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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