Eugene Robinson / TruthdigOct 8, 2016
Tim Kaine and Mike Pence established themselves as national political figures and avoided harming their respective candidates' chances. But the benefit for voters was harder to discern. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 7, 2016
Democracy Now! gave Baraka a chance to respond in real time to questions put to the Republican and Democratic nominees' running mates during their face-off this week. Dig deeper ( 48 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 6, 2016
After Kaine's performance at the vice presidential debate Tuesday, the "Full Frontal" host expresses her dismay at Hillary Clinton's choice of running mate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 6, 2016
The "winner" of Tuesday night's Tim Kaine-Mike Pence confrontation may not be clear, but we know one loser: democracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNetOct 5, 2016
These days, with Donald Trump having dominated the news for more than a year, it’s easy to overlook the Republicans in Congress. But Mike Pence’s stances were a potent reminder of what a Republican Congress and White House would do. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 5, 2016
Trump running mate Mike Pence continued the unreality of this election season in Tuesday’s debate by denying many things that are true and asserting many things that are not true. Trump running mate Mike Pence continued the unreality of this election season in Tuesday’s debate by denying many things that are true and asserting many things that are not true. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Adele M. Stan / AlterNetOct 4, 2016
Too few voters know the extremist agenda of Trump's running mate, but some pointed queries could change that. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 16, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the Koch brothers' attempt to get their employees to vote for Mitt Romney and a Republican Senate candidate's son going birther at a fundraiser. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 13, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including a Wisconsin Republican who says "some girls rape easy," why Todd Akin should never be allowed to weigh in on scientific matters again and two congressional candidates nearly come to blows at a debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigOct 12, 2012
If the question is who did more to help his ticket, Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate by a mile. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 12, 2012
Vice presidential candidates Cheri Honkala of the Green Party and Luis Rodriguez of the Justice Party, who were excluded from the official debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan last night, got the opportunity to weigh in on foreign and domestic policy issues on “Democracy Now!” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigOct 12, 2012
It's not surprising that in Thursday's vice presidential debate Paul Ryan didn't mention the millions of working poor who would suffer should he and Mitt Romney win in November, but I expected more from Joe Biden.It's not surprising that in Thursday's vice presidential debate Paul Ryan didn't mention the millions of working poor, but I expected more from Joe Biden. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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