Three weeks before the election, Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about John McCain’s ability to mount a comeback, questioning his tactics and even his campaign’s main thrust in a White House race increasingly focused on economic turmoil.

Approximately 300 absentee ballots were sent out with Barack Obama’s name misspelled as ‘Barack Osama’ in Rensselaer County in New York.

40 years ago Martin Luther King gave a speech to the American people. He had a dream. Part of that dream was making sure that not only African Americans had the right to vote but also that they had something to vote for.

To: All Americans, Young & Old, Black & White, Tall & Short, Thin & Thick, Girls & Boys From: Diddy, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige & Kevin Liles WE ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY! YOU MUST REGISTER TO VOTE TODAY! WE ARE ONLY 27 DAYS AWAY FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN OUR LIFETIME! We […]

For decades now, we’ve heard the right-wing complain about affirmative action: “It corrodes our meritocracy. It undermines standards. It leads us down the path to second-rate power. Merit is the sole legitimate basis for determining success.”

The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions.

I would be held to a higher standard…. I was especially obligated not to disguise my own selfishness as counterfeit patriotism…. For the politician who promises to put patriotism before selfishness, who promises not to lie, and then reneges, does more harm to the public trust than does the politician who makes no issue of […]

The world economy will slow sharply this year and next, with the United States likely sliding into recession reflecting mounting damage from the most dangerous financial jolt in more than a half-century.

Tuesday night’s presidential debate offers Republican John McCain one of his last best chances to stop Democrat Barack Obama‘s recent surge in the race and turn it in his favor.

In a recent online interview Sen. John McCain said he was uncertain about how many homes he owns.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Swing Voter, What the hell is your problem?! Do you realize that the presidential campaign has now been going on for almost two years? Wait, let me guess: you’ve been standing in the cereal aisle at your local supermarket since several weeks before the Iowa Caucus, trying to decide what to […]

One of the major story lines to emerge in the presidential race over the past few days is the McCain campaign’s depth of dishonesty. Their serial lying has compelled the media (despite its longstanding affection for the GOP nominee) to raise serious questions about McCain’s and Palin’s evident contempt for the truth.