On ABC, Donna Brazile -- who managed the 2000 Gore-Lieberman campaign -- said of Sarah Palin: "There were no moose-in-the-headlights moments." Wish I'd thought of it....
The White House statement on Sarah Palin: "Today, Senator McCain made an exciting decision in choosing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to join him on his ticket as the Vice Presidential candidate. Governor Palin is a proven reformer who is...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said John McCain's choice "raises serious questions about his judgment." Pelosi said in a statement: "Why, when the country is fighting two wars, facing an uncertain economy and an energy crisis, did Senator McCain make...
Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, is reporting that the Secret Service has been checking out Mitt Romney's house -- a possible sign that he's about to get protection, as McCain's running mate. He's certainly the top contender. The full...
Several press reports, including this one from The Boston Globe (which is keeping a close eye on hometown prospect Mitt Romney), say John McCain will announce his vice presidential nominee Friday morning at a rally in Dayton, Ohio. The New...
In an interview with Todd Gillman, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards of Waco says the antics of a similarly named, slick-talking, lying philanderer probably helped sink his chances of becoming Barack Obama's running mate. The other guy went on television to...
At first, The New York Times reports, Barack Obama "was not entirely sold on" Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware as his running mate. The story decribes how that sentiment changed over two months, through "one of the most rigorous vice-presidential...
From Dallas to Denver to Springfield, Ill., our political writers are working to bring you reaction and perspective on the Joe Biden pick. On our site so far: Washington bureau chief Carl P. Leubsdorf recalls Biden's 1988 campaign, a window...
Expect much bloviating today, and tomorrow, and the next day, about the wisdom of Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as his running mate. (Whether the selection is deemed a good one or a bad one, of course, will...
So Barack Obama -- whose campaign, top to bottom, is a lot more high-tech than John McCain's -- was going to announce his selection of a running mate digitally, in a way that no presidential candidate had ever done it...
According to John McCain's campaign, Joe Biden thinks an Obama-Biden ticket is a bad idea -- and not because of the "Biden" part. Shortly after Barack Obama announced his choice of a running mate, McCain's spokesman Ben Porritt said: There...
In case you weren't one of the select many who signed up to get Barack Obama's text announcement of his choice for a running mate, here's what went out just after 2 a.m. Dallas time: Barack has chosen Senator...
News and to the Associated Press that Joseph Biden is Barack Obama's running mate. Highly unlikely that they and CNN are all wrong. The quick AP dispatch: By LIZ SIDOTI and NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack...
The Secret Service has yet to request the assistance of Waco Police ahead of Barack Obama potentially naming U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards his Democratic presidential ticket running mate, Waco Police Assistant Chief Robert Lanning told us a moment ago. Mr....
Chet Edwards' hometown paper, the Waco Tribune-Herald, caught up to the congressman at home a little while ago. Safe to assume there are no SUVs disgorging a team of buff guys in dark suits talking into their sleeves, else the...
Waco City Manager Larry Groth tells us that as of this moment, the city government isn't yet making preparations for Barack Obama naming U.S. Rep. Chat Edwards as is Democratic presidential ticket running mate. Mr. Edwards is spending the afternoon...
So, let's say Obama does pick Chet Edwards, the 9-term Waco congressman. How would the world get that "Publishers Clearinghouse" moment of surprise, thrill and shock? Well, as it happens, a large contingent of very excellent Washington-based scribes and photojournalists...
The Drudge Report, reputedly right 80 percent of the time, put a picture of Waco Rep. Chet Edwards on its front page this morning to tease readers into AP's latest story on Obama's vice presidential selection. The story calls the...
Paul Goldman, a Virginia Democrat who was a top adviser and state party chairman for former Gov. Douglas Wilder, often takes an unconventional view of politics. And he's just done so again by suggesting that John McCain's best choice as...
The Obama campaign just announced that the senator will hold a rally Saturday in Springfield, Ill., at the Old State Capitol -- where he kicked off his campaign on Feb 10, 2007. Full circle, get it? The event is to...
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