Who would have thought that Sarah Palin would be correcting Joe Biden, and not vice versa? But who's Senator O'Biden?...
Sarah Palin is still wowing the Republican base, but polls show she's losing her luster with the public in general. One reason may be that she is so guarded in what she says in interviews, so intent on saying...
Were you one of those college students who couldn't decide on a major and found yourself on a five- or six-year plan? Sarah Palin (right, at the University of Idaho) didn't exactly have a clean, four-and-out college career either....
Wayne Slater, our sharp-eared senior political writer, noted two Texas references in the caught-on-a-live-mike chat between Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy, two devoted Republicans who, in what they thought was a private moment, talked about what a mistake it was...
As Republicans go on about what an asset Sarah Palin is to the GOP ticket, Democrats will be reminding people of what John McCain said about the vice presidency -- and how utterly unimportant it is -- eight years ago....
Did John McCain make the right move in selecting one-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate? Will her youth and outside-the-beltway freshness trump her lack of experience? Tell us....
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...
Here's Wayne Slater's take on the strengths and weaknesses of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, considered two of John McCain's leading candidates for vice president. This first ran a month ago, so it has assessments...
John McCain is scheduled to land here in Dayton, Ohio, around 7:20 p.m. EDT tonight. The Straight Talk Express is already parked outside the Marriott Dayton where we're cooling our heels. The place is crawling with security and advence...
A few folks still believe she's in the running, even if as a dark horse. But the senior U.S. senator from Texas appears primed for a gubernatorial race in 2010. She'd like to leave Washington, D.C. And, well, there's this,...
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...
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 Associated Press, quoting unidentified Democratic officials, says two possible running mates for Barack Obama are off the list: "Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine spread word he had been ruled out and Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana was told he...
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine appear to be Barack Obama's finalists for vice president, according to The New York Times. Here's DMN Washington Bureau correspondent Todd Gillman's analysis of what Bayh and...
Senior political writer Wayne Slater takes a look at John McCain's vice presidential search in today's Dallas Morning News. Take a look at his list of potential candidates and let us know: Whom do you think McCain should choose?...
Todd J. Gillman breaks down potential candidates in Barack Obama's VP search in this morning's Dallas Morning News. Let's hear from you: Whom do you think Obama should choose? Hillary Clinton? Evan Bayh? Or somebody else? Tell us....
John McCain wasn't at this weekend's Texas Republican convention, but two people often mentioned as potential running mates of his were there -- Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. Should McCain choose Romney to bolster his economic credentials? Or pick Huckabee...
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