2008 Election

Nobody Does It Like Bill

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ October 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My political pals have all been whispering to me about how insulting it is that Bill is just now stepping in at the last dirty second, and I don’t doubt their observations. Still, whenever I watch the former Prez at game time I can’t help but salute the master. Barackstar has studied his predecessors well, [...]

W&W: The Home Stretch: On the Ground with Campus Politico

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ October 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Find out how Perez Hilton edged out The Clooney in the CelebriPresident.com mock election. Marc Mitchell, CelebriFantasy.com founder, joins to talk about the four finalists remaining in our contest.
After the giggles, Campus Politico’s Ben Adler discusses what youth organizers are doing in the final days of the Obama and McCain campaigns. Ted also asks [...]

From John McCain Newsladder: “The Hounds”

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ October 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Maxie’s new song and video about McCain’s tactics in the final days of the election. Lyrics at HuffPost.

Good for Barracuda.

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ October 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Ben Smith exposed today what I’ve suspected for some time: Palin is pissed at her handlers and is going to go rogue through election day. From the Politico story:
“‘The campaign as a whole bought completely into what the Washington media said — that she’s completely inexperienced,’ said a close Palin ally outside the campaign who [...]

Axelrod on ‘Countdown’: BO’s Strategy in the Home Stretch

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ October 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Apart from one obnoxious quip (”With all due respect to Joe the Plumber, those types of messages are a bit draining …”) it’s a good segment. I am so saddened by thought that Obama’s grandmother might not be here to see him win. I am praying that she can make it through.

Seriously, This Will Not Be Me!!

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ October 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

If you want to make your own, go here. (Thanks to my lovely friend Julie for the laugh.)

John Zogby on W&W: Consider Polling Data in Proper Context

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ October 22, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Does anybody really believe polling data anymore? They should, when the results are understood in the right context, says the master of polling, John Zogby, who joins the Wilshire & Washington co-hosts today. Zogby, author of “The Way We’ll Be” and President of Zogby International, drops in to deconstruct polling numbers we’ll see in the [...]

The Battle for Virginia

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ October 21, 2008 ⋅ One comment

My Medill colleague, Andrew Satter, has a great new video report about the ground campaign in Virginia.