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October 2007 - Posts

  • The Fringe, Part 6


    This is the sixth entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. Read the archives here . The Fringe suffered its first rejection this week. On Tuesday I called Randy Crow, a North Carolina Democrat running for president, Read More...
  • Hey Obama, Why Not Filibuster Mukasey?


    There was a point during last night’s debate, as Chris Dodd railed against Hillary, when a friend turned to me and said, “Imagine if it was Obama saying that.” It’s a sentiment a lot of Democrats have been thinking over the past few weeks. What if Obama Read More...
  • Edwards Campaign Has Been Reading Too Much Onion


    From the communications team that brought you Snackgate 2008 , here's the latest (Click to enlarge): Read More...
  • Hillary Apologists, Unite!


    Pundits have been slamming Hillary’s debate performance on two counts—her ambiguous answer about driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and her evasiveness over whether she would release her papers stored in the Clinton Presidential Library. (Transcript Read More...
  • Why I Hate Lightning Rounds


    Is it just me, or does the “lightning round” represent everything that’s wrong with American political discourse? I understand that candidates can get wheezy and it's necessary to set limits. But the idea that you can even begin to give a satisfying answer Read More...
  • One Flew Over the White House


    "Kucinich questions Bush's mental health" via the AP: 'You cannot be a president of the United States who's wanton in his expression of violence,' Kucinich said. 'There's a lot of people who need care. He might be one of them. If there isn't something Read More...
  • BREAKING: Fred Thompson Visits New Hampshire


    That shouldn’t be news. But it is, seeing as it was only his second time there. Fred Thompson is sticking with his “Southern Strategy,” the Wall Street Journal reports today. In other words, he’s largely bypassing Iowa and New Hampshire in favor of early Read More...
  • The Trendsetter


    The three Democratic frontrunners rode Chris Dodd’s coattails today when they announced their opposition to Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey. Obama called Mukasey’s “professed ignorance” on waterboarding “appalling.” Edwards said if waterboarding Read More...
  • Last-Minute Costume Idea


    Imagine all the children whose Halloweens will be ruined when their parents make them go as Chris Dodd . Read More...
  • Double Team


    With tonight’s Democratic debate billed as a three-way showdown, it looks like Obama and Edwards have signed a temporary non-aggression pact in order to focus all their audacity and hope on Hillary. Obama announced over the weekend that he plans to start Read More...
  • Trailhead and the Politics of Hope


    Like what we've done with the place? Welcome to Trailhead's new look, which should make us feel more like blogs you're already used to. We’ve got all of the usual fixings: an RSS feed , comments in The Fray , and an individual page for each post. If you're Read More...
  • From the Department of Wishful Thinking


    Via the AP : Biden: Race Is About Ideas, Not Money By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said Monday that the race for the White House is more about ideas than the huge amounts of money Read More...
  • The Immigrant Gadfly


    Tom Tancredo has announced he's quitting politics—congressional politics. The Colorado congressman announced today that he will not seek another term after his expires in 2008. You'd think this would mean Tancredo wants to focus on his efforts to grab Read More...
  • News You Can't Use


    If you haven't had your daily dose of meta, check out the new study analyzing coverage of the 2008 presidential race, conducted by the Project for Excellence in Journalism . (If that's not quite meta enough, read the coverage of the coverage of the coverage.) Read More...
  • Space Race


    Bill Richardson's a believer. So is Dennis Kucinich. Even Rudy Giuliani is willing to admit that extraterrestrials might be out there. The 2008 presidential race is starting to look like an Alf convention. Last week, Kucinich's alien beliefs were outed Read More...
  • Health Conscious


    The politics of illness is particularly sensitive in this election, with so many candidates and their spouses battling one disease or another. Fred Thompson announced in April that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma but that the cancer was in remission. Read More...
  • Comic Relief


    One argument for keeping fringe candidates around is that they make the mainstream pack address difficult topics. You could say the same thing about Stephen Colbert's sudden presence in the 2008 race, only in this case he's making them funny. After a Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 5


    This is the fifth entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. Read the rest of the series here . Cap Fendig is the fringe man's Mike Huckabee. The Republican presidential candidate wants to keep the troops in Iraq, Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 4


    This is the fourth entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. You can read the whole series here . Tom Koos gets it. He knows that a 41-year old facilities manager from California isn't going to win the Democratic Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 3


    This is the third entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. You can read the entire series here . Michael Skok, a 58-year-old retiree from New York, asked me this today: "I would argue with you that Republicans Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 2


    This is the second entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. You can read the entire series here . Dr. Mark Klein shares at least one presidential tic with the rest of the mainstream candidates—he has a tagline. Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 1


    In honor of Stephen Colbert's presidential run and the beginning of the filing period for the New Hampshire primaries, Trailhead is introducing its first regular feature: the Fringe. We'll profile the über-long shots who have come out of the woodwork Read More...
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