Slate's Bizbox



Trailhead: A campaign blog.



PRINTDISCUSS

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - Posts

  • The Imperfection Election


    It's fascinating to see candidates dance the line between virtue and authenticity. They're good people, the pitch goes—but they're also people. Rudy Giuliani constantly reiterates that he is but human: "I'm not a perfect candidate," he told an audience Read More...
  • Schooled


    Barack Obama announced a new piece of his education plan yesterday that essentially makes community college free for most Americans. But he’s not the only presidential candidate proposing on-the-house schooling. Both Chris Dodd and John Edwards unveiled Read More...
  • Parsing ... Hillary on Obama's Foreign-Policy Cred


    "Parsing" is an occasional series in which we dissect the candidates' words down to the nitpickiest detail. First up, Hillary's remarks today on Barack Obama's foreign-policy experience: Hillary Clinton knows how to craft an insult. On the same day that Read More...
  • Larry Flynt Hustles For Kucinich


    The celebrity endorsements—they just don't stop. Today, former WWF (now WWE) champion "Nature Boy" Ric Flair endorsed Mike Huckabee, offering these thoughts: "His authentic conservative qualifications and level of executive leadership experience are unmatched Read More...
  • The Obama Soundtrack


    Barack Obama's campaign has leaked a new television spot that is set to air in South Carolina, according to Ben Smith. Listen closely and you'll hear the same background music from his black radio ad in S.C. earlier this month. Is Obama's campaign hinting Read More...
  • Fred Thompson Trails Off


    One problem with always talking like you're in a rocking chair is that you tend to mumble, or trail off at the end of sentences. Fred Thompson has a tendency to do this. But sometimes it's not his fault. Just watch his latest ad and the short postscript Read More...
  • Cash Infusion


    With many of the big-name donors tapped out, campaigns have turned to the Internet to try and wrangle up new funding in the fourth quarter. And what's a fund-raising campaign without a few gimmicks? A roundup of some recent offerings: John Edwards: If Read More...
<November 2007>
SMTWTFS
28293031123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
2526272829301
2345678
Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum
What did you think of this article?
POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES

Syndication