TalkingPointsMemo It shouldn't be surprising that the party that has defined itself around "the most consistently unpopular president in modern political history is tanking at the polls," Josh Marshall writes. Republicans have followed President Bush's strategy of brashly pushing ahead with ... READ MORE
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John Edwards is far from the "great national leader" that Barack Obama supporter Tom Daschle claims he is, writes Ed Morrissey. The former South Dakota senator may be just trying pump up his candidate's latest endorsement, but he shouldn't forget ... READ MORE
Power Line John Edwards's endorsement of Barack Obama is a "low-risk, low-reward" decision, writes Paul Mirengoff. The former North Carolina senator could have endorsed before his home state's primary, but he instead waited until there was no chance of being embarassed that ... READ MORE
The Huffington Post John Edwards's endorsement of Barack Obama and the woes of the Republican Party top the Post. While the Obama campaign is "flying high" after picking up the backing of a former rival, Republicans were trying to recover from their special ... READ MORE
Drudge Report A photo of Barack Obama and John Edwards leads Drudge along with the headline, "The Ticket?" There’s a New York Times report saying Edwards would consider becoming Obama's running mate. At the top of the page, Drudge also has links ... READ MORE
The Corner John McCain should pray that Barack Obama picks John Edwards as his running mate, since he has no executive experience and hasn't won a primary, Victor Davis Hanson writes. But Republicans have their own problems with voters this year, writes ... READ MORE
RedState John Edwards's endorsement of Barack Obama is merely "bandwagoning," writes Pejman Yousefzadeh. The former North Carolina senate could have made a real difference had he endorsed before his own state's primary, when Obama needed the help, the blogger writes. While ... READ MORE
The Plank John McCain's opposition to Sen. Jim Webb's (D-Va.) new GI Bill gives Barack Obama an opening to win over veterans and shore up his national security credentials, writes Ben Crair. McCain's own plan isn't as generous as Webb's, leaving Obama ... READ MORE
MyDD Democrat Travis Childers's victory in Tuesday's special election for a Mississippi House seat shows that playing to racial fears doesn’t work, Jonathan Singer writes. Republican attack ads tried to link Childers to Barack Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright, yet Childers ... READ MORE
Daily Kos John McCain is trying to have it both ways on climate change, writes Meteor Blades. He's giving speeches to show he cares, but has voted against budgets and policies that would have invested in renewable industry, the blogger writes. McCain ... READ MORE
