Similar responses by two national political figures to very different but apparently tough questions were in the news Thursday. Elizabeth Edwards’ response (“that’s … complicated“) to Oprah Winfrey’s question about whether she still loves her philandering husband John seems…
John Edwards and Norm Coleman. Former U.S. senators? Check, and check. Current federal investigations? Check, and check (and check). Questionable billings of $100,000 or so? Check, and check. Issue of whether campaign…
“Cancer sells.” It’s not a maxim in general use among the Mad Men (and women) in advertising today. But where political TV spots are made — at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue — it’s been a regular if somewhat surprising touchstone in campaign ads this election cycle. Why? Health care is a top election issue, political ads aim to impact emotions, and — as Brian Rank, a Twin Cities oncologist, puts it — “cancer is an emotional microcosm of health care in the United States.” The ads range from hard-hitting to soft focus, some citing specific, individual cases while others take a broad-brush approach. Seven videos and more, after the jump.
Two parts. Our sister pub Michigan Messenger has a photoblog from the event as well.
CNN reports: “John Edwards will endorse Sen. Barack Obama Wednesday at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Mich., according to Obama’s campaign.”
More from Chris Cilizza at the WashPost blog The Fix. And for live…
In an excellent letter to the editor of the New York Times, Sen. John Edwards calls the paper to task for failing to report on the real human impact of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He takes issue…
With a rout in South Carolina and John Edwards’ withdrawal from the race stealing headlines from Hillary Clinton’s sort-of-a-win in Florida, Barack Obama has surged in the polls, both nationally and state by state. The latest polls in California indicate…
Update: MSNBC is reporting that Edwards is quitting the race, with a formal announcement scheduled for noon CST today.
Before a crowd of more than a thousand supporters who braved plummeting temperatures to hear him speak, former Sen. John…
With the early primaries over, the attention of the remaining presidential candidates now turns to Super-Duper-Tsunami Tuesday, just eight days away. This includes Minnesota, and for the first time in a very long time, the North Star State will play…
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney easily won Nevada’s Republican caucuses, while New York Sen. Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to win the Democratic caucuses in that state.
With approximately 80 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had won…
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