Obama’s popularity and Palin’s controversy stacked the cards against him.

Supporters of John McCain and Sarah Palin are getting in on the political rock painting. Fans of the Republican ticket chose Election Day to show their support.
Update: Check out North by Northwestern’s Election 2008 coverage for a look at how the night went.

Our political writers predict an Obama win tomorrow.

For swing voters, election day will be like pulling off a band-aid.

Even if one vote won’t “make a difference,” few doubt the importance of voting.

As you may suspect, the YouTube channels continue to be flooded with nothing but election videos. Why opt for CSPAN when you can see endorsements by special interest groups and online comedians the world round? Here are a few favorites:
Given the difficult task of finding a popular Jewish Comedian, TheGreatSchlep.com decided to make shock-comic Sarah [...]

What will happen if Democrats win the presidency and the Senate?

College Republicans and College Democrats join forces — opposingly — to debate the issues.

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If you watched the debate on Thursday and you had strong feelings one way or another about Governor Palin—whatever those feelings were—chances are those feelings are stronger.
As Gail Collins wrote on Friday in the New York Times:
“The Republicans were euphoric over Sarah Palin’s debate performance, particularly the part in which she stood tall and [...]

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Sarah Palin’s recent interview with Katie Couric (which was, by the way, hardly comforting) lowered many conservatives’ expectations for her performance in tonight’s debate and made them consider whether it could be positive for the GOP. At best she would get in, get out, and manage [...]

Good Friday evening, Northwestern. As most of you head out to parties, the North By Northwestern Political Crack Team is sitting down in Goodrich awaiting the first presidential debate hosted by the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
After days of speculation as to whether John McCain would leave Barack Obama standing awkwardly onstage by himself, we [...]

Does wearing an American flag pin make you a true patriot?

The Democratic National Committee announced in a press release today the launch of McCainpedia.com, an “electronic encyclopedia” containing “raw facts and research of John McCain’s record” compiled by the DNC. Unlike many other wikis, McCainpedia is run by the DNC’s Research, Communications, and Internet teams, and only DNC staff will be able to edit the [...]

Rumors have been flying since before McCain had the nomination clinched that he might choose former candidate and social conservative favorite Mike Huckabee as his running mate. McCain hasn’t made a move to choose a running mate, but that hasn’t stopped the whispers in the media.
ABC News has reportedly assigned a slew of reporters to [...]