http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:22:49 -0500 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:52:32 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff DAYTON, Ohio -- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a dark horse candidate with little national prominence, is Republican John McCain's choice as his running mate. "I have found the right partner," McCain told a flag-waving,... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/pawlenty_signal.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/pawlenty_signal.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:22:49 -0500 James Pindell of Politicker.com, a former reporter for the Globe's Primary Sources blog, analyzed the selection of Palin for NECN. Click play below to watch.... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/analysis_mccain.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/analysis_mccain.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:21:47 -0500 By Peter S. Canellos, Globe Staff DENVER -- Like Walter Mondale in 1984, who put the first woman on a major-party ticket, John McCain, in choosing the second one today, is looking for a game-changing moment, a way to persuade... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/analysis_palin.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/analysis_palin.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:03:22 -0500 ...does the McCain campaign listen to him? "With all due respect again to Governor Kaine, he's been a governor for three years, he's been able but undistinguished. I don't think people could really name a big, important thing that he's... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/with_all_due_re.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/with_all_due_re.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:50:42 -0500 By Peter S. Canellos, Globe Staff DENVER -- In a setting that was both portentous and a little pretentious, Senator Barack Obama tonight offered an acceptance speech that was grounded and targeted. Obama took aim at presumptive Republican nominee... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/analysis_obama_3.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/analysis_obama_3.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:09:04 -0500 Senator Barack Obama, besides giving specifics of the change he wants to bring to Washington, went right after Republican rival John McCain in his acceptance speech tonight. To McCain's solutions for the faltering economy, Obama retorted: "It’s not because... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/obama_has_choic.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/obama_has_choic.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:28:30 -0500 Senator Barack Obama promised change -- and spelled out specifics such as tax cuts for the middle class and an end to dependence on foreign oil in 10 years -- as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination tonight. Obama also... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/obama_we_are_a.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/obama_we_are_a.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:40:54 -0500 By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff DAYTON, Ohio -- Senator John McCain today finalized his choice for running mate and then arrived in the battleground state of Ohio, where he plans to appear with his pick Friday at a noon rally.... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/has_mccain_pick.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/has_mccain_pick.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:46:07 -0500 The much-hyped John McCain TV ad airing tonight is unprecedented only in the sense that it congratulates Democratic rival Barack Obama instead of attacking him. "Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America," McCain says. "Too often... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/mccain_congratu.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/mccain_congratu.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:47:30 -0500 Democrats plan to make the most of the much-remarked upon coincidence that the first African American to become a major party's presidential nominee will accept the honor on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/democrats_will_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/democrats_will_1.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:18:06 -0500 DENVER -- Here up in the press box over Invesco Field, they've just finished an early run-through of the opening act. Shawn Johnson on the stage, wearing what looks like a tie-dyed T-shirt, practicing leading everyone in the Pledge,... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/warming_up.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/warming_up.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:03:17 -0500 Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, taking his turn in Denver today to bash Democratic nominee Barack Obama, hammered home the Republican message that the staging of Obama's acceptance speech reveals his arrogance and vanity. The backdrop for the stage at... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/pawlenty_piles.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/pawlenty_piles.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:50:58 -0500 One of the groups that boosted Barack Obama early and often announced today its biggest effort yet on behalf of the Democratic nominee: A drive to register 500,000 new young voters in battleground states. "Trust me, my generation is... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/moveonorg_annou.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/moveonorg_annou.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:02:13 -0500 DENVER -- Davit Bakradze, chairman of the Georgian parliament, was far from his seat of power when major news arrived from Moscow on Monday: Russia had recognized two of his country's regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as independent, bluntly challenging... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/things_to_do_in.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/things_to_do_in.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:56 -0500 The Republicans are in love with clocks. They had one for Barack Obama, mocking him for not having visited Iraq since January 2006. That one, finally, mercifully, ended when Obama spent time with military leaders, diplomats, and government officials during... http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/clock_ticking_f.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/clock_ticking_f.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03:22 -0500