Despite losses in the 2006 elections, the Republican right remains a powerful force in American politics. In his book The Conservative Ascendancy, Donald Critchlow explores the anomaly of the Republican right’s anti-statist ideology. In Critchlow’s view, though today’s intensified partisanship can be unsettling, it reflects the vibrancy of a mature democracy and deepening political participation.
Most telling in the Vice-Presidential candidates’ debate were the responses to the questions concerning vice presidential power. These questions neither candidate anticipated (or, it was very low on their list of prepared talking points), and neither candidate got it exactly right. Read more…
Thirteen will air the VP debate, with Sen. Joseph Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin, tonight at 9pm EST. Washington Week’s Gwen Ifill has been accused of holding bias in her role as moderator, due to the upcoming publication of her book on Barack Obama (among other politicians) in January. Read more of the story at [...]
R&E commissioned a poll of white evangelical Christians in order to track trends this election season. And there are some unusual results. See poll data, and editor Kim Lawton’s analysis.
Michele Norris (NPR), Michael Duffy (Time Magazine), David Wessel (The Wall Street Journal), Dan Balz (The Washington Post), John Harwood (CNBC and The NY Times) and host Gwen Ifill discuss:
* Economic Crisis and Foreign Policy Dominate Debate
* Candidates Address Earmarks, Spending
* McCain Cites Experience, Obama Emphasizes Judgment
Watch here. Originally aired 9/26/2008
When Sarah Palin ran for governor in 2006, she was asked, “Are you offended by the phrase ‘under God’ in the Pledge of Allegiance?” Palin’s response: “…If it was good enough for the Founding Fathers, it’s good enough for me…” Read thoughtful analysis of Palin’s statement.
With a town-hall format, the second Presidential Candidate debate will be aired on Thirteen on October 7, 2008. The Commission on Presidential Debates has opened this particular debate up to optional questions from voters all over the country, via the internet. Read more….
NOW’s Maria Hinojosa talks to women leaders around the world and here in the United States for an intimate look at the high-stakes risks, triumphs, and setbacks for women leaders of today and tomorrow. Watch. (Originally aired: 9/19/08).
In a taped lecture, Moyers speaks about economic inequality, the assault on the Constitution, the undermining of the electoral process, and the despoiling of the environment–all topics from his most recent book.
