Archive: Obama
Obama's Candidacy and Racism
A story about Obama surrogates encountering raw racism has generated more than 3,300 comments from our readers, an unusually high number.
By Doug Feaver | May 15, 2008; 07:42 AM ET | Comments (11)
Clinton and the Dead Parrot
Dana Milbank suggests that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential prospects are as dead as that Norwegian blue parrot in the famous Monty Python bit.
By Doug Feaver | May 14, 2008; 09:00 AM ET | Comments (40)
The Limbaugh Factor
Readers express special interest in a story that asks if radio host Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" actually held down Obama's totals.
By Doug Feaver | May 8, 2008; 09:35 AM ET | Comments (146)
Time for Clinton To Quit?
There is unusual near unanimity among our readers. Many of them seem to want Clinton to concede and go home.
By Doug Feaver | May 7, 2008; 09:20 AM ET | Comments (642)
Politicians and Gasoline
Economic arguments mostly about the gasoline tax are fueling the comments of our readers today.
By Doug Feaver | May 5, 2008; 09:35 AM ET | Comments (27)
Does Obama Get It Wright?
Our Readers Who Comment are all over the map in their reaction to the Obama-Wright situation.
By Doug Feaver | April 30, 2008; 09:50 AM ET | Comments (88)
The Beat Goes On
Sen. Clinton's victory kept her candidacy alive, but her path to the nomination remains "extraordinarily treacherous."
By Doug Feaver | April 23, 2008; 09:10 AM ET | Comments (47)
Readers Distrust Polls, Candidates
A new Washington Post - ABC News poll today says that Sen. Barack Obama holds a 10-point lead over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton when Democrats are asked whom they would prefer to see as the party's presidential nominee.
By Doug Feaver | April 16, 2008; 09:55 AM ET | Comments (20)
The Bitterness Lingers
Sen. Barack Obama's Democratic opponent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, seem to have joined the same church choir in finding fault with Obama's observation about bitterness.
By Doug Feaver | April 15, 2008; 09:30 AM ET | Comments (59)
Obama-McCain Letter Exchange
Paul Kane writes about a short-lived, 2006 collaboaration between Sens. John McCain (R) and newcomer Barack Obama (D) on a lobbying and ethics reform bill. Readers Who Comment -- depending on which political persuasion they represent -- see it either as a classic example of McCain's famous short temper that might not serve the presidency well, or as a classic example of Obama's eloquence not matched by an ability to get things done.
By Doug Feaver | March 31, 2008; 09:15 AM ET | Comments (44)
The Curse of the L-Word
Our Readers Who Comment are in a dither about a report that both Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain are attempting to tar Barack Obama with that dreaded term "liberal."
By Doug Feaver | March 26, 2008; 09:50 AM ET | Comments (41)
The Speech Redux
Dan Balz wrote that "The question is which will last longer -- Obama's eloquent words about racial divisions and reconciliation or questions about his relationship with a man whose words have shocked the country."
By Doug Feaver | March 20, 2008; 09:30 AM ET | Comments (338)
Obama's Speech Praised and Panned
Sen Barack Obama's speech yesterday specifically addressing race in America generated a ton of writing and talking in the media and hundreds of comments from our readers.
By Doug Feaver | March 19, 2008; 09:40 AM ET | Comments (476)
