John McCain

Did McCain Botch the Sarah Palin Pick?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 23, 2008

Republicans are becoming more vocal in claiming that the McCain campaign misused Sarah Palin. more >>

Obama Won the Shopoholic Election, Too

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 21, 2008

Retail shoppers voted in huge numbers for Obama. more >>

Why John McCain Lost the Election

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 21, 2008

His pollster, Bill McInturff, dishes on when he knew it was over. more >>

George H.W. Bush Mad at Sarah Palin?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 20, 2008

Sarah Palin hasn't returned Bush's phone calls of congrats for a good effort in the campaign. more >>

President-Elect Obama Is Blog Buzz King

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 19, 2008

The king of the blogs in 2008 is President-elect Barack Obama. But Sarah Palin wasn't second. more >>

Campaign Falsehoods Linger On

Opinion - December 18, 2008

A recent study shows that campaign untruths stick with the electorate long afterward. more >>

Sarah Palin Does Not Have John McCain’s Support for 2012, Does She Have Yours?

Opinion - December 15, 2008

Weigh in on whether Sarah Palin should run for president in four years. more >>

Aides Are Bummed by Loss, but Not John McCain

By Nikki Schwab and Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 20, 2008

Tucker Bounds tells us his old boss is doing OK. more >>

Huckabee: McCain Could Have Been President

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 19, 2008

The GOP primary runner-up thinks the race was winnable. more >>

Barack Obama and the Facebook Election

By Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta - Opinion - November 19, 2008

The president-elect was far ahead online, Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta write. more >>

Obama Meets With McCain, but Republican Strategists Say a Bipartisan Government Will Be Tough

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - November 17, 2008

Some top Republicans think it will be tough to have a truly bipartisan government. more >>

Will John McCain Be Barack Obama’s Ally in the Senate?

Opinion - November 17, 2008

McCain and Obama will meet in Chicago today. Is it a sign of a future bipartisan alliance? more >>

Obama's Organization Delivered Impressive Results Against McCain

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - November 14, 2008

In Indiana, Obama's organization efforts were key to his victory. more >>

President-Elect Obama in the Shadows During Transition

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 14, 2008

Since winning the election, we've seen very little of President-elect Barack Obama. more >>

Lieberman May Get Away With Endorsing McCain

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 13, 2008

Sources say the Democratic leadership may let Lieberman keep his committee chairmanship. more >>

5 Top Campaign Events of the 2008 Election

Opinion - November 10, 2008

Americans heard the most about Obama securing the Democratic nomination. more >>

In Obama-McCain Race, YouTube Became a Serious Battleground for Presidential Politics

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - November 7, 2008

Online videos related to the election were viewed more than a billion times. more >>

Some Republicans Say Leave Sarah Palin Alone

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - November 7, 2008

Republican fans of Palin are accusing McCain attackers of trying to hide their bumbling with her Neiman's bills. more >>

Data Points: Pre-Election News Interest

Opinion - November 7, 2008

In the days before the election, interest in campaign news hit a 20-year high. more >>

Survey: Retirees Voted for McCain

By Emily Brandon - Planning to Retire - November 6, 2008

The majority of voters age 65 and older didn't vote for Obama. more >>

Data Points: Gender Gap in the 2008 Election

Opinion - November 6, 2008

There was a 7-point gender gap between men and women who voted for the winning candidate. more >>

Barack Obama Wins Traditionally Red Indiana

By Liz Halloran - Nation & World - November 5, 2008

In a stunning reversal, Obama beat John McCain in the usually reliably Republican state. more >>

Data Points: Largest and Smallest Margins of Victory for Barack Obama and John McCain

Opinion - November 5, 2008

McCain won Missouri by less than 1 percent, reports MSNBC. more >>

Obama Wins by Historic Margin in California

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - November 5, 2008

He won the state by the largest margin of victory since before World War II. more >>

Barack Obama Wins Colorado

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - November 4, 2008

Obama ended the Republican Party's decade-and-a-half hold on the American West. more >>