No, it's right on time. Some of the people who read these blogs get too worked up about these things, expecting an immediate response and stressing out if it doesn't come. Most people aren't paying that close attention to this stuff. And if you respond too fast, the response gets lost in the initial charge. That's why you wait a little bit and then go on the offensive. That's what Obama just did.

Posted at May 16, 2008 1:02 PM in response to Obama Hits Back: Debate With McCain And Bush Over Foreign Policy Is One "I Will Win"

Is this a Democratic blog? It doesn't say so anywhere on the site.
They certainly haven't done anything to show that they're Democrats with their coverage of this election.

Posted at May 16, 2008 11:00 AM in response to Election Central Commenters Make News!

McCain is a complete joke. He's flip-flopped on virtually every single issue over the past few years. Every one except Iraq. He still has his rose-colored glasses on for that one.

Posted at May 16, 2008 9:01 AM in response to Flashback: McCain Endorsed Negotiating With Hamas Two Years Ago

Greg,
Another related story on this topic is about how factcheck.org, a supposedly nonpartisan site, has not done a factcheck on John McCain in months despite offering dozens of articles on Obama and Clinton.

Posted at April 29, 2008 10:53 AM in response to Brock's Third-Party Group Launches "McCain Fact-Check" Site

Seriously, according to Stephanopoulos, there are no major policy differences between the candidates and so this is the kind of thing he thinks the media should be asking. At least when it comes to Obama.

Let's see if they hold Hillary to the same standard now that she's claiming that she's got all the momentum.

Posted at April 23, 2008 10:53 AM in response to Plouffe Rules Out Use Of Whitewater Or Cattle Futures Against Hillary

But now it's out there. So the question is whether the media will be fair and balanced and ask these questions of Hillary.

Posted at April 23, 2008 10:45 AM in response to Plouffe Rules Out Use Of Whitewater Or Cattle Futures Against Hillary

Merle, this has nothing to do with how well the Clinton campaign plays the expectations game. It has to do with how bad the media is at providing honest and accurate analysis. Whether because of their incompetence or desire to keep the primary going (and the ratings/readership it brings in), they have clearly failed.

Posted at April 21, 2008 9:03 AM in response to Polls Show Possible Movement To Clinton In Pennsylvania

The people who make posts like that, saying they're going to make their voting decisions based on what anonymous people on the internet say, are either trolls or complete idiots. I tend to think they're the former, but the latter is the only other possibility.

Posted at April 21, 2008 12:06 AM in response to Reading the political blogs (and comments) saddens me

Eric,

Maybe you should mention something about how this goes directly against what McCain has said in the past about guilt by associations?

That is, if you and TPM, are actually progressive and not just another flavor of the usual conservative mainstream media.

Posted at April 20, 2008 4:32 PM in response to McCain Hits Obama For Ayers Connection

Outstanding ad. Put the focus on the issues, not all this BS about bitterness, Wright, and Rezko.

Americans don't care about that stuff. They want to know about where the candidates stand on the issues and what they'll do for them. This is what Obama needs to close with in PA.

Posted at April 15, 2008 4:34 PM in response to New Obama Ad In Pennsylvania Hits Back At Hillary Over "Small Town" Flap