The thought process and political insight of a McCain voter in Florida: “I don’t believe these polls,” said America Blanca, a 44-year-old small business owner from Miami who wore a red dress and was visibly pumped up by the rally. “Not one of them. Because it’s the kids answering the polls on the computers. Their parents are not...

The LA times does its best to decipher what went on during the five years and four colleges Sarah Palin ran through before getting her B.S. in journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. She left quite a trail: “It’s the funniest damn thing,” [Jim] Fisher [Palin's journalism instructor] said. “No one can recall her.” “I...

To nobody’s surprise, McCain aides have apparently given up on Iowa and New Mexico. But they’ve also concluded that “Obama will win Colorado.” So now, the aides say, McCain has to win Nevada, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania to have any shot at the presidency. Over the past couple of weeks, as polls have...

Diane Fanning is the kind of person every politician meets on the campaign trail. He or in this case she, labors under the mistaken belief that she is gifted with extraordinary insight and knowledge others simply don’t possess (despite having access to the same information). This misapprehension of reality leads, inevitably, to the kind of public display...

Nalin’ Paylin is done. Some PG-13 excerpts: [youtube kYRGjjvNoZ4] Great accents. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, including an interview with Lisa Ann, the actress who plays “Paylin.” [youtube QJ6h7mZTGFc] It’s a shame that someone as talented as Lisa Ann would have to demean and degrade herself by...