Should Barack Obama be concerned about tightening poll numbers? Why are the numbers changing? Why are there still so many undecideds? Is the electoral map getting tighter too? We ask Fritz Wenzel, Director of Communications for Zogby International.
Will Barack Obama start another war on poverty? Why does he think that’s a good idea despite the track record? What has he said he wants to do for the nation’s urban areas? And what do the past 20 years show us about what really works to improve cities and reduce poverty? We ask Steve Malanga, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and Senior Editor at the Institute’s City Journal.
For months, Barack Obama has avoided taking direct hits for his connection to the Vietnam-era domestic terrorist Bill Ayers. But how have the media treated this story? Have they explored all sides of the issue or just repeated Obama talking points? What is the truth about Obama and Ayers and why haven’t we heard from Ayers during this campaign? We ask Brian Fitzpatrick, Senior Editor at the Culture and Media Institute.
We have Monday’s top news…What is the latest ammunition for John McCain in his claim that Barack Obama wants to redistribute our wealth? What is Obama’s response? And what was the verdict in the trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens? We have all the answers as we discuss the biggest stories for Monday, October 27, 2008.
What should we want in a Supreme Court justice? How does that compare with what Barack Obama would look for in a justice for the high court? Should we be disturbed by his belief that the Warren Court was not all that radical or that the court didn’t do enough to promote redistribution of wealth? We ask Ed Whalen, former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
What should we want in a Supreme Court justice? How does that compare with what Barack Obama would look for in a justice for the high court? Should we be disturbed by his belief that the Warren Court was not all that radical or that the court didn’t do enough to promote redistribution of wealth? We ask Ed Whalen, former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
On Monday, a federal jury in Washington convicted Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on seven counts of making false statements regarding his failure to disclose gifts and free work done to his home in Senate disclosure forms. So what was the clinching point for the jury? What was the Stevens defense? How will this impact his re-election efforts? We ask Paul Singer of Roll Call.
Over the weekend, U.S. Special Forces successfully attacked and killed the senior al qaeda coordinator inside Syria. What do we know about his work? Why was he a high value target? And do we risk esclating the conflict with Syria? We ask Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Vice President for Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
If Barack Obama wins this election and Democrats win big majorities in the House and Senate as well, the Democratic agenda would find few obstacles for at least the next two years. But what would that agenda look like? Why is big labor poised to pick up a great deal of power if Dems win big? What else could we be facing? And why is divided government a good thing? We ask Mark McKinnon, former media strategist for President Bush and now a representative for the Workforce Fairness Institute.
We have Friday’s top news…Barack Obama in Hawaii, Michelle Obama on the stump in Ohio, John McCain keeps slamming the Obama tax plan, Sarah Palin says Election night could be a long one and the Dow sinks again. It’s all covered in the biggest stories for Friday, October 24, 2008.
