New Yorker: Campaign Trail
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A weekly discussion about the Presidential race and developments in Washington, hosted by The New Yorker's executive editor, Dorothy Wickenden, and featuring the magazine's Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, and other contributors. July 25: David Remnick, Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, and George Packer on Obama and the future of Iraq. July 18: John Cassidy and Ryan Lizza on the candidates' positions. July 11: Barack Obama, John McCain, and the press' obsession with flip-flopping. June 26: The candidates' stances on energy and the environment. June 12: The economic positions of Barack Obama and John McCain. June 5: The end of Hillary Clinton's run, and the opening shots of the general election campaign. May 22: Whether Hillary Clinton will give in before the convention, and Barack Obama's foreign policy. May 15: McCain's declaration of independence, and Obamas vulnerability to racism. May 8: Where Hillary Clinton's campaign went wrong, and whether McCain or Obama is the more convincing populist. April 29: Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Bill Clinton, and the role of race. April 17: McCarthyism in the Philadelphia debate, Hillary's tenacity, and doubts about McCain's stance on trade. April 2: Obama's Pennsylvania makeover, Clinton's whoppers, and McCain's patriotic posturing.
March 21: George Packer and Dorothy Wickenden discuss Barack Obama's speech on race and his strategy to attack McCain on Iraq and the economy. March 7: The negative turn in the Democratic primary, how Obama and Clinton might fare against McCain, and the role of money in the general election. February 28: How the probable nominees look at foreign policy. February 20: Hillary Clinton's dwindling chances, the fundamental differences between McCain and Obama, and Michelle Obama's first big gaffe. February 6: The Super Tuesday results, the end (or not) of the Republican primary, and the long Democratic contest ahead. February 1: The endorsements, debates, and departures leading up to Super Tuesday. January 22: Clinton and Obama take the gloves off again, and the perils of standing on principle. January 16: The shifting Republican base and the new mood of the Democratic race. January 9: The surprising New Hampshire primaries, what carried Hillary to victory, and John McCain's chances of winning the general election. January 4: The Iowa caucuses, the speeches that followed, and the possibility of a Bloomberg candidacy. December 20: The Bill Clinton question, the John Edwards surge, and the fight over how best to change America. December 14: What's wrong with the Republicans, and are the Democrats are born to lose? December 4: Highlights from recent debates, and the limitations of the political press. November 28: Mike Huckabee's humor, religion, and temperament, and recent criticisms of Hillary Clinton. November 20: Approaches to flip-flopping, and the role of religion in the Republican primary. November 13: Obama on the offensive, and Michigan senator Carl Levin's role in pushing up the primaries. November 6: The rise of Mike Huckabee, and the effect that an improved situation in Iraq would have on the primary and general elections. <img src="http://feeds.newyorker.com/rss_views/campaign_trail.gif">
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The Campaign Trail: May 15, 2008
from New Yorker: Campaign Trail on May 22, 2008
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Hendrik Hertzberg and Ryan Lizza talk to Dorothy Wickenden about whether Hillary Clinton will give in before the convention, Barack Obama s foreign policy, and John McCain s efforts to distance himself from President Bush.
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The Campaign Trail: May 15, 2008
from New Yorker: Campaign Trail on May 15, 2008
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Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, and George Packer talk with Dorothy Wickenden about the conservative movement in crisis, John McCain's declaration of independence, Barack Obama's vulnerability to racism, and the prospect of war with Iran.
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The Campaign Trail: May 15, 2008
from New Yorker: Campaign Trail on May 15, 2008
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Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, and George Packer talk with Dorothy Wickenden about the conservative movement in crisis, John McCain's declaration of independence, Barack Obama's vulnerability to racism, and the prospect of war with Iran.
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The Campaign Trail: March 7, 2008
from New Yorker: Campaign Trail on March 07, 2008
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Ryan Lizza, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Dorothy Wickenden discuss the negative turn in the Democratic primary, how Obama and Clinton might fare against McCain, and the role of money in the general election.
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The Campaign Trail : February 6, 2008
from New Yorker: Campaign Trail on February 06, 2008
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The New Yorker's executive editor, Dorothy Wickenden, talks with Hendrik Hertzberg and Ryan Lizza about the Super Tuesday results, the end (or not) of the Republican primary, and the long Democratic contest ahead.
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The Campaign Trail : January 9, 2008
from New Yorker: Campaign Trail on January 09, 2008
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The New Yorker's Dorothy Wickenden talks with Ryan Lizza and Hendrik Hertzberg about the surprising New Hampshire primaries, what carried Hillary to victory, and John McCain's chances of winning the general election.
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The Campaign Trail : December 20, 2007
from New Yorker: Campaign Trail on December 20, 2007
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The Bill Clinton question, the John Edwards surge, and the fight over how best to change America. The New Yorker's campaign correspondent, Ryan Lizza, talks with the magazine's executive editor, Dorothy Wickenden.
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The Campaign Trail : November 28, 2007
from New Yorker: Campaign Trail on November 28, 2007
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Mike Huckabee's humor, religion, and temperament, and recent criticisms of Hillary Clinton. Hendrik Hertzberg, a senior editor and the chief Comment writer of The New Yorker, talks with executive editor Dorothy Wickenden.
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