Posted October 31, 2008 7:27 AM
by Christi Parsons
My colleague Jill Zuckman has been covering John McCain since before many reporters knew anything about him. And my years as a correspondent in the Illinois Statehouse covered the entire tenure of a little-known lawmaker by the name of Barack Obama.
Today's presidential nominees have followed wildly different strategies of promoting their messages. On the cusp of Tuesday's historic election, a look back to their earlier days in politics sheds an interesting light on the candidates who stand before us today.
Read correspondent Zuckman's analysis of the McCain campaign in today's Chicago Tribune here, and my piece on Obama here.
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Comments
I just saw a report I find very interesting. It seems the rest of the world would like to see Obama win by a 68% to 15%. I know the first thing out of the republicans little mouths will be "We don't care what the rest of the world wants". As we are now in a global economy, I believe their opinions matter. The republicans have shown that they care little about the rest of the world as well as they don't really care about America either. They are willing to divide America in order to remain in power for their own selfish reasons. It is time to call them on their faux patriotism and expose them for the agenda driven party that they are.
Posted by: bill "Hussein" r. | October 31, 2008 8:24 AM
The election of Obama would pay immediate dividends in how the world views America and our standing in the world will be critical if we are to pull out of this terrible financial boondoggle which Wall Street foisted upon the world. Conversely, the election of McCain would seriously damage the mindset of a world which watched in horror at the re-election of George Bush in 2004. Their confidence as to our ability to make rational decisions on governance, rather than allowing emotional cultural issues to carry the day, will be shattered.
Posted by: Frank | October 31, 2008 12:27 PM
Bill and Frank: Excellent well-thought out posts!!! THANKS!!!!
Posted by: MDawson | October 31, 2008 6:58 PM