The 2008 presidential campaign has been like no other

The country was a very different place when the 2008 race started. Here's how we got from there to here.

How long has the presidential campaign been going?

When it started in spring 2006, America's voters worried most about the war in Iraq, consumer confidence had reached a four-year high and the Dow Jones industrial average bumped along comfortably above 11,000. Full Story »

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by Walter Cox - Nov. 3, 2008

The story is breathtaking, though we tend to take it for granted having lived it day by day. This article recounts the history of the past few years, and it leaves out very little. A treat...and the ending will be upon us quite soon.

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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 3, 2008

Thoughtful retrospective of the two years leading to this historic election. The report is fair, factual, and provides helpful context.

I LOVED the 'man on the street' video showing what people think the next president should do in the first 100 days after getting elected. Their ... More »

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