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NEWS ABOUT: Walter Mondale

Walter Mondale stories: 6 news summaries

Mondale: Obama Enemies Show Racist 'Edge'

'I don't like saying it,'
but tone 'harsher than in other times': ex-VP

Sep 24, 09 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter isn't the only grand old man of the Democratic Party to see racism in the opposition to Barack Obama's agenda. Walter Mondale, Carter's VP and the subject of a new documentary, said last night that "Having lived through those years, when civil rights was such a bitter... More »

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Barack Obama • Jimmy Carter • racism • racist • Walter Mondale

 'Palin Factor' Levels Race

McCain tied with Obama in latest poll

Sep 10, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has erased Barack Obama's lead, transforming the presidential race to a statistical dead heat, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Obama's lead among women dropped from 10 to 4 points since August, which is largely attributed to Sarah Palin's popularity, reports MSNBC. More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Geraldine Ferraro • Walter Mondale • Sarah Palin • favorability rating • opinion polls • NBC News/Wall Street Journal • pollsters

 McCain, Palin 
 Embrace 
 Hugging 
 Etiquette 

What's the etiquette for a mixed-gender ticket?

Sep 9, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In 1984, Walter Mondale had a strict "hands-off" policy with running mate Geraldine Ferraro, never even putting his palm on her back when they waved to crowds. Two decades later, times have changed: John McCain and Sarah Palin have been embracing on the campaign trail, forgoing handshakes for a... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Geraldine Ferraro • Christine Todd Whitman • Election 2008 • etiquette • campaign etiquette • Walter Mondale • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

OPINION

Don't Be Henpecked, Obama

She doesn't want the No. 2 job, writes Dowd. She wants you to lose.

Jun 4, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - "What does Hillary want?" Hillary Clinton asked rhetorically last night at her rally in New York. Still a good question, writes Maureen Dowd, since apparently she's not going away anytime soon. Having given her surrogates the green light to push for an Obama-Clinton ticket, the New York Times columnist... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • Maureen Dowd • Geraldine Ferraro • dream ticket • running mate • Walter Mondale

OPINION

McGovern? Hart? Dems May Yet Repeat Sorry History

Obama and Clinton reliving party's history of not being able to get out of its own way

Apr 21, 08 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The postwar legacy of Democratic candidates is one of failure, Andrew O’Hehir writes in Salon, with so many lost campaigns that any seasoned observer could lay out sorry futures for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Whether Obama and Clinton are McGovern and Muskie or Hart and Mondale, the party's... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • George McGovern • Democratic Party • Gary Hart • Walter Mondale • Edmund Muskie

Clinton Rolls Out 'Nuclear Option' TV Spot

'Red phone'-style ad asks: Who will keep your children safe?

Feb 29, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton today debuted an ad hinting at dire consequences of electing a commander in chief who isn’t “tested," ABC News reports. "It's 3am and your children are asleep," a voice says over images of sleeping infants. "There's a phone in the White House,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Lyndon Johnson • children • Barry Goldwater • political advertising • Gary Hart • Texas primary • Ohio primary • campaign commercials • red phone ad • Walter Mondale • Roy Spence • daisy ad

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