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• Scrapbooking the Election: Candidates in Love

  Warning: this might be a little like walking in on your parents. So if you've got some unresolved issues, you'll want to move on to the next blog. Because today, the loviest day of the year, we're going to take a peek at how the final four candidates fell in love (and how they show it now). Read More... Posted Feb 14 2008, 02:02 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Hillary Clinton, candidates, Bill Clinton, election, Clinton, South, primaries, Democrats, John McCain, Barack Obama, campaign, 2008 election, first-spouse, high school, CNN, michelle obama, obama, mike huckabee, election 2008, family photos, scrapbooking the elections, Valentine's Day, first lady, political valentines, candidate love, Janet Huckabee, Cindy McCain

• Debate Zingers, Right and Left

  The CNN/Politico/LA Times Republican debate Wednesday night and the Democratic debate Thursday night didn't break any new ground. Except for one. There were some pretty funny zingers in both.   Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 11:54 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, John McCain, Barack Obama, CNN, debates, la times, politico, mike huckabee, Super Tuesday, California, political humor, zingers

• Democratic Dream Team?

  Finally, someone asked the question on many, many Democrats' minds: How about an Obama-Clinton/Clinton-Obama dream ticket.   Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 10:56 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Hillary Clinton, candidates, election, Clinton, Democrats, Barack Obama, voters, 2008 election, CNN, undecided voters, politico, obama, liberal, progressive, vice president, Super Tuesday, Dream Ticket

• You Vote Like a Girl

  Oh, ladies! You fickle registered voters! You suffragists with a soft spot! Illogical! Emoooootional! So (once in a while) devoted to your Grrrl Power!   Read More... Posted Jan 14 2008, 01:59 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: Kucinich, gender card, women in politics, feminism, Hillary Clinton, ballot, candidates, vote, media, election, Clinton, Independent, New Hampshire, Edwards, campaign trail, Democrats, Barack Obama, campaign issues, voters, campaign, poll, South Carolina, polls, out of the mouths of candidates, CNN, YouTube, women candidates, obama, pundits, NYTimes, campaign trail of tears, Chris Matthews, Maureen Dowd, tears, comeback

• Ultrasound Canceled! It's Still the First Trimester

  If only we could hold a sonogram wand against the belly of this election beast, the sex of the next president, and the size of his/her win, could be accurately predicted.   Read More... Posted Jan 10 2008, 05:20 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: Republican, endorsement, women in politics, Hillary Clinton, ballot, candidates, vote, labels, media, election, Clinton, Independent, South, primaries, New Hampshire, Edwards, Iowa, campaign trail, Bill Richardson, Democrats, John McCain, Barack Obama, campaign issues, voters, Political Nanny, campaign, Richardson, poll, caucus, website, healthcare, John Edwards, South Carolina, polls, policy, CNN, CBS news, ABC, women candidates, undecided voters, iowa caucus, politico, obama, pundits, NYTimes, Slate, campaign trail of tears, surging, Nevada caucuses, Nevada, Chris Matthews, Maureen Dowd

• Iowans Play Favorites. Political Nanny Still Doesn't

  Well, that was that. The candidates stepped out and tested the cold, cold waters of voter approval last night in Iowa.  Political Nanny stood at the side, waiting with towels and hot drinks and, for some, a soft hankie to cry in.    Read More... Posted Jan 04 2008, 12:34 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Kucinich, GOP, Republican, gender card, Hillary Clinton, candidates, vote, election, Giuliani, Edwards, Iowa, Mitt Romney, campaign trail, Ron Paul, Bill Richardson, Democrats, John McCain, Barack Obama, voters, campaign, 2008 election, Huckabee, McCain, Mike Gravel, Hunter, Dodd, caucus, John Edwards, CNN, Americans, Oprah, republicans, undecided voters, iowa caucus, obama

• Raise Your Hand If You Have a Question

  Did you hate the CNN/YouTube debate questions waaaaay back in November? Political Nanny did too. Now, tell the truth … did you submit any questions? No, Political Nanny didn’t either. We have only ourselves (and CNN producers, ahem!) to blame. But there's another chance ...   Read More... Posted Dec 27 2007, 06:19 AM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: Democrats, 2008 election, CNN, debates, YouTube, republicans, la times, politico

• Debate Summary: God and Guns Good; Taxes and Immigrants Bad; Families and Kids ... Huh?

  The CNN/YouTube Republican debate last night was not a win for parents and families. But what involving Republicans ever is? (Oh, settle down, Political Nanny’s just feeling cranky.)   Only one question came close to being directly related to families and children, and it's not even one of the top concerns reported in the Parents magazine survey Political Nanny has posted about a few times. The family-ish question?   Read More... Posted Nov 29 2007, 12:04 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Rudy Giuliani, Republican, Political Nanny Cam, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, John McCain, Fred Thompson, Huckabee, Tancredo, Hunter, CNN, debates, YouTube, Americans

• The Debate Questions CNN Won't Bother Asking

  Political Nanny has zero confidence that tonight's CNN/YouTube Republican debate will leave viewer-voters with a deeper understanding of the Republican presidential candidates. And that has nothing to do with YouTube or the questions submitted in the online video format.   If Anderson Cooper's promo of the event, or this Situation Room chat between Josh Levs and Suzanne Malveaux, are any indication of the broadcasters' interest in tackling tough issues, we are in for more of what we saw in Las Vegas with the Democrats: the network's inability to deal with the real Americans they find so fascinating.   MORE VIDEOS AFTER THE JUMP  Read More... Posted Nov 28 2007, 07:02 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Republican, Political Nanny Cam, CNN, debates, YouTube, Americans

• Let’s Get This (Election) Baby on a Schedule!

  Election 2008 has already gone on forever, yet we still have 11 months to go. Like a baby – eating, sleeping, reaching major fundraising milestones – it’s all so unpredictable. For example, the primaries. Alllll those primaries. And debates. More debates. Plus, some appearances we’re really excited about – namely, Michelle Obama agreeing to double the average IQ on The View by guest-hosting (please, please let there be a phone-in from Elisabeth Hasselbeck).But how to keep from feeling overrun by the demands for attention and wails for support from these needy, needy candidates?   Read More... Posted Nov 27 2007, 07:02 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: candidates, primaries, 2008 election, CNN, debates, sleep schedules