Mac Is Back
Reihan Salam is a fellow at the New America Foundation and the co-author of Grand New Party.
Sen. John McCain is more visible than Kerry and Gore were after their losses but he doesn't represent today's GOP-and he knows it. Reihan Salam on why his "honor politics" make him a party of one.
As John Edwards' former mistress, Rielle Hunter, testifies before a grand jury in the campaign payoff probe, The Daily Beast consults experts on how the feds could nail him.
Ignore the talk of a "flawless campaign" or "the perfect candidate." There was nothing certain about Barack Obama's rise from the rough-and-tumble of local Chicago politics to the presidency. The Daily Beast looks at the key moments that brought him where he is today.
The McCain I Know
Mark Salter is the former chief of staff to Senator John McCain and senior adviser to the McCain for President campaign.
The environment the GOP candidate ran in made a very difficult task close to impossible.
McCain Campaign Autopsy
Wonkette emerita, political junkie, self-hating journalist, and author of Dog Days. She has worked for Time, Mother Jones, Suck, and most recently, Radar. Follow her on Twitter.
Chief strategist Steve Schmidt talks about the moment-back in September-when he knew McCain was doomed. Plus, his surprising view on gay marriage, and more scoop on leaks.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
Jolie hunt is the global head of public relations for Thomson Reuters, appointed April 2008. Prior to that she served as global director of corporate and business affairs for IBM Corporation She was the director of PR for the Financial Times. She lives between New York and London.
John Barrasso is the junior senator from Wyoming.
Lee Siegel has written about culture and politics and is the author of three books: Falling Upwards: Essays in Defense of the Imagination; Not Remotely Controlled: Notes on Television; and, most recently, Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. In 2002, he received a National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism.
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