Donald Lambro

McCain, Palin take the fight out West

The West may be won this year by one of its own. The appeal of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin with ranchers, hunters and gun owners has lifted the hopes of McCain campaign officials, who say Sen. Barack Obama's plan of carrying several Western states this November have been derailed by the hockey-mom-turned-Alaska-governor.

September 9, 2008

BREITBART: ‘Say It Ain’t So, O!’

If ever there were a candidate destined to shine on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Sarah Palin would be that woman.

September 8, 2008

LAMBRO: Let the race begin

The convention speeches and party hoopla are over, the nominees have laid down their political markers, and now the race for the presidency hits full throttle.

September 8, 2008

Democrats haunted by national security

Voters harbor deep doubts about the ability of Barack Obama and the Democrats to keep the U.S. safe from terrorism and handle other national security crises, according to a new Democratic study.

September 8, 2008

LAMBRO: A matter of trust

Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg and his partner, James Carville, say this election is Barack Obama's to lose. But voters indicate it's a tossup.

September 1, 2008

Obama steps up GOP assault

Barack Obama's soaring oratory gave his candidacy the liftoff that propelled him to the Democratic nomination, but Thursday night he hammered on the issue he thinks will win him the presidency.

August 29, 2008

Battleground states seen tight, winnable

On the eve of Sen. Barack Obama's historic acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination, senior party strategists said the race in the battleground states remains frustratingly tight but winnable.

August 28, 2008

Candidates struggle to identify with mainstream

Neither presidential campaign can claim to be in the nation's cultural and economic mainstream - but they sure do try.

August 27, 2008

Graham: Fla. primary battle left “scars”

Former Florida senator Bob Graham said Tuesday the bitter intraparty rules battle over his states early primary has left some scar tissue behind for Democrats to deal with but predicts Democrats will be unified heading into the general election.

August 26, 2008

Left wing eclipsing moderates

There is no doubt that the liberals are now in full control of the Democratic Party and that Sen. Barack Obama is commander in chief of their bid to "take back America."

August 26, 2008

Democrats aim to erase doubt

Democrats kick off their carefully choreographed convention Monday with one goal in mind: to convince a doubting electorate that Sen. Barack Obama is prepared to lead the country as president and commander in chief.

August 25, 2008

Dean strategy converts skeptics

Howard Dean's critics scoffed when the new Democratic National Committee chairman launched a party-rebuilding plan in 2005 that sent paid teams of campaign organizers into every state, including states that have been in the electoral column for decades.

August 22, 2008

Clintons star at Obama’s party

Barack Obama will be the star of the Democratic National Convention, but the largest share of the prime-time spotlight at the four-day gathering will shine on Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who will be given star treatment, too.

August 22, 2008

LAMBRO: Polling scores

Despite all the political obstacles Republicans may face in this troubled election year, Barack Obama has some big problems of his own.

August 21, 2008

Michigan remains tricky for Obama

Among all of the 2008 presidential battlegrounds, Democratic-leaning Michigan - with 8.5 percent unemployment and an auto-industry economy in deep recession - should be an easy slam-dunk for Sen. Barack Obama.

August 20, 2008

BREITBART: ‘Baku to the Future’

The recurring argument broadcast by the American celebrity left is that their trips abroad establish that the United States should speak softly and carry a small stick.

August 18, 2008

McCain pulls into a tie in new polling

One week before Democrats gather to nominate Sen. Barack Obama to be president, polls show the Illinois lawmaker locked in a dead heat with Republican Sen. John McCain, who now leads among white voters overall and has gained among Republicans, evangelicals and white working-class people.

August 18, 2008

LAMBRO: At what cost Obama?

There's a big difference between listening to one of Barack Obama's speeches, as inspiring as they may sound, and carefully reading them and weighing each passage.

August 18, 2008

LAMBRO: Savvy foresight and insight

When President Bush first met Russian President Vladimir Putin, he looked into his eyes and said he could trust him.

August 14, 2008

Dems shift platform to woo pro-lifers

Democrats aiming to woo pro-life voters have added new language to the party platform calling for taxpayer-funded efforts to reduce the number of abortions.

August 13, 2008