Palin & Biden Debating Again; This Time Over Energy & NY's 23rd District
A year ago in St. Louis. They're back at it today. ( J. Scott Applewhite / AP ) By Mark Memmott Vice President Joe Biden and the woman who ran against him last year did some long-distance sparing today. Biden, at a rally for New York congressional Democratic contender Bill Owens, took a verbal shot at former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who's a supporter of Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in Tuesday's crazy special election for New York's 23rd district (where Republican nominee Dede...

Robo-Palin Gets Into Va. Gov's Race
Virginia voters are getting recorded advice from Sarah Palin on how to vote in tomorrow’s gubernatorial election. The former Alaska Governor’s robocall doesn’t mention GOP candidate Bob McDonnell by name—he’s been loath to accept support from the polarizing figure—but the message appears clear, CNN reports. “Vote to share our principles,” the message goes. “Vote your values on Tuesday.”

Do You Believe Levi Johnston? What Side Are You On?: PHOTO
On "The Insider" tonight, Levi Johnston is dropping some bombshells about former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her family. No question was off limits for "The Insider" panel as they grilled the 19-year-old father to Palin's grandson Tripp with shocking questions about Palin's youngest child and whether she ever hit on Johnston. The young dad comes to "The Insider" after making some outrageous claims on the "The Early Show" last week. Johnston told the CBS morning show that Palin had called...

Palin Smacks N.J. Candidate for Dropout Claim
Sarah Palin is chiding Chris Daggett, an independent candidate for Governor of New Jersey, for inaccurately claiming Sunday morning on MSNBC that she had urged him to drop his third-party bid. “Despite what candidate Chris Daggett is claiming, I have never contacted him or his campaign,” wrote Palin Sunday on her Facebook page. “I have never asked him to drop out of the NJ Governor's race. Now, if a politician is going to play loose with facts like this, the electorate needs to know...

Doug, Baby, Doug! -- By: Mark Steyn: PHOTO
That's the way Sarah Palin should have phrased it on Facebook, Kathryn. Incidentally, it's not just the Associated Press that's pre-emptively dismissing any Republican victories on the morrow as a mere dead-cat bounce on the plummet into the abyss. So is the proprietor of the former New Majority . We shall see. For my own part, I'm glad voters in NY-23 now have a real choice instead of finding themselves in a two-party system of Dem and Demmer. My DIABLO tag - Democrat In All But Label Only -...

NY-23: How Sarah Palin Stands to Win (and Charlie Crist Stands to Lose): PHOTO
Much has been made over the special election in New York's 23 rd Congressional District. For some, the attention might seem a bit much, given that it is merely one of 435 House seats. In reality, this race is about much more than one House seat. It is a proxy battle in the long-running war between establishment Republicans and grassroots conservatives. Although GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava endorsed the Democrat over Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, after quitting the race with three...

Palin's GOP Brand: Exclusionary and Short-Sighted, But Who Will Stop It?: PHOTO
It's one thing when Sarah Palin "goes rogue" as a candidate campaigning for herself and her running-mate. It's another thing entirely when she does it as the charismatic, free-lance leader of a grassroots army. There's a direct line between Palin, the most famous Republican to endorse conservative third-party congressional candidate Doug Hoffman in Tuesday's special election in New York, and moderate Republican assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava's stunning decision Saturday to suspend her campaign....

Rush & Molloy: Scribe doesn't buy Palin split talk: PHOTO
Sarah Palin's unwanted biographer, Joe McGinniss, doesn't buy rumors that she and her husband, Todd, may split -but if there is trouble in that marriage, he promises to find it.

Palin to Virginia: "Vote Your Values": PHOTO
Virginians began reporting on Sunday that they were receiving robocalls from former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin urging them to “vote your values." In other words, vote Republican Bob McDonnell for Governor. By Christopher Mangum May be a screen capture JPG that links to the video player, or an embedded video from an external source like YouTube.com May be a screen capture JPG that links to the video player, or an embedded video from an external source like YouTube.com --> Virginians began...

It's on: Palin vs. Biden on energy: PHOTO
Something spicy from this morning’s sparsely attended rally for Owens in NY-23. In one corner: A widely disliked dimwit who came to national prominence on last year’s ticket. In the other corner: Sarah Palin. Evidently she’s embraced a rapid response strategy to her critics because this makes twice in two days where some charge leveled against her was answered within hours on Facebook : As the vice president knows, I have always advocated an all-of-the-above approach to...

Palin Jumps into N.J., Virginia Races: PHOTO
(AP Photo/Jeff Topping) Sarah Palin helped bring national attention to the special election in New York's 23rd congressional district earlier this month, and now the former Alaska Governor is jumping into the gubernatorial Elections in New Jersey and Virginia. Palin has recorded a robocall message to encourage Virginians to vote on Tuesday, the Washington Post reports . "Virginia, hello, this is Sarah Palin calling to urge you to go to the polls Tuesday and vote for Sarah's principles," Palin...

NJ Governor's Race Down To The Wire
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's candidates for Governor darted through the state on the last day of a campaign being billed as a vote on President Barack Obama's popularity. Obama has made five appearances in New Jersey to make his case for Jon Corzine, the only Democratic Governor seeking re-election, who is facing a tough challenge from Republican Chris Christie, a former prosecutor. Republicans have not won statewide in New Jersey in a dozen years. Polls show the race a tossup heading...

Races an early test of Obama's political influence - Yahoo! News
Washington – In a very early test of President Barack Obama 's political influence, two states are choosing whether to continue Democratic rule while voters elsewhere elect a handful of congressmen and big-city mayors. Elected just a year ago, the president has spent a considerable amount of time and energy trying to ensure that Democrats win Governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey and pick up a GOP -held congressional seat in upstate New York. In doing so, Obama raised the stakes of...

NJ Gov's Race Goes Down to Wire: PHOTO
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's candidates for Governor darted through the state on the last day of a campaign being billed as a vote on President Barack Obama's popularity. Obama has made five appearances in New Jersey to make his case for Jon Corzine, the only Democratic Governor seeking re-election, who is facing a touch challenge from Republican Chris Christie, a former prosecutor. Republicans have not won statewide in New Jersey in a dozen years. Polls show the race a tossup heading into...

Going into Election Day, a dead heat for N.J. governor
New Jersey residents will choose a Governor today following months of hard campaigning and negative advertising that have left the major-party candidates - Democratic Gov. Corzine and Republican Christopher J. Christie - in a dead heat. An estimated 2.5 million voters are expected to go to the polls at the end of a race that both parties portrayed as a referendum on the popularity of President Obama, who visited the state three times to appear with Corzine. Residents also will vote in a range...

Palin book 'Rogue' expected to do well
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The upcoming release of former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin 's book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," should be met with impressive sales, an expert said. Mary Matalin , editor-in-chief of Threshold Editions, said the book that earned the former Republican vice presidential candidate an advance as much as $1.25 million is due for release on Nov. 17 in the wake of additional works about the political figure, McClatchy Newspapers reported Sunday. Matalin said "Rogue" will...

Going into Election Day, a dead heat for N.J. governor
New Jersey residents will choose a Governor today following months of hard campaigning and negative advertising that have left the major-party candidates - Democratic Gov. Corzine and Republican Christopher J. Christie - in a dead heat. An estimated 2.5 million voters are expected to go to the polls at the end of a race that both parties portrayed as a referendum on the popularity of President Obama, who visited the state three times to appear with Corzine. Residents also will vote in a range...

The Beck-Palin Party, Ctd: PHOTO
Hoffman appears on Beck and slowly undergoes conversion Therapy : HOFFMAN: I have good mentors here. GLENN: Wait, wait. Wait, wait. Are they mentors that will show

Sarah Palin's Lost Speeches
The Daily Beast has obtained the speeches Sarah Palin planned to deliver on Election Night 2008—win or lose. Read the words the McCain camp didn’t want her to say.

Palin Campaigns For McDonnell In Secret Roguish Manner, McDonnell Terrified: VIDEO
See what’s going on above? That would be Bob McDonnell crushing the dickens out of Creigh Deeds, in Virginia. Fine, go ahead, win tomorrow, anything to get these dreadful four-per-commercial-break ads (”I will fix the roads” “No I will fix the roads” “You hate women” “I will fix the women and roads,” etc. ) off the air. And how has McDonnell built up such a lead? By not accepting any of Sarah Palin’s offers to campaign with him, for...

Going into Election Day, a dead heat for N.J. governor
New Jersey residents will choose a Governor today following months of hard campaigning and negative advertising that have left the major-party candidates - Democratic Gov. Corzine and Republican Christopher J. Christie - in a dead heat. An estimated 2.5 million voters are expected to go to the polls at the end of a race that both parties portrayed as a referendum on the popularity of President Obama, who visited the state three times to appear with Corzine. Residents also will vote in a range...

WHO WON THE DAY?: Chris Stirewalt on NY-23 Election
Of tomorrow's four major races -- New Jersey Governor , Virginia Governor , New York City mayor, and New York 23rd Congressional district --the last is the smallest but carries the widest national significance. A nationwide grassroots conservative movement, propelled by conservative bloggers, ousted official Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava and led an informal Fundraising drive for third-party candidate Doug Hoffman. Now Hoffman, who has gained the support of Sarah Palin and other party...

The Sarah And Levi Show: PHOTO
Michael Wolff tries to understand this bizarre but riveting Soap-opera : It is another element of the Palin risk-taking temperament and anarchicness

Pro-Gay NY GOP Moderate Suspends Race, Endorses Democrat
Much of the political chatter this weekend has been about the withdrawal of Dede Scozzafava, the moderate Republican candidate who was forced out dropped out of the race for a seat in New York's conservative 23rd district upsate over the weekend following pressure from the far right in the form of endorsements to "true" conservative , account and businessman Doug Hoffman, from Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, William Kristol and Glenn Beck. The NYT reports : "The candidate, Dede...