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...possible futures: a really horrible one and a really good one. We're going to run out of oil. It's not a renewable resource. So that will happen. Meanwhile, we are very busy in creating all kinds of new tech that might save us. What will win the race? What will save us? Will it be the wonderful new tech, or will it be the collapse of oil, or will it be the bad environmental conditions that we cause? That's anybody's guess. There is some great new tech, but will it come fast enough...
...wait for results, Obama pollster Joel Benenson spoke with TIME's Amy Sullivan. The former reporter turned numbers man talked about how the Obama team developed its strategy for taking on John McCain, how Obama managed to sustain a consistent message for the duration of the race and why the Obama campaign resisted calls to aggressively woo Hillary Clinton voters. Here's Benenson's inside take on how Obama...
...elections, ideas matter--they are the themes that influence how voters feel about the candidates. We did cover stories on "How Much Does Experience Matter?," on "How the Right Went Wrong," on "How the Democrats Got Religion," on "The Real Meaning of Patriotism," on "Why the Economy Is Trumping Race," on "Does Temperament Matter?" Even more than specific policy issues, these are the ideas and the discussions that voters use to make up their minds. And so we considered it our professional duty to explore and analyze these themes and ideas...
Throughout her grandson's campaign, Dunham declined to talk to reporters. She played bridge and followed the race closely on TV. "So long as you kids do well, Bar," she would tell her grandson, "that's all that really matters." Dunham's death on the eve of the election meant she would never see how well her grandson did. It's a tragedy she probably would have accepted with grace...
...Obama continued his criticism of John McCain, but began it with an expression of respect for his GOP opponent. As he put it to the crowd in Jacksonville, Fla.: "Sen. McCain has served this country honorably and at the end of this long race I want to congratulate him on the tough race that he has fought." But Obama added: "The truth is John McCain has stood with President Bush every step of the way. . He still hasn't explained to the American people a single thing he would do differently from George Bush when it comes to the economy...