As Obama does his best two-step to avoid picking the wrong dude (oops, oops, whoops), the Republican Party's best and brightest are picking up where the Prez-Elect left off: community organizing. Call it smart, call it copying, or call it rebuildtheparty.com, as Mindy Finn does. As Romney's former Director of...

As 2008 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on where we began. The Iowa Caucus was a mirror into how each candidate ran their campaign: Hilary Clinton high above, flying from place to place via helicopter, and Barack Obama on the ground, meeting every voter and establishing a...

So, how about those legacy interviews from the great Scrooge himself, Dick Cheney? Did he just confess to everything? Is anyone surprised? Is the public perception of Cheney and his pal Bushie ever really going to change, and maybe improve over -8% (or whatever it is now) approval rating? What...

Hey, keep your shoes on! Just because Obama's in office, that doesn't mean journalism is going to be okay! Is the media business model still collapsing? How will bloggers and the White House Press Corp challenge the new administration? Is Obama following the Bush model of secrecy over transparency? Jay...

Can Tina Brown salvage the dilapidated print news industry? In today's Wilshire & Washington, we have Rachel Syme, culture editor at The Daily Beast, which has become a bit of a bastion for old media journos going new media savvy. How are these writers dealing with the transition to...

With Bushie wrapping up his fun eight-year term as our nation's head do-gooder, he reflects with Charlie Gibson... Uh, what??? Yeah, you heard it right. Bush is getting all reflective now, and it brings up an interesting parallel between him and Nixon's legendary interview with David Frost. Yet, if Ron...

With the release of Gus Van Sant's new bio-pic, MILK, covering the life and times of gay activist Harvey Milk, Prop 8 and gay rights are the focus of Hollywood once again. Ted Johnson offers his exclusive review of the movie from its premiere, as well as a short...

So, how did this week go for Mr. President 2.0? Oh, wait, we can't say that! He's not in office yet! Whaddya think of that boring YouTube address by our dear president-elect? Was it filmed in a Chicago senior center after shuffleboard, and why did Barackstar look 4ft tall in...

In today's very special "The Day After Yesterday" edition of Wilshire & Washington, Zach Tumin of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government joins our hosts to talk technology in the new administration. The Obama Campaign ran the first "social network campaign" in this country's history, leveraging every tool the tech...

Elizabeth Blackney of "Media Lizzy" joins co-hosts Maegan Carberry and Teresa Valdez Klein to weigh in on today's presidential election and the nation's first African American President. How did each candidate perform in his post-election speech? Did the addition of Sarah Palin help McCain's campaign? Also,...

Ben Adler, a staff writer for Politico and former editor of CampusProgress.org, stops by to talk about the youth vote, the large enthusiasm gap between young Democrats and young Republicans, the levels of volunteers on both sides, and answers the question, has the youth vote really gone up?...

Does anybody really believe polling data anymore? They should, when the results are understood in the right context, says the master of polling, John Zogby, who joins the Wilshire & Washington co-hosts today. Zogby, author of The Way We'll Be and President of Zogby International, drops in to deconstruct polling...

Joe Six-Pack, move aside! There's a new independent voter in town -- Joe the Plumber. In tonight's final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, why did they keep talking about this guy and who is he anyways? And why exactly are all the independent voters out there named...

Tonight's the big final debate, so before John McCain's major cram session on economics 101, how can he reclaim some of that maverick magic? Can he say anything to make voters like him again? Would it help if he winks?

As early voting starts across the nation, Ted, Teresa, and...

What's up the polls in California? A new study shows that all those anti-Proposition 8 advertising is working: people are supporting the initiative to ban gay marriage in California by 47% to 42%. Jake Stevens, the Deputy Mayor of West Hollywood, stops by to talk Proposition 8 and what is...

Boooring. Yawn. Anything new? "That one?" That's the big controversy of the night? Did the candidates, either the War Hero-McExpress or the Hopemonger, say anything new? Did we not appreciate what we had in the VP debate? Do we miss Sarah Palin so soon?

For tonight's special edition of...

On this special post-debate installment of Wilshire & Washington, Ted, Maegan and Teresa tackle the one and only debate between Vice Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, along with special guest, political blogger Andy Sparrow. Who won? Who lost? Did experience trump lipstick? Did troopergate rear its ugly head?...

So if the financial market doesn't implode first, the media may just explode in anticipation before Thursday's VP debate. Are expectations so low at this point that Sarah Palin wins just by showing up and sounding intelligent? How much are those, um, interesting interviews with Katie Couric (or Tina Fey's...

It's Debate Night at Wilshire & Washington! In the first real face-off between Obama and McCain, Ari Melber from The Nation and the Washington Independent drops in for tonight's special Friday episode. How did the debate go? Who won? Who lost? Who had the best tie? Melber joins our hosts...

In today's Wilshire & Washington, is it really all about the kids? Campaigns are focusing huge resources on turning out the youth vote, but this segment of the population always lags behind in voter percentages. Will this year be any different? And will all the negative campaigning turn off first-time...