Barack Obama
May 8, 2007
"This week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died — an entire town destroyed."
—Obama, referring to a tornado that struck Greensburg, Kan. The tornado killed 12 people.
— Brendan Lowe
The Screwups of Campaign '08
Presidential campaigns are so carefully stage-managed that few things are as entertaining as the mistakes politicians make on the trail. Throughout the 2008 race, check out TIME.com's ongoing chronicle of each candidate's gaffes, and then vote on just how big a screwup each one is
Obama Crunches the Numbers
— Brendan Lowe