From ‘Change’ Candidate to Changed Candidate
If circumstances and his own political skill allowed President Obama to run in 2008 as something other than an ordinary politician, this time around he faces all the challenges, and carries much of the...
View ArticleFocus on Social Issues Could Shape Battle for Women
There are any number of ways in which the politics of culture wars might play out, but perhaps the biggest question is the degree to which the new attention on social issues might shape the battle for...
View ArticleTea Party Movement Takes the Long View
Many Tea Party supporters said that while they would work to help Mitt Romney defeat President Obama, their real passion was for electing small-government conservatives further down the ballot and...
View ArticleAfter Palin, Expect a More Intense Vetting Process
The combination of lessons learned since the selection of Sarah Palin, the high stakes of the general election and the pervasiveness of the political media are likely to set a new standard for vetting...
View ArticleFor Obama, Going Positive May Be More Difficult This Time
Even as it steps up its efforts to define Mitt Romney on its terms, the White House is working to communicate a positive case for Mr. Obama, one built around the themes of fairness and security.
View ArticleEuropean Fiscal Crisis Could Shape Debate Over U.S. Economy
As distant as it might appear to voters in the United States, the British economic situation has a direct bearing on the central debate in the presidential campaign.
View ArticleIn Post-Primary Period, Campaigns Race to Define Challenger
The months between the end of the primary season and the formal start of the general election at the conventions are an especially perilous period for candidates in Mitt Romney’s position. Just ask...
View Article2012 May Lack Drama, but Not Significance
Though the current election season is producing very few goose bumps, the 2012 presidential race is shaping up to be more important to the direction of the country than the 2008 campaign was.
View ArticleRomney Adviser Takes U.S. Political Debate Overseas
A Romney economic adviser criticized President Obama's policy toward crisis-torn Europe in an op-ed article in a German newspaper on Saturday, raising the question of the propriety of taking America’s...
View ArticlePolitical Pitfalls in a Hasty Reaction to the Health Care Ruling
The Supreme Court decision is likely to be a complicated and layered ruling that will require keen analysis and caution from political candidates.
View ArticleHolder, at N.A.A.C.P. Event, Criticizes Voter ID Laws
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., in a speech to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, vowed that the Justice Department would "remain aggressive" in challenging new...
View ArticleObama Opens Up to ‘Moneyball’ Writer for Vanity Fair
The White House has granted Michael Lewis, the best-selling author of “Moneyball” and “The Big Short,” extensive access to President Obama for an article in the October issue of Vanity Fair.
View ArticleCandidate’s Comments on Rape Draw Criticism
A Senate candidate's comments on rape become the latest flashpoint in a pitched Senate campaign.
View ArticleFocus of Presidential Campaign Shifts Away From Economy
A campaign that Republicans wanted to be focused relentlessly on President Obama’s job-creation record seems, at the moment, to be about almost everything else.
View ArticleMissouri Republicans Weigh In on Akin
Missouri residents active in the Republican Party were divided over Representative Todd Akin’s decision to continue his campaign for the United States Senate, even as a chorus of party leaders urged...
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