THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER’S (OR MOTHER’S) DEMOCRATIC PARTY: Tags 2008 President May 15, 2008 Forget about soccer moms and NASCAR dads. The key voting bloc in 2008 is the white working class. According to
MCCAIN’S VICE-PRESIDENT? Tags 2008 President May 8, 2008 The presidential Democrats may still be tussling, but soon the national focus will turn to the vice presidential selection frenzy.
OBAMA’S VICE-PRESIDENT? Tags 2008 President May 8, 2008 The presidential Democrats may still be tussling, but soon the national focus will turn to the vice presidential selection frenzy.
OLD MATH, NEW MATH, AND THE DISPUTE OVER THE “POPULAR VOTE” Tags 2008 President May 1, 2008 Give Hillary Clinton credit. She has shown toughness, stamina, and persistence in one of the longest presidential campaigns in American
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING REPUBLICAN BASE Tags General May 1, 2008 Discussions of the current political situation and comparisons between the 2008 election and earlier contests frequently overlook a crucial fact.
OBAMA AND SMALL-TOWN AMERICA Tags 2008 President April 24, 2008 Barack Obama caused quite a stir a fortnight ago when he told a suburban San Francisco fund raiser that small-town
HOW COULD JOHN McCAIN WIN IN NOVEMBER? Tags 2008 President April 17, 2008 It’s obvious to just about everyone that, at least theoretically, the Democrats have a near-perfect climate for presidential victory in
WILL DISAPPOINTED DEMS VOTE FOR MCCAIN? Tags 2008 President April 17, 2008 Democratic leaders are becoming increasingly worried about the long-term consequences of the drawn-out and contentious presidential nomination race between Barack
THE DEMOCRATIC END GAME: Tags 2008 President April 10, 2008 One of the basic themes of the long-running Democratic nominating campaign between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speaks to the
WHAT IF DEMOCRATS USED WINNER TAKE ALL? Tags 2008 President April 3, 2008 Wesley Little is the Political Chair for Washington & Lee University’s “Mock Convention”, the nation’s most accurate mock convention since
SUPERDELEGATE MATH Tags 2008 President April 3, 2008 Dr. Alan Abramowitz is the Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science at Emory University, and the author of Voice
THE LASH OF UNFAIR CRITICISM Tags 2008 President March 27, 2008 John F. Kennedy was correct about life and politics when he famously said, “Life isn’t fair.” Not only is politics
THE CRAPSHOOT OF PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS Tags 2008 President March 20, 2008 This week’s detour into the murk of racial politics underlines that it’s going to be a long, hard slog on
THE DEMOCRATIC DOGFIGHT Tags 2008 President March 13, 2008 When 2008 began, it was impossible to find a nonpartisan analyst who did not project a big year for the
A VIRTUAL TIE: Tags 2008 President March 13, 2008 As the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama approach the ides of March, they are virtually tied in