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Rudy W. Giuliani

Can America’s Mayor become America’s Chief Executive? Supporters of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani sure hope so. Giuliani’s

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Crystal Ball Resources

The Crystal Ball recommends its best reads from both the bookstore and the web. Expand your scholarly know-how with the

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Ron Paul

In case you still had any doubts about the power of the Internet, look no further than Ron Paul to

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Mike Gravel

Every nominating process needs someone to cover their party’s extreme flank, someone to take the outermost positions on key issues.

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Mike Huckabee

He was born in Hope, Arkansas, lives in the governor’s mansion in Little Rock, and has burst onto the national

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John McCain

What a roller coaster ride it has been for Arizona Senator John McCain. When campaign fever began for the 2008

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John Edwards

It appears that John Edwards has built his campaign strategy with a Field of Dreams mindset: “If you build it,

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Joe Biden

Senator Joe Biden of Delaware must be acutely aware of the media-driven political arena of the 21st century. Forty years

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Hillary Clinton

Former First Lady Hillary Clinton might be getting tired of that spotlight: it sure is bringing a whole lot of

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2000 Presidential Election

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There have been many close presidential elections, but never before- and maybe never again- will there be one as excruciatingly

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1996 Presidential Election

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Although the polls were strongly in Clinton’s favor leading up to the election, they were also displaying an uneasiness with

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1992 Presidential Election

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President Bush began the election cycle looking unbeatable. Coasting on the apparent success of his leadership during the Gulf War,

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1988 Presidential Election

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The election of 1988 was the first election in 20 years in which an incumbent president did not run. With

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1984 Presidential Election

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President Reagan faced hardly any opposition to his re-nomination as the Republican bid for President. On the Democratic side, however,

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1980 Presidential Election

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President Carter was challenged for the Democratic nomination by Sen. Ted Kennedy. The farther left, liberal voters tended to favor

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