To Repeat: Debates Matter
Over the past several weeks, your Crystal Ball has received several dozen e-mails from Bush supporters, chiding us for not
The Brutal Bottom Line
President It’s all about Bush, the incumbent, especially after John Kerry’s success in the first presidential debate in shifting the
It’s Over!
No, not the presidential contest, but at long last, the nomination season for Senate, House and Governor came to an
The Debate Debate
The candidates’ representatives are hard at work debating the debates–how many there should be, the topics, the conditions, and all
The Labor Day Assessment
Labor Day ain’t what it used to be. For generations the official start of the campaign, now it is merely
A Grand Old Convention in the Big Ol’ Apple
Thinking back on this busy week, what worked and what didn’t at the GOP Convention? The Good The convention itself
VET-ting the 2004 Ballot
In theory, the 25 million-plus veterans in the United States represent a formidable voting bloc. History, however, has shown that
The Big Elephant in the Big Apple
Presidential election history suggests several verities that might apply as the GOP convenes in New York City: 1. Incumbent presidents
Vietnam: Political Apocalypse Now
The extraordinary emotional exchanges we are witnessing daily about the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth group leads us to one
The McGreevey Matter
Now that we are all finished picking our jaws up off the floor after Governor Jim McGreevey’s one-of-a-kind press conference
Let the Conventions Begin
As a veteran of 14 national political conventions–seven in each party–let me offer you, dear readers, a few brief observations.
The Last Hundred Days
Okay, the fun and games are over. The grim reality of Campaign ’04 is fully upon us. And there are
The Cheney Dilemma
As expected, the Kerry campaign has put George W. Bush in a box with the selection of John Edwards. And
Veep! Veep! It’s Edwards!
Our long wait is over, and John Kerry has given us all a lot to chew on with the selection
2004 as 1980?
Back on June 10, we issued an analysis that suggested just how similar the election of 1980 – Carter v.