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STEVEN STARK

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The morning after

Now that Super Tuesday is behind them, where do they go from here?
Obama now faces a road that may well get rougher. And the fat lady is singing so loudly for Romney that she’s getting hoarse.
By STEVEN STARK  |  February 07, 2008

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Super preview

Clinton and McCain shouldn’t write their acceptance speeches just yet
“We came back,” he says. “We came back . . . dear God, [but] not far enough!”
By STEVEN STARK  |  January 30, 2008

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Who said Freddy’s dead?

If the Republican convention deadlocks, a modern-day Warren G. Harding could emerge as a surprise neutral nominee
The Republican race is coming into focus. Well, sort of.
By STEVEN STARK  |  January 23, 2008

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Net results

Rather than improving political discourse, Internet pundits are making things worse
The surprise results in New Hampshire exposed the myth, once and for all, that the Internet has made political reporting and analysis far better than it once was.
By STEVEN STARK  |  January 16, 2008

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Going the distance

With two major contests over and done, the nomination process is coming into clearer focus. Who’ll be the last person standing?
So far the media storyline on Campaign 2008 is how extraordinary this year’s race has been, with the process dominated by upsets and a renewed call for change.
By STEVEN STARK  |  January 09, 2008

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Five alive

Because demography is political destiny, pay heed to the factors that will tip the race to Clinton or Obama
After a historically long pre-caucus campaign, the 2008 race for the presidency is finally in gear in Iowa.
By STEVEN STARK  |  December 31, 2007

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McCain still able

If the Arizona Senator can rally to win the GOP nomination, he’ll likely be our next president
Until the past week or so, the press had pretty much written off John McCain’s chances of gaining the GOP nomination.
By STEVEN STARK  |  December 26, 2007

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Up-Hil climb

Even if Obama goes three for three in January, he still faces a steep challenge from Clinton
Those in the press always prefer presidential races to be close contests, and this year they’ve seemingly lucked out again.
By STEVEN STARK  |  December 19, 2007

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Country cousins

Mike Huckabee and GOP b ête noir Jimmy Carter share few political views, but Huckabee’s rise mirrors that of Carter’s 1976 campaign
The Republicans may want to keep their opinions of Carter to themselves.
By STEVEN STARK  |  December 12, 2007

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The Final Five

With a quintet of candidates still realistically viable, the GOP presidential field gets ready for the playoffs
This past week, we reviewed how the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is still Hillary Clinton’s to lose.
By STEVEN STARK  |  December 05, 2007

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Take it for granite

If Hillary clinton wins New Hampshire, she’ll be tough to beat for the nomination. But Iowa is up for grabs . . .
With roughly a month to go until the nominating process actually begins in Iowa, the contours of the 2008 presidential race are now clear.
By STEVEN STARK  |  November 28, 2007

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He ain’t heavy. . .

Denouncing the anti-Mormon prejudice facing Romney isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s also politically shrewd
One of Campaign 2008’s hottest topics has been the question of whether — and, if so, when — Mitt Romney needs to give the “Mormon speech."
By STEVEN STARK  |  November 19, 2007

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Man of the people

Yes, he’s a long shot, but no other independent “candidate” has Lou Dobbs’s potential, platform, or populist appeal
This past week, CNN’s Lou Dobbs posted an online commentary in which he predicted the victory next year of a surprise presidential candidate not yet in the race.
By STEVEN STARK  |  November 14, 2007

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Waffle, battered

All  politicians flip-flop — Hillary’s just not very good at it
Hillary Clinton is on the defensive, now that her opponents have honed in on her apparent flip-flops and “waffling” in this past week’s debate.
By STEVEN STARK  |  November 07, 2007

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Mood-swing votes

Fed up with politics-as-usual conventional candidates, the public may well be ready to embrace innovative outsiders
The nation’s political mood is shifting dramatically, and the campaign press has yet to notice the change.
By STEVEN STARK  |  October 31, 2007

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Free speech!

Obama heads in the right direction with his latest strategic maneuvers, but still lacks a killer stump address
Finally, Barack Obama has begun drawing contrasts between himself and Hillary Clinton.
By STEVEN STARK  |  October 24, 2007

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Wrapped up

If a third candidate crowds the 2008 presidential election, the GOP will have effectively handed the election to Hillary
The upcoming presidential election was never going to be an easy one for the Republicans to win.
By STEVEN STARK  |  October 17, 2007

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Ego Trippin’

Obama can still win the Democratic nomination — b ut first, he has to get over himself
All the stories chronicling the demise of the Barack Obama campaign are premature, no matter what the current polls say.
By STEVEN STARK  |  October 10, 2007

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Wising up

Edwards must count on Democrats voting with their heads in the primaries
According to the latest conventional wisdom, Hillary Clinton is threatening to turn the Democratic presidential-nomination race into a rout.
By STEVEN STARK  |  October 03, 2007

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The X factors

Independent voters and second-choice surges have the potential to shake up the primaries, boosting Rudy and Barack
Sure, the polls show Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton ahead in their quests for their respective parties’ nominations.
By STEVEN STARK  |  September 26, 2007
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