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Hoover? Damn!

George W. Bush’s failures may have set off a tectonic shift in US presidential politics, commencing a Democratic Party reign
It doesn't matter how many negative ads are broadcast or how many moose are slain on the tundra, candidates and their actions don't transform our politics nearly as much as outside events and circumstances do.
By STEVEN STARK | October 09, 2008

Feeling Minnesota

If McCain wants to gain on Obama, he needs to achieve these four goals in St. Paul
The overall success of the event will largely come down to one question: how effective and memorable will Barack Obama’s acceptance speech prove to be?
By STEVEN STARK | August 28, 2008

Crossword: ''Hit the bricks''

A classic case of one-upmanship

By MATT JONES | August 20, 2008

Precedent-breaking president

An Obama win in November would be historic for reasons beyond race
With the news that Florida and Michigan are unlikely to redo their primaries, it’s become even more probable that Barack Obama will be the Democratic presidential nominee.
By STEVEN STARK | March 26, 2008

The amazing race

We break down the Presidential campaign to its six essential parts, and predict your next Commander-in-Chief.
For the past year, presidential politics has been building to the crescendo that is the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | December 26, 2007

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

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

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

Political cartoons

The 20 Best Animated Politicians in Cartoon History
Among its hordes of firsts, The Simpsons helped transplant politicians from the cartoon funny pages to our television sets.
By DAVID MASHBURN | July 26, 2007

Can McCain make it work?

Now that Perot-style independence is on the skids, will McCain’s ‘straight talk express’ be derailed?
The biggest story of the campaign so far has been the semi-collapse of John McCain.
By STEVEN STARK | April 04, 2007

Presidential toteboard: To run, or not to run

As saviors or spoilers, would-be candidates could still change the ’08 race
In virtually every election cycle, there is a group of candidates who linger on the sidelines, unable to decide whether to enter the race.
By STEVEN STARK | March 21, 2007

Let the horse race begin

Odds are you won’t be able to avoid the run-up to 2008, so you might as well start laying your bests now
Welcome to the 2008 Presidential Tote Board.
By STEVEN STARK | February 14, 2007

Casa D. slate storms the primary

Chafee, Roberts, and de Ramel get the nod
While P&J do not see eye to eye with most of Bob “Cool Moose” Healey’s libertarian leanings, he is a truly thoughtful contributor to the body politic.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | September 06, 2006

What Republicans can teach the Greens

Take advantage of the chaos

By SARA DONNELLY | June 08, 2006

Best left alone

Politics and other mistakes
Wshould offer a tax break to a group described by an authoritative source as “generally more intelligent, better looking, imaginative, and multi-talented” than the majority of the population: Left-handed people.
By AL DIAMON | February 22, 2006

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