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STEVEN STARK

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Rallying cries

Candidates on both sides have yet to define their campaigns. Any ideas?
Though the press focuses on organization, tactics, and fundraising, campaigns are won by unifying ideas.
By STEVEN STARK  |  September 19, 2007

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Queen Hillary

Dynasties? Americans love ’em when Heather Locklear or Michael Jordan is involved. But will they embrace the Clintons?
There’s a strange debate dominating the Democratic campaign so far.
By STEVEN STARK  |  September 12, 2007

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The power of speech

Obama can talk his way to the presidency
The press — or some of it — at least some of it have put Barack Obama on the road to oblivion.
By STEVEN STARK  |  September 05, 2007

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Stable — within limits

Clinton’s dominated the Democratic field since february, but voters are getting used to Obama
There’s been very little movement in state and national Democratic polls over the past six months.
By STEVEN STARK  |  August 29, 2007

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White elephants

With a crowded field and no runaway favorite, who’s most likely to snag the GOP nomination?
It’s the dog days of summer, a time that used to provide a break from the intensity of presidential campaigns.
By STEVEN STARK  |  August 22, 2007

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About-face time

Debates usually help lesser-known pols. This season, they’re crushing them.
Conventional wisdom says that debates help everyone but the front-runner in the polls, because they give the pack exposure and face time next to the leader.
By STEVEN STARK  |  August 15, 2007

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Rudy's mayor problem

Giuliani’s campaign-trail fortune could lay in the hands of New York City’s pesky other Hizzoner, Michael Bloomberg
The biggest threat to Giuliani’s campaign can be summed up in two words: Michael Bloomberg.
By STEVEN STARK  |  August 08, 2007

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Poison ivy

What’s dooming John Edwards’s campaign to be the Democratic nominee? He never attended Harvard or Yale.
John Edwards’s campaign seems to have hit a roadblock that could seriously hurt his chances of securing the Democratic nomination.
By STEVEN STARK  |  August 01, 2007

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O Positive

Can an Oprah endorsement deliver her fans to the Obama camp?
Although the press covers them pantingly, endorsements often mean little — if anything — in presidential politics.
By STEVEN STARK  |  July 25, 2007

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Outsmarting himself

Can race trump the egghead factor in Obama’s bid for the nomination?
Much of Barack Obama’s appeal is rooted in his promise to bring a new style of thoughtful politics to Washington.
By STEVEN STARK  |  July 20, 2007

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Factoring in Gingrich

Newt’s expected entry into the race will unsettle the GOP field
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich promises he’ll let us know officially early this fall whether he’ll be a GOP presidential candidate this election.
By STEVEN STARK  |  July 11, 2007

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Power brokers

Al Gore isn't running (yet); neither is Elizabeth Edwards. But either could be a factor in an Obama win.
As the race for the Democratic nomination enters the summer, there are two figures lurking in the background: Al Gore and Elizabeth Edwards.
By STEVEN STARK  |  July 02, 2007

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So you want to be fair and balanced?

How to cut through the illusions created by the Web and get a clear sense of the political news
To read the politics beat this past week, you’d think something really big took place when Michael Bloomberg announced that he was leaving the Republican Party.
By STEVEN STARK  |  June 27, 2007

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Empty pantsuit

There's a reason why two new biographies of Hillary Clinton elicit such yawns
I have a terrible confession to make: I couldn’t get through either of the two new biographical tomes about Hillary Clinton.
By STEVEN STARK  |  June 22, 2007

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Wishing for more than a wash

How are the GOP front-runners doing in the almighty early-primary states?
According to national polls, Giuliani is leading as the Republican front-runner.
By STEVEN STARK  |  June 13, 2007

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Across the universe

The Republicans are telescoping issues voters will likely still care about on Election Day 2008
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, the two parties aren’t even in the same solar system.
By STEVEN STARK  |  June 06, 2007

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Best in show

Fred Thompson’s threatened GOP bid is making things trickier for those candidates facing another debate this week
It looks as if Arthur Branch, a/k/a Fred Thompson, is about to swap Law and Order for the law and disorder otherwise known as campaign 2008.
By STEVEN STARK  |  May 30, 2007

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The long-winded, winding road

The journey to the White House is paved with potholes
Politicians have always been prone to clichés and adages.
By STEVEN STARK  |  May 25, 2007

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Size doesn’t matter

Nevermind the revamped primary schedule; the small states can still have plenty of bite
Call it the revenge of the little guys, if you will.
By STEVEN STARK  |  May 17, 2007

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The shape of things to come

The defining issues of each party’s campaign are being decided now
The Democratic front-runners and the Republican establishment will be making critical decisions in the coming weeks that will shape the course of the race.
By STEVEN STARK  |  May 09, 2007
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