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Mar. 16, 2016
John Heilemann: The Case for Merrick Garland From 2010, the case for nominating the man Obama nominated six years later.
Nov. 1, 2013
The Intervention He’d blown the first debate. Now he was on the verge of blowing the second and risking his reelection. In an excerpt from their new book, Dou […]
Dec. 7, 2012
25. Because Hillary Is Coming “Home.” And the tristate area will once again be the nation’s capital of presidential ambition.
Nov. 22, 2012
State of War The Republicans have thrown down the gauntlet over the possibility that Susan Rice will replace Hillary Clinton. But the winner is already clear.
Nov. 9, 2012
The 2013 Campaign Now that Obama won the election, the race to decide the future begins.
The Reality of New America Brings Obama Victory The Republican Party faces an existential challenge now: modernize or die.
early and often
Nov. 6, 2012
After an Emotional Finale, Team Obama Fears a Split Decision A narrow Obama victory could produce more divisiveness. A loss could render his presidency a failure.
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama: Campaign Trail Buddies at Last Clinton on Romney: “He’s tied himself in so many knots over this automobile deal, he could be hired as the chief contortionist for the Cirque du Soleil.”
Win Or Lose, Paul Ryan’s GOP Future Is Bright Ryan’s lackluster performance in the final stretch of the campaign — and at last night’s rally in Richmond — won’t hurt him in the party if Romney loses.
Nov. 3, 2012
Sandy and the Suitors The storm swept one candidate toward the finish. But whoever loses has only himself to blame.
Oct. 26, 2012
The Zombie Election Four ways the campaign may be undead on November 7.
Oct. 19, 2012
The Waitress-Mom War Both campaigns know that in the swing states, women are the swingers.
Oct. 12, 2012
Bill & Hillary Forever If Obama wins, it may be because the former president saved his presidency—but what exactly do the Clintons get in return?
Heilemann: Joe Biden Explains His Plan to Defeat Paul Ryan Be aggressive, substantive, and don’t forget you’re a proxy for the president.
Oct. 5, 2012
The Etch-a-Sketch Moment At the debate in Denver, it finally happened—but Obama looked like the one who was shaken.
Sept. 14, 2012
Don’t Say “Desperate” Muslim unrest has created a challenge for Obama and the nation—and a different kind of crisis for the Romney campaign.
Sept. 7, 2012
The Dog and the Preacher Why, this time, hope will need a lot of help from a certain ex-president.
Heilemann on Michelle Obama’s Stunning Speech No one realized the heights she has attained as a political performer.
Aug. 31, 2012
Joe Biden Isn’t Finished The Paul Ryan selection shone a spotlight on the vice-president. He’s ready for it—no matter what just came out of his mouth.
The Ryan Pick: Why Romney Changed to Obama’s Game The White House is licking its chops over Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate.
July 20, 2012
The Hidden Mitt Why does Mitt Romney have such a hard time talking about what matters most to him?
June 29, 2012
Win-Win-Win John Roberts saved the Court, Obama got his policy, and the GOP got its issue. (Plus, the public got to laugh at the errors of the media, and, o […]
early and often
June 6, 2012
Heilemann: Is Wisconsin Now a Toss-up State? After Scott Walker’s victory, it’s definitely a state where lots of money will be spent by the Romney and Obama campaigns.
May 25, 2012
Hope: The Sequel For Obama & Co., this time around it’s all about fear.
May 11, 2012
Gay Wedding Crasher Joe Biden’s blunder made Barack Obama tie the knot sooner than planned—but he still may get to live happily ever after.
Apr. 20, 2012
The Other Foreign-Policy Woman U.N. ambassador Susan Rice plays hardball as hard as Hillary. Can she succeed her?
Apr. 13, 2012
The War War According to the Romney campaign, the president has declared hostilities against just about everything Americans hold dear. And the Obamans are […]
Time to Get Ugly: The General Election Has Begun After Romney’s Wisconsin win, the real battle kicks off.
Mar. 30, 2012
Rolling the Vice Dice What kind of mate makes sense for Mitt?
Mar. 16, 2012
The Santorum Scenario Could he get the nomination? Science says yes—with a little help from a certain being he’s very close to.
Game Change Director Jay Roach Talks With John Heilemann About Adapting Heilemann’s Book and the Sarah Palin Narrative“It just seemed like not only the story in the book that I was interested in, it seemed like one of the great political stories ever.”
Feb. 24, 2012
The Lost Party The strangest primary season in memory reveals a GOP that’s tearing itself apart.
Feb. 10, 2012
Winning the Future? Obama’s reelection chances are looking good right now, but the next nine months are full of storm clouds.
Heilemann: Newt’s Post-Florida Math Can Gingrich really continue to fight Romney all the way to the Republican convention? Here are the numbers that matter.
Heilemann: How Big Does Romney Need to Win Florida? Victory seems all but assured, but what margin will beat the expectations game?
Newt May Be Mad and Mental Enough to Fight On Long After Florida Romney should take Gingrich’s threat to go all the way to the nomination seriously.
Jan. 27, 2012
Newt’s Base The press loves drama and hates a front-runner. So guess who they are rooting for.
A Prime-Time Test-Drive for Mitch Daniels, the GOP’s Great Vanilla Hope A closely watched State of the Union response as a test-drive for a late entry in the presidential sweepstakes.
Heilemann: Five Consequences of Gingrich’s South Carolina Win Newt is the front-runner in Florida; the race will be long and bloody; and more.
Jan. 20, 2012
The Third-Party Rail As the donkey battles the elephant, some say: There’s got to be a better way.
The Last Clear Shot at Romney Gingrich and Santorum have run lackluster South Carolina campaigns. Can they break through against Mitt?
Heilemann: Huntsman’s Piety Cost Him the Primary The candidate’s concession speech showed why he won’t be the GOP’s standard-bearer against Obama.
Jon Huntsman Is Smart, Surging, and in Need of More Campaign Cash Winning support in New Hampshire, but in need of a fat check from his dad to really hurt Romney.
Jan. 6, 2012
The ABR Underground A grassroots movement is growing among Republicans. Its motto: Anyone But Romney. Can it make the front-runner fall?
Can Rick Santorum Pull Off an Astonishing Win in Iowa? Four factors that will decide the extraordinary Iowa contest.
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