The Right Calls Obama Hitler. Why Aren’t Jewish Groups Making More Noise?
Limbaugh and his ilk have redefined the terms of political debate, and Jewish organizations have not caught up.
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Beyond the Public Option: Four Questions You Need to Be Asking
The answers will determine whether reform passes — and what your health insurance will ultimately look like in the Age of Obamacare.
Never Meant to Be President: Ted Kennedy, Survivor
He lived, and served, long enough to appreciate politics as a messy craft with a long horizon.
The Idiot’s Guide to Health-Care Reform
Our guide to the major players, from Obama to the Blue Dogs — their goals, strategies, and odds of success.
The Good Soldier: Hillary Clinton As Secretary of State
She has turned herself into Obama’s greatest asset, on Capitol Hill as much as around the world.
Does Obama Herald a New Democratic Era in the South?
If so, it’s being driven by a coalition of voters American politics has never seen before.
Our Super-duper, Ultrasimple Election-Watching Guide
Want to stay on top of the numbers as they come in tonight? Here’s what to look for as you surf the Net and wonder whether it’s okay to like Pat Buchanan.
Yeah, About 2012: Even Alaskans Are Souring on Sarah Palin
The statistics constantly touted by the McCain campaign to hype Palin’s popularity are months old. She might not even be reelected as governor.
Look Out! Possible Obama Landslide
Pundits and pollsters keep wondering if the race is tightening. What’s actually happening is that the prospects for a Democratic landslide are growing.
How Obama’s Putting That Big Bank to Its Best Use
So Barack Obama shattered all expectations and records by raising an amazing $150 million last month. Exactly what does that advantage mean?
Those Mysterious Undecided Voters, and Why Obama Should Be Worried About Them
Obama may have already skimmed as many voters as he’s likely to get from the undecideds.
The Presidential Race’s Most Effective Campaign Spots
Before the final debate seems as good a time as any to evaluate the best of what we’ve seen so far.
Meet the Adviser Stabbing at McCain’s Self-destruct Button
Want the most destructive assessment you can get of a John McCain policy proposal? Just ask McCain’s own senior policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
How Palin, McCain’s Kryptonite, Could Still Take the Debate
Palin has been driving independent and moderate voters in key battleground states away from John McCain, and that fact is going to frame how she debates Joe Biden on Thursday night.
Keating: McCain Now Openly Indulging in (Political) Pornography
With his latest ad, falsely accusing Barack Obama of wanting to teach kindergartners about sex before they learn to read, John McCain’s 2008 campaign has become political pornography.
McCain Throws Crumbs to Crowd Hungry for Red Meat
Whereas Barack Obama needed to move toward the rest of his party to succeed last week, McCain needed to move away from his, and that ain’t easy at a convention.
With Biden Versus Palin, Florida Just Might Decide Another Presidential Election
If you want to know who’s going to win the presidential election, forget the polls and just ask your grandma how her friends in Boca are going to vote.
RNC Speakers Rally Troops to Best of Their Abilities
The first night of the Republican convention had scattered compelling moments and one great speaker, but as spectacle, it fell flat.
Best Speech of Hillary Clinton’s Career Caps Genuinely Exciting DNC Night
On day two of their convention, Democrats finally got some red meat.
Barack Obama Weak Link in DNC TV Coverage
If you evaluate the Democratic convention as pure spectacle, five things happened on Monday to make its first evening a pretty big success.
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