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John Heilemann

April 21, 2008 |
Is John McCain Bob Dole?

(Actually, that may depend on whether Barack Obama is Mike Dukakis or John Kennedy.) A handicapping.

April 7, 2008 | The Power Grid
Who’ll Stop the Pain?

Gore and Edwards may have the most party clout. But there’s only one person Hillary will finally listen to. Her name isn’t Bill.

March 24, 2008 | The Power Grid
A Pants-Down Primer

Why did Eliot Spitzer go down so quickly, while Bill Clinton managed to hang on indefinitely? A tale of two zipper problems.

March 3, 2008 | The Power Grid
End and Endgame

How can she win? Actually, the more important question may be: How does she lose?

February 25, 2008 | The Power Grid
The Meme Prisoner

In the press, Hillary has been trapped by her own story, whereas Obama has been freed by his.

February 18, 2008 | The Power Grid
Obama's Path

From where he stands, he can see his way to the nomination. But is he tough enough to get there?

February 11, 2008 | The Power Grid
The Evita Factor

The Clinton campaign has long known what Obama’s team is only now learning: Hispanics are the key to Super-Duper Tuesday—and November.

March 31, 2008 | Intelligencer
Swift Boating the Speech

It was a great piece of oratory, and a good short-term political tactic. But it won’t help him beat McCain.

February 4, 2008 | Features
The Test

Inside the Clinton and Obama war rooms, they’ve spent months preparing for Super Tuesday by shaping and reshaping two candidates with similar politics — but very different worldviews.

January 21, 2008 | The Power Grid
Back to the Front

John McCain isn’t any good at being a front-runner, but the mainstream GOP may—finally—need him.