The offer to pardon FALN terrorists inspired a textbook case of political hot potato as the mayor, the "Post," and even the cardinal lobbed burning spuds Hillary's way.

Who went negative first? Who cares? The real problem is that both candidates are running safe, one-dimensional campaigns.

Where are the politicians -- particularly the white politicians -- willing to confront the racial schism over police brutality and offer real leadership?

Sharpton supports the stadium, praised Bloomberg, and may not endorse anyone—a sure sign that the rules of the mayoral game have changed.

New Yorkers went to the polls on the morning of September 11, but what began as a primary vote ended up a test of character that made winners of some and left others in the rubble.

Refusing to dance with Mike Long could help Rudy win the middle and push Hillary farther to the left. That doesn't sound like suicide -- it sounds like a strategy.

Wake up! Campaign-finance reform has made a contender of gadfly George Spitz as well as Alan Hevesi; term limits have given us the most hotly contested races in years.

Talk of a black-Latino coalition to put Fernando Ferrer in Gracie Mansion presumes an African-American voting bloc that may not, in fact, exist.

Who can lead the Democratic Party out of the wilderness? As it turns out, many claim they can—all pointing in different directions.

Yes, Ferrer is up in the polls. But so was Mark Green. Being an old-school Democrat gets you only so far. Closing the sale is the hard part.