Election 2004

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  • October surprise!

    Osama bin Laden makes an unexpected appearance on videotape, giving the jitters to two already high-anxiety campaigns.
    By Tim Grieve October 29, 2004

  • Fun and games in Florida

    Are voter mishaps in the Sunshine State a Republican plot, a Democratic scheme or just pure abject incompetence?
    By Farhad Manjoo October 29, 2004

  • There is a house in New Orleans

    Rumors involving a prostitute and a secret alliance with neo-Nazi David Duke trail the Republican Senate candidate in Louisiana.
    By Mary Jacoby October 29, 2004

  • "I believe in the promised land"

    Bruce Springsteen takes the moment into his hands -- and joins John Kerry for a massive Wisconsin rally.
    By Tim Grieve October 28, 2004

  • Letters

    "This election is giving me shingles!" Readers tell Salon how politics is affecting them.
    October 28, 2004

  • Requiem for a reformer

    Four years ago, he drew celebrities and crowds. This time, as it wheezes toward the finish line, the Nader campaign has the feel of Spinal Tap's last tour.
    By Peter Dizikes October 27, 2004

  • More GOP dirty tricks in Florida?

    Investigative reporter Greg Palast discovers a "secret" voting list, but the document doesn't necessarily prove Republican wrongdoing.
    By Farhad Manjoo October 27, 2004

  • Journeys with Kerry

    As he rolls from Iowa to Minnesota, the Dem hits Bush hard on missing munitions.
    By Tim Grieve October 27, 2004

  • Comeback

    Bill Clinton's dramatic return to the campaign trail powers Kerry toward the finish line.
    By Tim Grieve October 26, 2004

  • On the offense

    From the missing munitions to a ballooning war bill, John Kerry seizes on bad news out of Iraq, putting George W. Bush on the defensive.
    By Tim Grieve October 26, 2004

  • Sproul play

    The RNC-funded firm Sproul & Associates stands accused of lying, cheating and even destroying Democratic voter registration forms to get more Republicans to the polls.
    By Farhad Manjoo October 21, 2004

  • Right Hook

    Safire and Novak spin themselves silly over Kerry's Mary Cheney comment; Buchanan equates gays with alcoholics and pedophiles. Plus: Freepers trade blows over Jon Stewart's takedown of Tucker Carlson.
    By Mark Follman October 20, 2004

  • Poll crazy

    If your mood swings are tied to the daily fluctuations of Electoral-Vote.com -- and you know who you are -- then you need Salon's guide to opinion polling sanity.
    By Tim Grieve October 20, 2004

  • The few, the proud, the undecided

    New Hampshire's famously independent voters may pick the president -- again. So what's taking them so long to make up their minds?
    By Peter Dizikes October 19, 2004

  • "Secretary Rumsfeld and President Bush, you are responsible"

    An open letter from the wife of a soldier who lost his leg in Iraq.
    October 13, 2004

  • The race to the bottom

    According to the Times' ombudsman, hateful rhetoric from the left this political season is more "vile" than from the right. Maybe that's true of his in box -- but it isn't of America at large.
    By Mark Follman October 13, 2004

  • Kerry wins on points, but misses the knockout

    After a disastrous week, Bush is wobbly but still standing.
    By Tim Grieve October 9, 2004

  • The media reaction: Bush did better, but he needed more

    The pundits say Bush didn't change the dynamic -- and Kerry continued to impress.
    By Eric Boehlert October 8, 2004

  • Right Hook

    Beating back a CIA "insurgency" against Bush, Novak and the Wall Street Journal get ugly. Plus: O'Reilly's love-in on Letterman. And: Will Fox fire chief correspondent over fake story?
    By Mark Follman October 7, 2004

  • On, Wisconsin!

    The election ground game in the Badger State is a grinding door-to-door battle for every vote.
    By David Moberg October 7, 2004

  • Ready for his close-up

    Will youth and beauty triumph over old age and treachery? John Edwards faces off against Dick Cheney.
    By Tim Grieve October 5, 2004

  • Winning the war of words

    In the battle over political language, the "flip-flop" tag is but the latest GOP victory. Progressive linguist George Lakoff explains how Democrats can reframe the debate.
    By Matthew Craft October 2, 2004

  • It's the IQ, stupid

    Kerry outsmarts Bush in crucial first debate.
    By Tim Grieve October 1, 2004

  • Fact-checking Bush

    Since the media has failed to call the president on his lies and flip-flops, Kerry must do the job in the debate.
    By Tim Grieve September 30, 2004

  • Right Hook

    For Gallup, polling is a religion. Plus: Sullivan and Steyn trade blows over Iraq, Levin and Limbaugh trash the U.N.
    By Mark Follman September 29, 2004
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