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On his diner tour, the Republican front-runner would rather talk about the Red Sox than the issues.
By Michael Scherer
October 16, 2007
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Her campaign-trail game is in top form and her lead in the polls is widening. But will voters think she's on cruise control?
By Michael Scherer
October 13, 2007
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Hillary Clinton addresses supporters in New Hampshire and outlines her plan to restore competence to the White House
October 13, 2007
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Salon watches the latest Republican debate (economy special) so you don't have to. Chevron down! Alcoa up! And Fred Thompson goes public.
By Michael Scherer
October 10, 2007
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Why the game is rigged, and why true democracy is only a secondary factor in the nation's rush to nominate the next president.
By Michael Scherer
October 8, 2007
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The identity of his biggest multimillion-dollar donor, and how Romney could blow away his GOP competitors on campaign spending.
By Michael Scherer
October 1, 2007
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Christian conservative leaders privately consider supporting a third-party, antiabortion candidate should Rudy Giuliani win the GOP nomination.
By Michael Scherer
September 30, 2007
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Salon watches the latest (1970s TV edition) Democratic presidential debate so you don't have to: A better, stronger, faster Clinton, a kung fu Kucinich and more.
By Michael Scherer
September 27, 2007
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GOP candidates gathered at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference and tried their best to take down the Democrats.
September 27, 2007
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How do Republican presidential candidates woo the beleaguered voters of what may now be a crucial primary state? Party like aristocrats!
By Michael Scherer
September 24, 2007
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How should a right-wing homosexual vote in the upcoming primaries and caucuses? Salon rates the Republican candidates for gay friendliness.
By Michael Scherer and Ben Van Heuvelen
September 21, 2007
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Who's paying for those ads attacking Mike Huckabee? Everybody in Arkansas seems to know -- except Huckabee.
By Michael Scherer
September 20, 2007
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A video report from Iowa, where Fred Thompson recently campaigned.
By Michael Scherer & Caitlin Shamberg
September 10, 2007
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The newest Republican presidential contender tells Iowans he's a regular guy with no real ambition who happens to be seeking the most powerful job in the world.
By Michael Scherer
September 10, 2007
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Salon watches another GOP debate so you don't have to: Fox News men get plucky! Dems take heat for Larry Craig! McCain surges at Romney! And much more.
By Michael Scherer
September 6, 2007
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The former senator and TV D.A. will make his presidential candidacy official next week, but he's already in reruns.
By Michael Scherer
August 31, 2007
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As he struggles to move up in the polls, Edwards begins taking not-so-subtle digs at his rivals -- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
By Michael Scherer
August 30, 2007
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If he can win the Democratic primary, will his fans from the opposing party help take him all the way to the White House?
By Michael Scherer
August 24, 2007
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On a recent campaign swing through Iowa, the former Massachusetts governor stopped bashing Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton. His new message: Can't we all just get along?
By Michael Scherer and Caitlin Shamberg
August 22, 2007
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Introducing the ACTAT, the secret test all elite reporters must pass before they can hit the 2008 trail.
By Michael Scherer
August 16, 2007
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Mitt Romney's victory in the GOP's Iowa straw poll was a foregone conclusion, but Mike Huckabee's runner-up finish gives his campaign new momentum.
By Michael Scherer
August 13, 2007
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Mitt Romney will almost certainly win Saturday's straw poll, but Huckabee, Tancredo and Brownback are locked in a bare-knuckle battle for runner-up.
By Michael Scherer
August 10, 2007
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Salon watches the AFL-CIO-sponsored Democratic debate so you don't have to, as the gloves come off, the knives come out, and other fighting clichés.
By Michael Scherer
August 8, 2007
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At the YearlyKos convention, the mixed reception for Hillary Clinton is more evidence that the liberal blogosphere might not take sides in the coming Democratic primary.
By Michael Scherer
August 6, 2007
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Although Clinton has no lock on the Democratic nomination, Republicans are on an obsessive quest to pick a Hillary slayer for 2008.
By Michael Scherer
August 1, 2007