The first thing Obama should do is use federal funds to keep public employees from joining the swelling ranks of the unemployed.
By Joe Conason Dec 8, 2008
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The state, which was key to George Bush's victory in 2004, has apparently gone blue this time around.
By Alex Koppelman
November 4, 2008
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As Americans flock to the polls, all eyes are on a handful of key battleground states.
By Walter Shapiro
November 4, 2008
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I volunteered to phone bank for the McCain campaign, and recorded some of the calls. And now I'm more confused than ever about what an "undecided" voter is.
By Angela Valdez
November 3, 2008
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In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama.
By Walter Shapiro
November 2, 2008
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In the state that broke Democratic hearts in 2004, favorable poll numbers and a wave of early voters could point to victory.
By Walter Shapiro
October 31, 2008
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A GOP operative argues that in a race between a white and black candidate, "undecideds" vote white. Meaning, "undecideds" will break for McCain.
By Bill Greener
October 27, 2008
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From Ohio to Florida to Montana, here's where Republicans may be using voter suppression tactics to tilt the presidential election.
By Andrew Burmon
October 22, 2008
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As Republicans warn of catastrophe at the polls, an expert on election fraud explains the real partisan hoax -- the suppression of Democratic votes.
By Andrew Burmon
October 15, 2008
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Center-stage again, the Ohio contest between Obama and McCain may pivot on the impossible-to-handicap racial factor.
By Walter Shapiro
September 15, 2008
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Bush's former top strategist sees most of the action this fall coming in Virginia, Colorado, Michigan and, just for old time's sake, Ohio.
By Mike Madden
August 14, 2008
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"Stealing America" airs out the same old questions (and conspiracy theories) about the murky Bush-Kerry election. But it avoids the really scary stuff.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 1, 2008
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Rob Portman is a Bush loyalist from the key swing state, who's even served as a John Edwards stand-in. Could he end up as McCain's running mate?
By Mike Madden
June 26, 2008
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Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
By Thomas F. Schaller
June 24, 2008
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As the primaries end, a round table of experts -- Tom Schaller, Ruy Teixeira and Sean Wilentz -- weighs the influence of white racism on the Clinton vs. Obama contest.
By Mark Schone
June 3, 2008
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This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one.
By Paul Maslin
May 16, 2008
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On the road and off the radar, playing small-town Pennsylvania with the former president.
By Walter Shapiro
April 21, 2008
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The Obama-Clinton drama is good for voters and the Democratic Party. And bad for John McCain.
By Walter Shapiro
March 6, 2008
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Who is to blame for unfair global trade? How about the Industrial Revolution?
By Andrew Leonard
March 5, 2008
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Victory is sweet for Clinton after 11 losses, but the path to overtaking Obama in the delegate count is still far from clear -- and could lead back to Florida and Michigan.
By Walter Shapiro
March 5, 2008
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Her campaign is nervously optimistic, but she faces a daunting delegate map -- and perhaps forces beyond her control -- in the race against Obama.
By Walter Shapiro
March 4, 2008
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Obama's economic advisor admits he talked about trade with Canadian officials. But he was misquoted! Except he was telling the truth!
By Andrew Leonard
March 3, 2008
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Back in Ohio, the left's favorite long shot is paying the price for his presidential ambitions. Calling him out of touch, four Democrats will try to take his House seat Tuesday.
By Edward McClelland
March 3, 2008
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Was her campaign stop in an Ohio town called Hanging Rock a metaphor -- or a symbol of dogged defiance?
By Walter Shapiro
February 29, 2008
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Even with Tim Russert nipping at their ankles, Obama and Clinton managed to talk some sense about trade
By Andrew Leonard
February 27, 2008
Spend, Obama, spend! And save jobs
MSNBC, Fox call Ohio for Obama
Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and beyond ...
I made 100 phone calls for John McCain
Overcoming in Ohio
How Obama might just win Ohio
Why Obama has to stay above 50 percent
Where the GOP could get dirty
Behind the GOP's voter fraud hysteria
Race -- and the race for Ohio
The stolen election of 2004: Chapter 53
McCain's man in Ohio
The swing states of 2008
What role did race play with white Democrats?
How will Barack Obama get to 270?
Bill Clinton's Golden Oldies act
Let 'em duke it out
Steamship globalization and Ohio's manufacturing jobs
It ain't over yet
Hillary Clinton makes her stand in Ohio
Cleveland to Dennis Kucinich: Phone home
Hillary at twilight
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