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If Bush had won all three debates, would the pundits have been so reserved?
By Eric Boehlert
October 13, 2004
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Bush leads by 10 points. No, wait, Kerry's up by 5. No, Nader's on top! OK -- that's not true, but in the ever crazier world of election polls, who knows what's next?
By Farhad Manjoo
October 6, 2004
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Rumors of John Kerry's demise have been greatly exaggerated -- too often by doomsaying Dems themselves. A host of new polls suggest it's the president who should be trembling.
By Joe Conason
September 17, 2004
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No bounce for the Democratic candidate in the Iowa Electronic Markets. So what do the gamblers know that the rest of the country doesn't?
By Farhad Manjoo
August 16, 2004
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Political polls proliferate in an election year, and junkies just can't get enough -- but not all surveys are created equal. Salon rates the pollsters.
By Stephen W. Stromberg
August 7, 2004
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Democrats had better assume that team Bush will do anything to win. For this White House, abuse of power isn't just a tactic, it's an identity.
By James K. Galbraith
July 22, 2004
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A look at party loyalties shows that Kerry has a much better chance than Bush of persuading undecided voters.
By David Gopoian
July 21, 2004
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What the president's declining approval ratings suggest about Americans' judgment -- and the prospects for redefeating Bush.
By James K. Galbraith
May 22, 2004
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The Bush-Cheney campaign is spending an unprecedented amount of money to hold on to supporters whose faith might be tested by the facts.
By Sidney Blumenthal
April 29, 2004
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The only events that have (temporarily) stopped the constant erosion of Bush's popularity have been 9/11, the Iraq war and the capture of Saddam. He'd better hope he finds Osama in October.
By James K. Galbraith
February 9, 2004
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College football's weird champion-choosing process has taken the arguments -- and the fun -- out of New Year's Day.
By Allen Barra
November 23, 2002
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Experts got Election '02 wrong because more and more voters hang up on them. It's time for politicians to do the same.
By Arianna Huffington
November 15, 2002
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People doubt he can manage the economy and less than half think he should be reelected. And yet his approval ratings are sky-high.
By Eric Boehlert
July 25, 2002
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Sure, the old championship polls were bogus -- but the current system is just as bogus, and it doesn't even give fans anything to argue about.
By Allen Barra
November 29, 2001
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President Bush's 92 percent public approval rating
has as much staying power as one of the snack packs dropped on Afghanistan. But the meaningless poll data has cowed the Democrats into silence.
By Arianna Huffington
October 18, 2001
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Polls split on convention bounce, fur flies in Playboy party fight and Farrakhan holds back on Lieberman.
By Alicia Montgomery
August 14, 2000
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The man trailing Bush lays out a subversive strategy for catching up.
By Anthony York
November 23, 1999
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Some political scientists say it is; others maintain that a brain-dead populace does no damage to our hallowed political system.
By Christopher Shea
November 22, 1999
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They're young, Jewish professionals who routinely split their ticket. So far, they lean toward Rudy because they say Hillary doesn't seem to have any principles.
By Jake Tapper
November 22, 1999
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Why isn't college opening Lillie Wade's mind? Plus: Seeking the truth about Marilyn Monroe; Pat Buchanan's party switch is about winning, not principles.
Letter to the Editor
November 18, 1999
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The media hyped the vice president's dip in the polls over the summer, but ignored his resurgence in the past month.
By Eric Boehlert
November 10, 1999
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After dreading November's elections, some Democrats now believe they will benefit from an anti-impeachment voter rebellion.
By Joan Walsh
October 23, 1998
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After dreading November's elections, some Democrats now believe they will benefit from an anti-impeachment voter rebellion.
By Joan Walsh
October 22, 1998
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Here comes Newt! Don't look now, but guess who is about to make a political comeback.
By Joe Conason
August 24, 1998
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