The president is obstructing his own agenda by shielding incumbent senators from primary challengers
By David Sirota Sep 26, 2009
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Mourn defeat, yes, but the destruction wreaked by the Bush administration leaves little room for factional fights and identity politics between today and Nov. 4.
By Joe Conason
June 6, 2008
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He says he's not really following politics, but is planning to vote anyway.
By Cary Tennis
April 15, 2008
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both claiming victory. But given the way delegates are awarded, the only clear victors are the spin doctors.
By Farhad Manjoo
February 7, 2008
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Wins in Massachusetts, California and other big states, plus an uncommonly good speech by their candidate, made a New York Super Tuesday crowd very happy.
By Rebecca Traister
February 6, 2008
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Clinton and Obama fight on to the next round of primaries -- and a probable matchup with John McCain.
By Walter Shapiro
February 6, 2008
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A crucial turning point in the battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton? From New Jersey's independents to Arizona's Latino voters, here's what to watch for in the wave of returns.
By Walter Shapiro
February 5, 2008
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The Democratic Party is doing battle -- with itself -- over the state's role in the primaries. Some members say it could cost the party in November 2008.
By Michael Scherer
October 30, 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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Barack Obama wants to transform politics. But can he defeat Hillary Clinton by casting her as the divider and himself as the uniter?
By Walter Shapiro
September 7, 2007
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A powwow on '08 showed the GOP sweating Bush's war and Dems worried about more than just Iowa.
By Walter Shapiro
April 11, 2007
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Hillary and Obama and McCain and Romney are all rolling in it. But how much does big money matter in the nomination fight?
By Walter Shapiro
April 2, 2007
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What does the new thicket of Feb. 5 primaries mean for 2008? Will more voters have influence, as Schwarzenegger claims, or will it all still be decided in New Hampshire and Iowa?
By Walter Shapiro
March 19, 2007
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Democrats burning for the inspirational uplift of Barack Obama or the left-leaning edge of John Edwards may not be ready for an authentic moderate.
By Walter Shapiro
March 13, 2007
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To close the sale with the public, the Democratic front-runner should can the populist rhetoric and talk to Americans about an "opportunity society."
By Ruy Teixeira
February 2, 2004
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Watch them square off in a race across the most challenging environment in the solar system: Iowa!
Cartoon by Mark Fiore
January 15, 2004
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Pat Robertson says that God is calling a Bush blowout. My own pipeline to the Almighty says it's not a prediction, it's a warning.
By Robert Scheer
January 7, 2004
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Why was George W. allied with a man who called his father, the former president, a tool of Satan?
By David Corn
March 10, 2000
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Catholics are too successful and secure in their identity as Americans to fall for McCain's attempt to paint them as "victims" of the Bob Jones fringe.
By Samuel G. Freedman
March 10, 2000
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He was an honorable antidote to Clinton, but for an electorate conditioned to empathy from their leaders, Bradley didn't work.
By Anthony York
March 9, 2000
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Having nailed down exit poll data the same way Bush and Gore nailed down their nominations, the network anchors were free to opine smugly on Super Tuesday.
By Sean Elder
March 8, 2000
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Across from the Apollo Theater where Gore and Bradley vied for votes just two weeks ago, people apparently had better things to do than vote Tuesday.
By Daryl Lindsey
March 8, 2000
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John McCain never even tried to win in Georgia, and it showed on Tuesday as George Bush blew him away big time.
By Suzi Parker
March 8, 2000
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After losing ugly, Bradley seems a new man.
By Daryl Lindsey
March 8, 2000
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John McCain's impulsive, inspired and angry ride misses a few turns before getting back on the road. But can he catch up?
By Jake Tapper
March 6, 2000
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