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Ignore the McCain vs. Obama polls: In the absence of other political news, pundits are obsessing over head-to-head matchups between McCain and Obama. It's much ado about very little.; By Walter Shapiro May 17, 2008
Hillary enters death-with-dignity phase: If she hasn't already quit, it's hard to envision Clinton continuing her unwinnable -- even with Florida and Michigan -- battle beyond June 4.; By Walter Shapiro May 12, 2008
Night lands Clinton closer to oblivion: Obama takes North Carolina and only barely loses Indiana, narrowing Hillary's hopes to the 366 phantom delegates from Michigan and Florida.; By Walter Shapiro May 7, 2008
A pivotal day for the Democrats?: As Indiana and North Carolina head to the polls, a couple of predictions: The delegate endgame will change -- and nobody can be sure what's next.; By Walter Shapiro May 6, 2008
The endless Democratic party: In Indiana, Barack Obama settles back into his change-politics strategy, while Hillary Clinton campaigns as if the race itself is everything.; By Walter Shapiro May 5, 2008
Super stuck!: Democratic superdelegates who haven't yet chosen sides tell Salon about phone calls from Bill Clinton and high-anxiety nightmares. It seems most are not enjoying political superstardom.; By Mike Madden and Walter Shapiro May 2, 2008
The Democrats' God problem: Obama and Clinton have trumpeted their religious credentials -- but is it really more secularism that they need?; By Walter Shapiro Apr 30, 2008
Whose fault is the Clinton-Obama stalemate?: Hillary's missteps are legion, but both candidates are flesh and blood, and their squandered opportunities have prolonged the race.; By Walter Shapiro Apr 25, 2008
Obama can't close the deal: Clinton notches another do-or-die big-state win in Pennsylvania. Which is more troubling for Democrats -- her scorched-earth tactics or Obama's failure to build on his base?; By Walter Shapiro Apr 23, 2008
Bill Clinton's Golden Oldies act: On the road and off the radar, playing small-town Pennsylvania with the former president.; By Walter Shapiro Apr 21, 2008
"She's not as bad as you think": Hillary Clinton showed off her softer side in the Philly burbs with witty advice on how to sell herself to undecided voters.; By Walter Shapiro Apr 18, 2008
Obama and Clinton fizzle in Philly: Wednesday's debate was devoid of substance and rife with gotcha politics. In the end, Obama seemed to win simply by not losing.; By Walter Shapiro Apr 17, 2008
Spare votes?: He bowled gutter balls at the rec center, but Obama is picking up points with blue-collar voters in Pennsylvania.; By Walter Shapiro Apr 11, 2008
Barack Obama in suspended animation: The front-runner is trapped in an unchanging race that will be hard for him to lose -- but is proving impossible for him to end.; By Walter Shapiro Apr 7, 2008
The Obama difference: Unlike most presidential Dems in recent memory, the Illinois senator is at ease with himself -- even while bowling gutter balls in Pennsylvania.; By Walter Shapiro Apr 3, 2008
Rum, Romanism and James Carville: With no primaries in sight, campaign coverage goes amok over loose-lipped campaign surrogates shouting "Judas" and "McCarthy."; By Walter Shapiro Mar 28, 2008
The Democrats' anti-momentum: The '08 race has revealed the weird science of the Democratic primary system -- and the true problem with the long Obama-Clinton battle.; By Walter Shapiro Mar 24, 2008
The tragic fall of Eliot Spitzer: He once busted up "sex rings" himself, but the New York governor's hiring of a pricey prostitute has shattered his political career.; By Walter Shapiro Mar 11, 2008
Let 'em duke it out: The Obama-Clinton drama is good for voters and the Democratic Party. And bad for John McCain.; By Walter Shapiro Mar 6, 2008
It ain't over yet: 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 Mar 5, 2008
Hillary Clinton makes her stand in Ohio: 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 Mar 4, 2008
Hillary at twilight: Was her campaign stop in an Ohio town called Hanging Rock a metaphor -- or a symbol of dogged defiance?; By Walter Shapiro Feb 29, 2008
A non-paranoid's guide to superdelegates: Rather than an anti-Obama cabal, these Democratic insiders are the ultimate tiebreakers.; By Walter Shapiro Feb 25, 2008
Hillary Clinton's Texas-size moment: All that mattered about the showdown in Austin was whether she could stop Barack Obama's momentum. Were her powerful closing words a magic bullet?; By Walter Shapiro Feb 22, 2008
The quest for universal healthcare: Clinton's and Obama's proposals are nearly identical. So which candidate offers the better medicine for America's health coverage ills?; By Walter Shapiro Feb 21, 2008

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