Walter Shapiro

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Democrats' God problem
Obama and Clinton have trumpeted their religious credentials -- but is it really more secularism that they need?
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.
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?
Bill Clinton's Golden Oldies act
On the road and off the radar, playing small-town Pennsylvania with the former president.
"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.
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.
Spare votes?
He bowled gutter balls at the rec center, but Obama is picking up points with blue-collar voters in Pennsylvania.
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.
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.
Rum, Romanism and James Carville
With no primaries in sight, campaign coverage goes amok over loose-lipped campaign surrogates shouting "Judas" and "McCarthy."
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.
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.
Let 'em duke it out
The Obama-Clinton drama is good for voters and the Democratic Party. And bad for John McCain.
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.
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.
Hillary at twilight
Was her campaign stop in an Ohio town called Hanging Rock a metaphor -- or a symbol of dogged defiance?
A non-paranoid's guide to superdelegates
Rather than an anti-Obama cabal, these Democratic insiders are the ultimate tiebreakers.
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?
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?
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