Walter Shapiro

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  • GOP kisses up to liberal Chafee

    Chances for a Democratic takeover of the Senate may hinge on whether Republican maverick Lincoln Chafee survives the Rhode Island primary.
    By Walter Shapiro September 1, 2006

  • Democrats roll the dice on Nevada

    The party pushes aside New Hampshire in favor of a caucus in Harry Reid's home state, and its presidential hopefuls will pay the price.
    By Walter Shapiro August 21, 2006

  • The votes don't add up

    Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, accused of suppressing votes during the 2004 election, faces daunting polls of his own in his race for governor.
    By Walter Shapiro July 24, 2006

  • Salon's great races of 2006

    The most important congressional elections in over a decade are fast approaching. Here's our guide to the 10 races to watch as the Democrats fight to take back Congress.
    By Walter Shapiro July 13, 2006

  • Will Iraq sink a key GOP incumbent in New Mexico?

    Pro-war Heather Wilson is feeling the heat from Democratic challenger Patricia Madrid in this closely watched House race.
    By Walter Shapiro July 13, 2006

  • Lamont: "This is not Fox News, Sir"

    Lieberman's debate with his antiwar challenger was hard-hitting enough to qualify as blood sport. But it's too soon to know how this intra-party drama will end.
    By Walter Shapiro July 7, 2006

  • The Supreme Court clips Bush's war wings

    In a major rebuke to the president's draconian tactics, the court rules that secret military tribunals for terror suspects fundamentally violate U.S. and international law.
    By Walter Shapiro June 30, 2006

  • Will the Democrats' best chance be good enough?

    Bush's ratings are in the toilet and anti-Republicanism is sweeping the land. But Dems must still overcome incumbency and money to retake the House this November.
    By Walter Shapiro June 20, 2006

  • Rove in civvies isn't such an ugly sight

    Why Fitzgerald's decision not to indict "Bush's brain" is good for the nation (and even the Democrats).
    By Walter Shapiro June 14, 2006

  • Good things, bad presidents

    Zarqawi's death -- and its potential to raise Bush's ratings -- reminds us that in the White House, luck matters as much as competence.
    By Walter Shapiro June 9, 2006

  • Which way to the White House?

    Russ Feingold and Mark Warner electrified Democrats in New Hampshire this weekend -- and underscored a choice of divergent paths toward 2008.
    By Walter Shapiro June 5, 2006

  • Fiddling while the earth burns

    America's political system is not set up to tackle vast, seemingly abstract problems that require immediate sacrifice.
    By Walter Shapiro May 26, 2006

  • Listening in on Hayden

    In language that might baffle even NSA analysts, the nominee for CIA chief signaled agency reform -- but also backed Bush's power grab.
    By Walter Shapiro May 19, 2006

  • Karl and George's not-so-excellent adventure

    These days, everything the White House does smacks of desperate improvisation -- from Rove's odd stint as economy-booster in the face of possible indictment to his boss's risky lurch to the right on immigration.
    By Walter Shapiro May 16, 2006

  • The greedy truth about media consultants

    Think you know where your campaign dollars go? Think again, sucker. Political image-makers skim off percentages that would make Exxon execs envious -- and the public never knows about it.
    By Walter Shapiro May 9, 2006

  • Porter Goss' spooky demise

    Bush's CIA chief abruptly resigns under a shadow of alleged ties to a corrupt congressman and leaves a spy agency in chaos.
    By Walter Shapiro May 6, 2006

  • Twilight Zone in the briefing room

    Presented for your consideration: A bizarre and chilling fantasy in which Bush's Fox-y new press secretary suddenly tells the truth.
    By Walter Shapiro April 27, 2006

  • Running scared in Ohio

    GOP Sen. Mike DeWine is worried enough about Bush's low approval ratings that he blasted Rumsfeld in an interview. Will the Democrats be able to take control of the state that swung the presidency last time?
    By Walter Shapiro April 24, 2006

  • Exterminated by greed

    Hubris and ruthless amorality raised Tom DeLay to the heights -- and hurled him into darkness and disgrace.
    By Walter Shapiro April 5, 2006

  • The war Lieberman didn't want

    Despised by Democratic liberals for his unrepentant support of the Iraq war, Joe Lieberman is facing a tough fight from antiwar newcomer Ned Lamont.
    By Walter Shapiro March 30, 2006

  • The Hillary juggernaut

    The rank and file may be against her, but numbers (and dollars) don't lie. Why Clinton may already be unstoppable.
    By Walter Shapiro March 23, 2006

  • GOP product launch

    Preening presidential hopefuls gather in a very early test of the best man to defeat the dreaded Hillary Clinton in 2008.
    By Walter Shapiro March 13, 2006

  • The sixth-year swoon

    Bush's job approval vs. likability ratings are the opposite of Clinton's at this time in his presidency, but being a great guy has its limits.
    By Walter Shapiro March 3, 2006

  • Parsing pain

    As he spoke to the Heritage Foundation, you would never have guessed that mild-mannered John Yoo paved the legal road to torture.
    By Walter Shapiro February 23, 2006

  • Why we're publishing the new Abu Ghraib photos

    America -- and the world -- has the right to know what was done in our name.
    By Walter Shapiro February 16, 2006
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