http://dir.salon.com/topics/walter_shapiro/?source=rss&aim=walter_shapiro en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/15/timing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/15/timing/index.html?source=rss Democrats have watched leads disappear before, especially when they sub "more of the same" for "change." By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/07/sebelius/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/07/sebelius/index.html?source=rss She's no Hillary Clinton, but Kathleen Sebelius, the popular governor of Kansas, may have a shot at being Barack's running mate. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/02/biden_as_vp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/02/biden_as_vp/index.html?source=rss He's got experience, foreign relations chops, and a moving personal story. Is Joe Biden near the top of Barack Obama's veep list? By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/28/clinton_obama_unity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/28/clinton_obama_unity/index.html?source=rss Obama and Clinton's choreographed love fest in Unity, N.H., went off without a glitch. But are Democrats singing the same tune? By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/23/clinton_voters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/23/clinton_voters/index.html?source=rss Don't worry about those angry Hillary supporters who say they'll vote for McCain or stay home in November. History proves they'll vote for Obama. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/18/lieberman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/18/lieberman/index.html?source=rss Joe-mentum slants too far right for Democrats, but it would (believe it or not) move the Republicans toward the center. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/14/russert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/14/russert/index.html?source=rss There was no artifice in the "Meet the Press" host. The best political questioner on TV seemed the same guy off-camera as on. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/12/veeps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/12/veeps/index.html?source=rss Every four years, the who-for-No.-2 drama follows the same insincere rituals, from comically straining to soothing the party's base. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/06/vice_president/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/06/vice_president/index.html?source=rss From Webb to Strickland, there are many names bouncing around the blogosphere. If history serves, it will be none of the above. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/04/dem_nominee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/04/dem_nominee/index.html?source=rss The young senator makes history not only in terms of race, while a determined Hillary Clinton delays the inevitable a bit longer. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/01/dnc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/01/dnc/index.html?source=rss After a day of wrangling in Washington, the magic number for the Democratic presidential nomination is now 2,118, and Hillary Clinton nets 24 largely symbolic votes. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/30/dnc_meeting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/30/dnc_meeting/index.html?source=rss Here's what to expect when Democratic leaders meet to decide the fate of delegates from the two states' outlaw primaries. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/27/clintonism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/27/clintonism/index.html?source=rss The end of both Clintonism and its opposite -- Kennedy-style liberalism -- draws closer. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/22/hillary_spin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/22/hillary_spin/index.html?source=rss Hillary Clinton's goal is to come out of the primaries with a popular-vote lead over Barack Obama. Any questions? By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/17/electoral_map/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/17/electoral_map/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/12/end_game/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/12/end_game/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/07/primary_results/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/07/primary_results/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/06/democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/06/democrats/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/05/indiana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/05/indiana/index.html?source=rss In Indiana, Barack Obama settles back into his change-politics strategy, while Hillary Clinton campaigns as if the race itself is everything. By Mike Madden and Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/02/superdels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/02/superdels/index.html?source=rss 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 Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/30/Democrats_religion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/30/Democrats_religion/index.html?source=rss Obama and Clinton have trumpeted their religious credentials -- but is it really more secularism that they need? By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/25/campaigns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/25/campaigns/index.html?source=rss Hillary's missteps are legion, but both candidates are flesh and blood, and their squandered opportunities have prolonged the race. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/23/pennsylvania/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/23/pennsylvania/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/21/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/21/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss On the road and off the radar, playing small-town Pennsylvania with the former president. By Walter Shapiro Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/18/clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/18/clinton/index.html?source=rss Hillary Clinton showed off her softer side in the Philly burbs with witty advice on how to sell herself to undecided voters.