At this very moment, up at the North Pole, Santa is meeting with high-ranking reindeer and influential elves to assess which children have been naughty and which have been nice. Santa is also scrutinizing the behavior of grown-ups--particularly the powerful. Will they be jumping for joy when they unwrap their...

Back in 1996, as Bill Clinton's chief strategist, Mark Penn championed the pivotal importance of niche group/trend, "soccer moms." This year, as Hillary Clinton's chief strategist, Penn championed the importance of...Mark Penn. With only hours to go before election day, here's a list of the other niche groups/trends that may...

Due to an amazing confluence of circumstances, Malia Obama and Sarah Palin taped an episode of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, just two weeks ago--a few days before Palin was announced as John McCain's VP pick. Sarah Palin chose Malia Obama as...

JFK vacationed in Hyannis Port, playing touch football with the nieces and nephews. Richard Nixon vacationed on a yacht, smoking Cubans with Bebe Rebozo. Moral: Some know the importance of the right holiday plans and others... not so much. And, it's not just presidents who have much to gain or...

Throughout history, great causes have come and gone. Some go quickly--usually, it's the good ones. Reconstruction, the electric car, Arrested Development. Then there's the causes that just won't go away--usually it's the lousy ones. With Hillary Clinton still "not making any decisions"--except to continue her devolvement into the most...

Soccer Moms: Busy suburban mothers concerned with issues heavy on symbolism, like curfews, school uniforms and teen smoking.

Soccer Wives: Former members of the Spice Girls who are married to David Beckham.

Soccer Balls: Equipment used when playing soccer.

The above are just three of the constituencies that...

Nevada caucus winner Mitt Romney is caught on camera taking off his jacket and rolling up his sleeves just prior to giving his victory speech. On MSNBC, Keith Olbermann notices. Chris Matthews grills Romney: are you purposely "loosening" your image? Romney denies it.

But folks, I have the real...

Welcome to Debating for Dummies, the fun and easy guide to everything you need to know to win a presidential debate, including tonight's Democratic debate in Nevada!

GETTING STARTED

• Although the presidential debates are now sponsored by the two major political parties, major media and other large corporations -...