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As the Clinton and Obama camps hunkered down, political anxiety--a hydra-headed Wookie of arcane wonk--began its viral spread.

In a fiery confrontation that had plenty of tense moments, Hillary Clinton appeared much more determined than she had in last Thursday's debate and at...

Many Democratic party loyalists fret that an ongoing battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will tear party unity and delay vital fundraising. But there are upsides to an extended nominating contest.

This piece was produced as part of the HuffPost's OffTheBus and the Superdelegate Transparency Project. This article also appears on the author's b...

I realize that Obama and Clinton had to say the needful in Texas, where both are vying for the Latino vote. But does either candidate believe the Latino community to be so easily pandered?

Conservatives who deride the Obama 'cult of personality' should be careful before they throw stones. Their hero Ronald Reagan inspired similar devotion among his followers.

It was doubly fitting that Hillary Clinton should grab a much-needed ball of flame from Ellen "Yep, I'm Gay" DeGeneres, who made a surprise appearance onstage yesterday during Hillary's fundraiser rally at GWU.

A cornerstone of Senator Hillary Clinton's strategy to become the Democratic presidential nominee--and a recently renewed argument on the campaign tra...

Reagan Democrats played a key role in electing a new present in 1980; now Obama Republicans seem to be emerging as a significant political force - at ...

"This is pretty much last minute," Hillary Clinton says to the room full of true believers in a union hall in Houston. "My good friend, your congress...

From the perspective of Oscar Sunday, Thursday's Democratic debate seemed to offer up exactly the kind of psychologically complex narrative relished by the Academy, and the specter of Ronald Reagan hangs over both candidates.

A recent gathering protesting Alberto Gonzales' appearance in St. Louis underscored the Obama and Clinton's deafening silence on the erosion of our civil liberties under George W. Bush.

How can technology turn political processes on their head? Perhaps the current superdelegate situation can serve as an illustrative case study.

Call it a movement (if you're a believer), or mass delusion (if you're a cynic), or crowdsourcing (if you're a geek). What we're learning is that while average candidates stand on their platforms, leaders become a platform for supporters to stand upon.

If Obama wins the Texas Two-Step, it will be because he didn't just go out on the floor with the prom queen. It'll be because he reached out to those who felt like wallflowers, and invited them to the dance.

To help launch the HuffPo's Superdelegate Investigation Project we headed here to talk with the man who had a hand in creating the system, political consultant Tad Devine... and even he thinks now is the time to "take a step back and take another hard look at our nominating process."

The press has ignored the long record of political scandals associated with the Clintons, despite the fact that Clinton's service as First Lady is the cornerstone of her claim to be experienced and ready to lead on Day One.

We intend to track the results of the popular vote district-by-district, the allocation of pledged delegates, how the superdelegates are pledged and eventually how they will vote. There's two ways you can join directly in this effort.

Change has been a watchword this primary season. Perhaps it would give us a better handle on the race if we pinned down just what kind of change the different candidates mean.

More than 1,000 feminists have signed a statement criticizing Hillary Clinton and supporting Obama for president - evidence that Clinton's support a...

Yesterday's contests revealed states with radically different levels of voter participation. What accounts for the differences?

With another big night that extended his winning streak to ten contests, Barack Obama made March 4th as irrelevant as he possibly could have. How li...

Sen. John McCain has notched up another win in the race for the GOP nomination. The Arizona senator won Wisconsin's "winner-take-all" primary Tuesday,...

Superdelegates will likely determine the outcome of the Democratic presidential race. Join HuffPost's investigation of who they are and what they intend to do.

As Democrats continue to fight over who should be their nominee, the nation's largest teachers' union, the National Education Association, wants to re...