How Sarah Palin Could Win The 2012 GOP Nomination
If Palin can maintain, say, 35-percent support in a multi-candidate presidential field, then she is the odds-on favorite for the GOP nomination. The ...
If Palin can maintain, say, 35-percent support in a multi-candidate presidential field, then she is the odds-on favorite for the GOP nomination. The ...
Seth Masket | Posted 11.29.2009 | Denver
Think about recent examples of state or national party leaders trying to pick nominees before primary voters had a chance to weigh in. Do voters ever push back?
The Denver Post | Michael Riley and Christopher N. Osher | Posted 09.28.2009 | Denver
Former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff is poised to mount a Democratic primary campaign against Sen. Michael Bennet. Urged to challenge Gov. Bill Ritte...
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media
Thank you, Rush Limbaugh -- it's an honor to be attacked by you. When Rush attacks people who are trying to spread some honest truth -- in this case, ...
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics
Enough. Now that she has thrown another obstacle in the path of the Employee Free Choice Act, Blanche Lincoln must face a well-funded primary opponent in 2010.
Will Bower | Posted 04.11.2009 | Home
The Indiana Assembly is starting to get the right idea: Not only should Indiana consider moving up its place in the primary calendar, but they shou...
Will Bower | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics
Bobby Jindal has begun the process of pandering to the upcoming, 2012 cycle of the "Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis."
Will Bower | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics
The primary calendar we need most is one that is built on an orderly and rational plan, and not on an arbitrary, publicity-driven, system of one-upsmanship.
Will Bower | Posted 10.12.2008 | Home
What now? Our primary goal is to unite the millions of disaffected Democrats and to hold the DNC and its leadership accountable this November and beyond, working to defeat key players and create fairer elections.
Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
Make no mistake: winning the Democratic nomination by the smallest of delegate margins and practically tying on the popular vote, is a far, far cry from being victorious in November.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
While the nominating system probably should be reformed, doing that will not be simple. Most of the easy solutions to fixing the nominating system are neither easy nor solutions.
Lloyd Garver | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics
After Clinton's victory in Puerto Rico, now her camp claims that the nomination should go to whoever wins the most Commonwealths.
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics
Rather than a Vince Lombardi halftime pep talk about giving 110% in the second half, I'd like to review where we've been so far. This will be my final "picks" article for 2008.
Diane Francis | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
This week will be great fun to watch because the delegate arithmetic simply doesn't work after Tuesday. Then, the real Hillary will be revealed in one of two scenarios.
Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics
While Clinton's lost me on the character front, I still have issues with Obama in terms of overall electability come November 4th.
Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.30.2008 | Media
Pundits missed the two best kept secrets about Appalachia: it is far from homogeneous and has been a burning ground of change for the past 250 years.
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics
John McCain "can't win" if he's seen as "the Bush third term" -- this, from a Republican?
Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics
In Jordan and Syria, I was surprised to learn that most people saw no difference between Clinton and Obama; when it came to the Middle East, to them "the lesser of the two evils is still evil."
The New York Times | Leslie Wayne | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
If the United States is mesmerized, and excited, by the primary races, so is England. The results of the Ohio and Texas primaries are front page news...
Mayhill Fowler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
In a conference call with the reporters today, Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe said that his team is already "aggressively organizing" in the s...
Dan Treul | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
A leaflet scattered about Grand Rapids, Michigan today is urging voters to "let your voice be heard"... so long as that voice isn't for Hillary Clinton.
New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
The presidential candidates spent the last Sunday before the Iowa caucuses attending church services and staging big rallies to make last-minutes appe...
Dan Treul | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
A little more than two weeks away from this state's January 15 primary, I have yet to hear a single person mention his or her intention to vote.
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
The top campaign staffers for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani want everyone to ignore the significant leads that ex-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Ro...
AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Four Democratic candidates have withdrawn from Michigan's Jan. 15 presidential primary, undercutting the validity of the contest. Barack Obama, John ...
Politics Daily | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics