Purple States

What Color Are You? What Color Is Your State?

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

D. Brad Wright

First of all, let me stress that the question "what color are you" is about political ideology, not race. Second, I am choosing to post this today as ...

Barack And His Purple Crayon

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I heard the other night a young girl describe an interview she conducted with the then Senator Barack Obama. She was able to ask him lots of question...

Meet the Purples! Decoding the DNA of the Swing Voter

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

Marty Kaplan

Both Obama and McCain will make huge efforts on Election Day to turn out their bases it's still likely that the outcome will depend on the Purples, the swing voters in the middle. Who are they?

What Americans Want: An Agenda a Majority Agrees On

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

Sarah van Gelder

You've probably been there. It's a family gathering, maybe Thanksgiving or a wedding, and someone starts a political conversation that is as ill-infor...

Bipartisan Partisanship -- Not An Oxymoron

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Lanny Davis

McCain and Obama can can get our politics back into the fact-driven solutions business, listening to ideas from liberals and conservatives to pick among them based on what works, not what is ideologically correct.

A Message to Democratic Voters in Utah

Bryan Young | Posted 05.25.2011

Bryan Young

I've been seeing signs up all over the place for Chris Cannon's reelection and I'm wondering who his opponent is. I can't find anyone who seems to be running against him.

Turning Purple: Michigan Voters Indecisive, Overlooked and Just Plain Unaware

Dan Treul | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Treul

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.