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After Iowa Feb. 02, 2016
What's going on in this country right now, as exemplified in our current politics and the results in... Read More
Missing From Both Parties' Candidates' Campaigns: Work Jan. 29, 2016
From someone whose title is senior political analyst you might be expecting a forecast of who will w... Read More
What Are Elections For? Jan. 19, 2016
After months of watching all sorts of political polls, we are finally just a few weeks away from act... Read More
Fighting for the Soul of the Republican Party Jan. 12, 2016
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — At a time and day — 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday — when most... Read More
Clinton's Leftward Tack on Immigration and Guns Has Risks for November Oct. 09, 2015
You win the presidency, Richard Nixon supposedly observed, by tacking to the right in the primaries ... Read More
It Ain't Funny, Hillary Oct. 09, 2015
While the Donald tries to overcome his reputation as an over-the-top television entertainer so he mi... Read More
Matter of Trust Oct. 08, 2015
If you have ever worked in a place where you don't trust your co-workers, you understand how that ca... Read More
The Dogs That Aren't Barking in the 2016 Campaign Oct. 02, 2015
Sherlock Holmes famously solved the mystery of the Silver Blaze by noting the dog that didn't bark i... Read More
Fiorina vs. Clinton Sep. 25, 2015
Carly Fiorina doesn't want anyone to care, and we're not supposed to notice, but it's a pleasure to ... Read More
Fiorina vs. Clinton Sep. 25, 2015
Carly Fiorina doesn't want anyone to care, and we're not supposed to notice, but it's a pleasure to ... Read More
Clinton's Weakness in Important States Jun. 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton has relaunched her campaign on Roosevelt Island with a 4,687-word speech. But it's n... Read More
Chaos in the Primaries Apr. 21, 2015
Painful as it is to realize that both the Democrats and the Republicans will still be holding their ... Read More
Hey, GOP Establishment, Stop Whining About Primaries Dec. 12, 2014
Although the specifics are still hazy, The New York Times reports that a group of deep-pocketed Repu... Read More
A Good Day for the GOP in Wisconsin and California Jun. 10, 2012
We pundits have been busy crunching the results in last Tuesday's Wisconsin recall election and have... Read More
West of Wisconsin Jun. 06, 2012
My right-wing friend, ginned up (literally) from his team's impending "victory" in Wiscons... Read More
The GOP Is in Like With Romney Mar. 21, 2012
Is there something about Mitt Romney that makes you warm, but not hot? Is he the third date you neve... Read More
Can Cain Keep Flouting the Cardinal Rules of Politics? Nov. 06, 2011
Herman Cain, beleaguered by charges of sexual harassment, was all over Washington last week — ... Read More
It's Florida, Stupid Jun. 28, 2011
Here's a news flash for every Republican candidate who wants to replace Barack Obama in the 2012 ele... Read More
Does Osama Death Make Obama Unbeatable? May. 04, 2011
It's the oldest truism in politics: You can't beat something with nothing. For 2012, the Democrats h... Read More
The Framers Never Imagined a New Hampshire Primary Mar. 16, 2011
The weakest part of our political system is the presidential nomination process. And it's not coinci... Read More
