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Conventions Jun. 11, 2020
Modern conventions don't decide anything. On occasion, there are votes that matter — not on th... Read More
Democratic Attacks on Sanders Are Long Overdue Jan. 23, 2020
Bernie Sanders' campaign recently stabbed Elizabeth Warren in the back. She was the Vermont senator'... Read More
Democrats Should Put an End to Caucuses Jan. 16, 2020
"It is quite astonishing to see with what deadpan and neutral a tone our press and television report... Read More
Protecting the President Oct. 12, 2019
As the House opens its impeachment inquiry, even as new polls — from Fox News, no less —... Read More
Uncle Joe Joins the Race Apr. 27, 2019
There's hope for those of you 75 or over. There is still time to be president of the United States. ... Read More
What Does History Tell Us About 2020? Not Very Much Apr. 12, 2019
What does history tell us about the 2020 presidential election? Not as much as we'd like to know. We... Read More
The Not-So-Super Delegates Aug. 30, 2018
I was a junior "rules junkie," as we called ourselves, when I coined the term "superdelegates" in 19... Read More
Will the National Conventions Change the Delegate Selection Rules -- Again? Jul. 12, 2016
When the Republican and Democratic national conventions gather in successive weeks in Cleveland and ... Read More
Hillary Cheated Jul. 08, 2016
Who are you going to believe: us, or your lying eyes? That's the good word from Democratic Party pow... Read More
Republicans Should Have Adopted Democrats' Rules -- and Vice Versa May. 03, 2016
The unexpected successes, forecast by almost no one 12 months ago, of Donald Trump and Bernie Sander... Read More
Trump's Narrow Window Apr. 27, 2016
Thinks look bleak right now for Ted Cruz. And for Donald Trump. Both will have to pass through a nar... Read More
Will Trump Be Swindled in Cleveland, Too? Apr. 12, 2016
In the race for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump would seem to be in the catbird seat. He has... Read More
Bernie Passes Hillary in National Poll Apr. 06, 2016
The McClatchy/Marist poll of March 31, released on Wednesday, shows Bernie Sanders two points ahead ... Read More
Why Superdelegates Count Mar. 25, 2016
Every time I see a tally of the delegate race that excludes so-called "superdelegates," I have to la... Read More
Why We Do It This Way Feb. 12, 2016
Who in the world, one of my friends asked, could ever have come up with such a ridiculous way to nom... Read More
