We may well be at a political tipping point that could mark a dramatic change in American politics.
After decades of Democratic Party dominance that began with the formation of the New Deal coalition, Ronald Reagan ushered in an era of relative party parity. But a deep fracture…
It is far too early to handicap the 2016 Academy Awards, the 2016 World Series or the 2016 Summer Olympics. And yet, if you are a true political junkie, you may already be apoplectic that we aren’t yet knee-deep in discussions about the next presidential race.
While you…
We’ve just seen Round One in what amounts to a political heavyweight championship fight between Democrats and Republicans. Get ready for the next 11 rounds.
Though they were unhappy with a package that included more spending and higher taxes on the wealthy, Republican realists understood that defending tax…
As the end of the year approaches, it’s difficult not to see the two parties heading in very different directions.
Democrats have emerged from the 2012 elections stronger, while Republicans look poorly positioned and divided.
Politics, of course, is famous for its ups and downs, its unexpected…
Wow, what a political cycle. It was filled with twists, turns and surprises.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucuses — until he didn’t (almost two weeks after the actual balloting, when former Sen. Rick Santorum was certified as the winner).
After finishing a distant…
Anyone who hoped that Democrats and Republicans could find a quick way to avoid the upcoming fiscal cliff should by now know that we are heading for another of those buzzer-beater endings — if Congress and the White House beat the buzzer at all.
While President Barack Obama…
Tuesday’s results were not unexpected, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t send shock waves through the political establishment.
The president was re-elected at the same time Democrats retained the Senate and Republicans continued to hold the House, but the elections seem to raise more questions about the future…
If there is one thing that you can probably bet on, it is that the winners and losers in today’s balloting will draw the wrong conclusions from the outcome.
The winner of the presidential election — of 270 votes in the Electoral College — will almost certainly see…
With eight presidential swing states, a dozen competitive Senate seats and more than 60 House seats in play, it’s impossible to follow them all as polls close and returns trickle in tonight. Here is a guide for when and where to focus your attention to accurately measure how things…
National polling continues to show the presidential race extremely close, with neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney opening up any daylight in the race. That’s not good for the president, since most insiders doubt that he will get the majority of late-deciders.
But the race for the White…
