The challenges for Republicans keep piling up. First it was the Great Divide, the battle between the Tea Party wing and so-called Establishment. Now, NJ
Read moreSteve Kornacki: MSNBC Host
New Jersey Bridgegate is not slowing down. Questions around how and why several George Washington Bridge access lanes were shut last September – questions around
Read moreChuck Todd: NBC News Political Director & Chief White House Correspondent
It took less than 10 days for our first big political scandal of the year to hit: Chris Christie’s revenge. Bridgegate. Whatever you call it,
Read moreDavid Frum: Writer, Commentator, Former U.S. Presidential Special Assistant
As both parties kick off the 2014 political season – and Midterm primaries and Elections creep closer on the calendar – both parties face questions.
Read moreStuart Stevens, Political Strategist
It was just over a year ago that we held our national poll to decide who would lead our country for the next four years.
Read moreMark Halperin, co-Author: “Double Down: Game Change 2012”
The U.S. presidential campaign. It’s the horse race. The often-ridiculous, never-ending, up and down, bad food and bad manners parade of candidates who travel the
Read moreLarry Sabato, Univ. of Virginia and Sabato’s Crystal Ball
For anyone trying to make sense now of the 2014 or even 2016 election cycles, good luck. For Republicans, battles around the party’s direction –
Read moreJoe Scarborough, MSNBC: “The Right Path”
Almost no Republican needs reminding: The party has lost 5 of the last 6 popular Presidential votes. And now, with one Government Shutdown behind them,
Read moreMichael Beschloss, Presidential Historian: Presidents’ Second Terms
What is it about Presidential Second Terms? Just 11 months into Obama Term 2, he seems to have fallen into the same trap as many
Read moreEzra Klein: Vox Editor-in-chief; Policy analyst at MSNBC (updated)
(Note: Klein’s role has been updated since this conversation occurred on Nov. 11, 2013) As we sit in the gap between October’s disastrous healthcare.gov rollout
Read moreStu Rothenberg, The Rothenberg Political Report
Presented by Political Wire: With the government shutdown and debt ceiling battles behind us – at least until January – focus has turned to what
Read moreTaegan Goddard, Publisher, Political Wire
You might think this is the political off-season, but you’d be wrong. In South Carolina, a special election for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Why is
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