Few follow the ins and outs of political campaigns more closely than Charlie Cook and his team of reporters and editors. And with less than
Read moreSam Wang: Founder, Princeton Election Consortium
It remains impossible to talk about the 2014 Midterms without turning immediately to the big question – the only question –which party will take Senate
Read moreNate Silver: Founder and Editor-in-Chief, FiveThirtyEight.com
As we make our way towards the first Tuesday in November, a highly-watched, always-debated component of American politics is ready to take it’s place center
Read moreJohn Dean: Author, “The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It”
In little more than a week, we’ll mark 40 years since one of the darkest days in American politics, government and culture – 40 years
Read moreDoug Schoen: Political Strategist, Pollster
Today’s issue, who’s running harder against President Obama – Republicans or Democrats? The question is only partly exaggerated. From criticism on “who lost Iraq” to
Read morePhilip K. Howard: Author, “The Rule of Nobody”
For anyone who looks at our government today and says, “Everything seems great to me. No room for improvement here,” well, today’s conversation is not
Read moreKen Vogel: Author, “Big Money”
At first glance, today’s conversation might seem as surprising as dog bites man: Money has taken over our political process. I know – not a
Read moreJoe Lockhart: Former White House Press Secretary
The White House recently announced a change at the top. Not the very top, of course, but as head of the Press Office. Jay Carney
Read moreNate Cohn: NY Times’ “The Upshot,” on Data, Forecasting Models & Politics
Forget the Koch Brothers or Super PACs or even President Obama. The most-watched player in the 2014 Midterms just might be a computer program called
Read moreSam Youngman: Lexington Herald-Leader on Kentucky Politics
Few states have more action right now than Kentucky. It’s home to One of the biggest Senate races – the fight for Mitch McConnell’s office
Read moreNicco Mele: Author, “The End of Big;” Founder, EchoDitto
We might have debated who invented the Internet, but there’s no debate over which candidate brought the Internet into political campaigns. In 2003 and 2004,
Read moreRetro Report’s Josh Fisher: “Fly Wars: Battling the Medfly”
Remember the medfly? All bugs are pesky, of course, but the Mediterrean Fruit Fly might have been the peskiest. And a little bit scary. The
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