A tongue-in-check attempt to list every position for the Democratic National Committee’s upcoming convention
Elections
Through the Looking Glass of Veep Picks
A disastrous choice from 40 years ago helps shed light on Election 2012
Convention 2012: How Bill Clinton Should Introduce Obama
A republican speechwriter lends Bill Clinton a hand on his Democratic Convention speech
Do Attack Ads Work?
A new project that instantly rates political campaign ads answers that question—and more
Who Should Romney Pick For Vice-President?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their biweekly face-off about Election 2012
Who Can Fix the Economy, the Loner or the Consensus Builder?
The caricatures of Obama and Romney are not totally fair, but here’s why they matter
Romney’s Unlikely Trouble with Details
The PowerPoint candidate should be Mr. Specific. He isn’t, and that could hurt him with the voters who count most
Obama’s ‘Pottery Barn’ Strategy
The President says George W. Bush is still to blame for the economy. And guess what? Most Americans agree
Why Romney’s Big School Voucher Idea Is Really Pretty Puny
Three reasons the candidate’s school-choice proposal is less provocative than it seems
Why Politics Is Always About Ideology
The candidates are busily debating “competence,” but don’t be fooled. It’s what a president believes in that matters
The Myth of Partisanship
Politics are not always as starkly divided as we might think
The Case for Negative Campaign Ads
Negative advertising can raise legitimate questions about candidates and are actually good for democracy
Why Obama Hasn’t ‘Lost’ the South
A shift in thinking means entire regions are less prone to such tribalism