Jun 6, 2008 – When voters watch a presumptive presidential nominee considering this or that running mate, they think: What if the president dies? … After some of the boilerplate geographic pitter-patter that today's candidates consider Periclean eloquence (" ... from the hills of … Selecting vice presidential candidates has recently become more serious than it was when Richard Johnson became Martin Van Buren's…

Jun 6, 2008 – Barack Obama is, finally, the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party -- no mean achievement in this most hotly contested … He first made the offer in the heat of a presidential debate in which he was trying to contrast his approach with the current occupant … Political candidates make mistakes, sometimes saying things they don't quite mean. We all do.…

Jun 5, 2008 – After everything the nation has endured this primary season, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday that "two presidential … winners" will attend the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. … Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is visiting Virginia Thursday to campaign with Republican candidates running for state and…

Jun 5, 2008 – They complain that, thanks to the Democratic Party's baroque procedures in picking a presidential nominee, Clinton has been defeated … That is an extraordinary result, running counter to a longtime Democratic advantage. … But seasoned operatives for both presidential candidates privately advise that the length and closeness of the Democratic race make…

Jun 5, 2008 – Hillary Clinton did not win enough delegates to capture the Democratic presidential nomination but she is not conceding to Barack … The nomination is not official until the delegates convene at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. … What would a female conservative presidential candidate look like?…

Jun 4, 2008 – Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken was stung by a blogger – Michael Brodkorb – who unearthed damaging details about Franken's business … Millions of small donors, people giving less than $200 per donation, have flooded into the presidential campaign process. … He's approaching 900,000 friends on Facebook, again vastly outpacing the other candidates.…

Jun 4, 2008 – Kennedy agreed to make presidential campaign history by flying together from town to town and debating each other face-to-face on the … Unfortunately, with President Kennedy's untimely death, Americans lost the rare opportunity of witnessing candidates for the highest … What a welcome change it would be were presidential candidates in our time to treat each other and the people they seek to lead with…

Jun 2, 2008 – Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have spent $121 million combined vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, swamping the $57 … million spent by all Republican presidential candidates through the primary season.I've got more numbers and details up in my story…

Jun 2, 2008 – Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have spent $121 million combined vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, swamping the $57 … million spent by all Republican presidential candidates through the primary season. … All in all, the 2008 presidential candidates have spent nearly $195 million promoting their campaigns.…

Jun 1, 2008 – So far, the best branding on the 2008 campaign trail has been orchestrated by the Democratic National Committee and Barack Obama. … that their party is fractured between Obama and Hillary Clinton -- and the only way they seemingly can recover is to place both candidates … on the party’s presidential ticket.…

Jun 14, 2008 – are liberal on economic issues but nonetheless vote for GOP presidential candidates for religious/cultural reasons: "If Sen. … Barack Obama can't do better with the Casey Democrats, his presidential bid may fare no better than [John] Kerry's." … Why have Casey Democrats defected at the presidential level?…

Jun 14, 2008 – has long said that his campaign will not accept contributions from lobbyists, and now that he is the presumptive nominee, the Democratic … Obama's initial choice to head his vice presidential selection committee was Jim Johnson, who as CEO of Fannie Mae in the 1990s ran … More important, both candidates are proposing healthcare, carbon emission and tax changes -- legislation that will, and should, face…

Jun 13, 2008 – The Democratic senator explained that Mrs. Clinton and Mr. … "You didn't personally fail in your lost bid for the Democratic presidential nomination," Ms. Osias opines. … And then Democratic women across the country punted." Now, Ms.…

Jun 13, 2008 – But the unfolding of the American presidential campaign is understood mostly through stereotypes. … They don't see much difference between the two surviving candidates on Israel, as almost anyone who heard or read their remarks to … The Judeo-Christian tradition that is so much a part of American culture, fusing Biblical history with Western democratic traditions…

Jun 12, 2008 – Bill Clinton's selection of Al Gore changed forever the calculus presidential candidates need to use in choosing their running mates … Previously, presidential candidates usually used their VP pick to help them to carry a pivotal state or region, as JFK did in choosing … Instead, presidential candidates should use their VP choice to make a statement about their own candidacy.…

Jun 12, 2008 – Only in presidential and closely contested campaigns does it pay to attract votes from the middle. … In primaries, most presidential candidates run to their base. … Demand more clarity from our candidates. Where do they stand on important issues?…

Jun 9, 2008 – So now it's all but official: The Democratic presidential nominee this year will be Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. … candidates. … A Democratic victory at the presidential level, and at most others, is simply inconceivable without that overwhelming margin among…

Jun 9, 2008 – So recalled Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, the leader of the pack in early polls for the 2004 Democratic presidential … Get real Maybe now that the Democratic Party has finally chosen Sen. … Barack Obama as its presumptive presidential nominee the so-called Democratic and Republican "strategists" we are subjected to on cable…

Jun 9, 2008 – election in 1976, Christian conservatives switched to Ronald Reagan in 1980 and since have been indispensable for Republican presidential … candidates. … It maintains that while the Republican candidate is no day at the beach, his Democratic opponent would be a weekend in hell -- even…

Jun 28, 2008 – WASHINGTON -- If the presidential election hinged on who could best protect us from terrorism, veteran Sen. … An ABC News/Washington Post poll last week showed McCain leading his Democratic rival among white voters by 51 percent to 39 percent … To be sure, this election is in its infancy, with much of the electorate still sorting through their feelings about the candidates…

Jan 8, 2010 – The defense and intelligence communities are skeptical when dealing with Democratic Presidents. … Democratic presidential candidates must trash both departments to win the primary votes of liberal activists. … December 29, Obama issued Executive Order 13526 which declassifies the most sensitive of national secrets, including the daily presidential…

Jan 20, 2010 – hurt serious conservative contenders, just as liberal fringe candidates (Ralph Nader, anyone?) … hurt viable liberal candidates. 4. … contender (Teddy) and a universally admired Vice Presidential nominee (Lodge).…

Jan 18, 2010 – She stated explicitly that obtaining endorsements from Democratic politicos are more important than winning the support from the actual … Her campaign aide (an Obama presidential appointee) roughed up a reporter during a campaign event. … candidates. 10.…

Jan 28, 2010 – Republican Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts' special Senate election was for Democratic leaders a moment that can be described … Democratic officeholders know theirs is. Some are heading for the hills. … The victory of Scott Brown last week looks like something similar has happened to the Democratic Party.…

Jan 27, 2010 – The problem, of course, is that the president’s own Democratic Party enjoys big majorities in both houses, and even with Scott Brown … Impassioned efforts to bash business and demonize corporate power have rarely paid off in the past (just ask three-time presidential … claiming to represent common people against the Washington and Wall Street establishments, but with two prominent fringe party candidates…