Oct 28, 2008 – Undeniably, a powerful tide is running for the Democratic Party, with one week left to Election Day. … Congress is regarded by Americans with a disdain bordering on disgust -- five of six Americans think it has done a poor job -- Democratic … This will mean that Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona will soon move out of reach for GOP presidential candidates, as has California…

Oct 28, 2008 – When all is said and done, every voter must decide which of two (it is usually two) candidates to vote for. … The liberal Americans for Democratic Action him rated him at 15 (in 2006) out of a possible 100. … So there you have it -- the essentials concerning next week's presidential candidates (or as many of them as can be fitted into a column…

Oct 27, 2008 – Election Day even if no evidence of intimidation existed in the 2004 presidential election. … presidential candidate Barack Obama. … Obama’s lawyers are demanding that the Department of Justice to investigate GOP presidential candidate John McCain, vice presidential…

Nov 14, 2008 – Unmarried women supported Barack Obama by a 70-to-29 percent margin, and they voted for Democratic House candidates by a similar margin … Men split their votes about evenly between the two presidential candidates, with 49 percent for Obama and 48 percent for McCain. … Barack Obama as the presidential nominee for the Democrats and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican vice-presidential candidate…

Nov 13, 2008 – That disability is, however, a strength because it precludes an occupational hazard of senators -- presidential ambition. … He does not think the younger generation has acquired an indelible Democratic imprint. … Drawing upon this year's grim experience, he dryly says: "Governing is a hazardous business for presidential parties."…

Nov 12, 2008 – Pouring over the numbers in the Presidential and Congressional elections of 2008, there’s an eerie parallel that deserves far more … In races for the House, the Senate and the Presidency, the final totals match almost precisely with the results of the last Democratic … Ross Perot drew 18.9% of the popular vote but, like most third-party vanity candidates, earned no electoral votes).…

Nov 10, 2008 – To that he has added an honorable presidential campaign conducted against great odds. … He should take up the cudgels against any Democratic attempt to foment class war. … Even more important, Senator McCain has the credentials and credibility to insist that the Obama administration and enhanced Democratic…

Nov 8, 2008 – Republicans appear chastened by the failure of seeking moderate, independent and even Democratic votes. … The consternation among Republicans is concentrated on McCain's failure to capitalize on Democratic flaws. … He had not even settled into the House speaker's chair in 1995 when he confessed to me his presidential desires for 1996.…

Nov 7, 2008 – Leftists in the Democratic Party and the media will vilify you as a right-wing extremist almost no matter how accommodating you are … critical faculties to the point they could argue that this poster child for Planned Parenthood was the more pro-life of the two presidential … candidates.…

Nov 6, 2008 – At this point, we have had black generals in our military, black members of our presidential cabinets, black Supreme Court justices … In 2004, of the 14 candidates he campaigned for, 12 lost. … When he finally referred to the 2008 Democratic candidate sitting nearby, he only diminished him.…

Nov 25, 2008 – Here's my take on the candidates Cillizza mentions...- Mike Duncan:  (Current RNC Chair) -- Regardless of how good he is, I cannot … However, during his tenure, Michigan has gone more and more Democratic.  Of course, this is hardly his fault.  … On another note, I have heard that just prior to Huckabee's dropping out of the presidential race, the Washington Times killed a story…

Nov 17, 2008 – Where did the super-majority of votes gathered by Ronald Reagan in his presidential campaigns go in 2008? … Can they be reclaimed by future Republican candidates? … In 2008, there was no overriding social issue, so the Reagan Democrats returned to their comfort zone in the Democratic Party.…

Dec 12, 2008 – Even some conservative economists are urging stimulus (although structured far differently from Democratic proposals). … It increased Democratic majorities in both houses, thereby demonstrating coattails and giving him clout. … Ironically, when the economy tanked in mid-September, it was assumed that both presidential candidates could simply forget about their…

Dec 10, 2008 – Several RNC Chair candidates are weighing-in on the Blagojevich scandal.  Following are the statements I received today:... … Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich has been a longtime friend and political ally of yours. … You and your Democratic colleagues in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House had nothing but praise for Mr.…

Dec 23, 2008 – She campaigned for Obama and worked on his committee that recommended the Vice-Presidential candidate. … • She is a long time patron of the American Ballet Theatre • She is active in her father's presidential library • She was a … Other than the Attorney General, there is nobody with the stature to offer Patterson serious opposition in the Democratic Party.…

Dec 23, 2008 – All six declared RNC Chair candidates responded.  … to candidates for RNC chairman November 25, 2008, by Morton C. … on behalf of our presidential nominee. …

Dec 18, 2008 – To recruit and train a new generation of conservative candidates all across America.               2. … To generate political and financial support for those candidates so they could win nomination and election.               3. …   o generating support for conservative candidates in nomination and general-election contests by introducing them to conservative…

Dec 17, 2008 – The public may be wearying of indicted Democratic Gov. … Blago two days before the November 2006 elections: "Michelle Obama, wife of the Democratic U.S. senator and presidential candidate … Democratic women have long played the feminist card in arguing that their chromosomes make them cleaner candidates.…

Dec 31, 2008 – the election of '08, saw millions of young people mobilized by political promises and demands for change, though the triumphant candidates … , Lord) since angry dissidents fought with cops and destroyed property on college campuses, in urban ghettoes, or even at the Democratic … Even the Republican presidential candidate, Richard Nixon, addressed the need to provide greater access to the American dream to families…

Dec 30, 2008 – As I recall, Newt Gingrich gathered Republican candidates together not with torches or pitchforks, but rather with a simple "contract … I'll be the first to say that President-Elect Obama has impressed me in his handling so far of an unusual presidential transition; … But do I think Nancy Pelosi, Charlie Rangel or Barney Frank -- today's Democratic House leadership -- are less the bulls in a china…

Dec 29, 2008 – ." -- Ron Paul Republican congressman and failed presidential candidate (Sept. 27) Who will pay the tab? … for national office. " -- Bob Barr Libertarian Party presidential candidate (May 17) The Real Obama "Sen. … That's a tragedy and that tragedy will become much worse under a Democratic administration." -- Regina Herzlinger The "godmother…

May 18, 2011 – In the space of about a week, three hopefuls have dropped out of the presidential marathon: Mississippi Gov. … the serious candidates with something to say. … overwhelming attention to candidates who are, or were, more celebrities than candidates worthy of consideration.…

May 17, 2011 – Does the aroma of presidential politics come to us on the breezes from "Meet the Press," from which vantage point Newt addressed us … Maybe he hopes to pick up Democratic votes through his new "moderation," or whatever it is.The Gingrich take on social engineering … candidacy, which is to get attention by standing out from the pack of fellow candidates while making the solving of huge problems…

May 11, 2011 – The most intriguing question raised by the first presidential debate in Greenville, S.C. involves the way Republicans will characterize … Cain’s detractors liken his long-shot campaign to a three-time presidential loser and notorious vanity candidate who similarly (and … In this campaign, the most likely candidates to seize the mantle of dynamic, colorful outsider (with no real chance of victory) are…

May 28, 2011 – , after they swung toward the Democratic Party in 2006, experts say. … "They could be the margins in a tight race," said Tom McMahon, a Washington strategist who was executive director of the Democratic … Todd determined the Scots-Irish were swing voters by poring over mapping data after the 2008 presidential election.…