What will it take to get Hillary Clinton to quit? ...more

May 11, 2008

What will it take to get Hillary Clinton to quit? Oh, that's right, quit isn't in the Clintons' vocabulary, and she insists she's staying on the campaign trail "until there's a nominee." Hello? Apparently, presidential campaigns on Planet Hillary work differently than those here on Earth. ...more

May 11, 2008

In 2004, when President Bush won Ohio by a razor-thin margin, guaranteeing his re-election, conventional wisdom said a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage on the Ohio ballot was part of the reason. ...more

February 24, 2008

In what already has been one of the most intense and unpredictable presidential campaigns in half a century, Florida's "devalued" primary next week may be the most important before "Super Tuesday." ...more

January 21, 2008

Many Iowans I've heard from over the last few months complained about the invasion of their state by presidential candidates and the news media covering them. ...more

January 12, 2008

I find presidential campaigns very distressful for this reason: The candidates make claims to have powers not granted to them by our Constitution. ...more

December 29, 2007

Presidential campaigns, with their boiler-room pressure, news media scrutiny and organizational challenges, have always functioned as something of a dress rehearsal for the White House. How do the candidates make tough decisions? Are they willing to listen to opposing points of view? Do they micromanage? ...more

November 24, 2007

Mitt Romney once said financing his own campaign would be a 'nightmare.' Writing checks, he said this week, is 'painful.' ...more

October 6, 2007

Student governments at Florida universities sometimes resemble a Shakespearean tragedy. ...more

September 18, 2007