Focus on Social Issues Could Shape Battle for Women
There are any number of ways in which the politics of culture wars might play out, but perhaps the biggest question is the degree to which the new attention on social issues might shape the battle for...
View ArticleTea Party Movement Takes the Long View
Many Tea Party supporters said that while they would work to help Mitt Romney defeat President Obama, their real passion was for electing small-government conservatives further down the ballot and...
View ArticleAfter Palin, Expect a More Intense Vetting Process
The combination of lessons learned since the selection of Sarah Palin, the high stakes of the general election and the pervasiveness of the political media are likely to set a new standard for vetting...
View ArticleFor Obama, Going Positive May Be More Difficult This Time
Even as it steps up its efforts to define Mitt Romney on its terms, the White House is working to communicate a positive case for Mr. Obama, one built around the themes of fairness and security.
View ArticleEuropean Fiscal Crisis Could Shape Debate Over U.S. Economy
As distant as it might appear to voters in the United States, the British economic situation has a direct bearing on the central debate in the presidential campaign.
View ArticleIn Post-Primary Period, Campaigns Race to Define Challenger
The months between the end of the primary season and the formal start of the general election at the conventions are an especially perilous period for candidates in Mitt Romney’s position. Just ask...
View Article2012 May Lack Drama, but Not Significance
Though the current election season is producing very few goose bumps, the 2012 presidential race is shaping up to be more important to the direction of the country than the 2008 campaign was.
View ArticleFocus of Presidential Campaign Shifts Away From Economy
A campaign that Republicans wanted to be focused relentlessly on President Obama’s job-creation record seems, at the moment, to be about almost everything else.
View ArticleIn Debt Game, an Early Move From Obama
In his news conference Monday, President Obama suggested that Washington will have tamed the government’s debt problems if the two parties can agree on another $1.5 trillion or so in spending cuts and...
View ArticleRepublican Governors Open New Front in Tax Debate
Republican governors in a range of states are starting to act aggressively on taxes, setting up limited but politically ambitious and potentially telling experiments in what might be possible nationwide.
View ArticleRubio and Paul Embody Conservative Debate Over Foreign Policy
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky are a study in contrasts when it comes to national security policy, embodying a broader debate within the conservative movement.
View ArticleEconomic Nudge for an Immigration Overhaul
With the scale of the immigration problem stabilizing for the moment, or even shrinking, there is more room for political compromise than the last time Congress tried, and failed, to confront the issue.
View ArticleAs Troops Leave, an Uncertain Future for U.S. Aid in Afghanistan
President Obama’s announcement on Tuesday of his plan to draw down United States troops in Afghanistan over the next year puts new focus on the sustainability of aid programs in Afghanistan as the...
View ArticleCritical Differences Belie Hopes for a Grand Bargain
As the latest fiscal deadline approaches the White House is signaling that it is still interested in a big deficit-reduction deal and as evidence of good faith has left on the table proposed Medicare...
View ArticleFight Over Spending Cuts a Prelude to Budget Battles Ahead
It may be hard to believe, given the intense partisan strafing ignited by the automatic government spending cuts set to begin on Friday, but this year’s budget wars have yet to fully get under way.
View ArticlePresident Announces Choice for Budget Chief
In selecting Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Obama enlisted another Clinton-era veteran for his economic team.
View ArticleClub for Growth Leads Conservative Charge, Sometimes at Republicans
The antitax group is looking to set up primary challenges to Republican incumbents who it believes have compromised on conservative principles.
View ArticleTea Party Movement Takes the Long View
Many Tea Party supporters said that while they would work to help Mitt Romney defeat President Obama, their real passion was for electing small-government conservatives further down the ballot and...
View ArticleCritical Differences Belie Hopes for a Grand Bargain
As the latest fiscal deadline approaches the White House is signaling that it is still interested in a big deficit-reduction deal and as evidence of good faith has left on the table proposed Medicare...
View ArticleTea Party Movement Takes the Long View
Many Tea Party supporters said that while they would work to help Mitt Romney defeat President Obama, their real passion was for electing small-government conservatives further down the ballot and...
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