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Once again, the American people have come together to demand action while Congress writhes in partisan conflict as many in the GOP focus on blocking action rather than solving problems.…

Last week I spoke on a panel that changed my own views. The National Archives sponsored a discussion of the Electoral College, where the arguments presented – historical, philosophical and…

Dear Republican Brethren, I feel your pain. Losing three special elections in districts George Bush won by an average of nearly 20 points isn’t so easy. With the Democratic advantage…

Americans are giving the economy its worst rating in 16 years. Not since 1992 have so many rated the condition of the economy so poorly, and never before during those…

At a time when Americans feel the pain of the middle-class squeeze more acutely than they do the fear of terrorism, John McCain is unfamiliar with, and even unconcerned about,…

I lived in New York City during the heyday of Three-Card Monte. Walking down any street, at any time, you could not avoid shouts of “Pick a card, any card.”…

Arianna Huffington, a personal friend and professional nemesis, recently resurrected an attack on a poll we conducted nearly a decade ago. Like many politicos, Huffington is schizophrenic about polls –…

A post-mortem on the Clinton campaign is premature, but it’s never too early to learn from mistakes. While everyone agrees mistakes were made, the nature of those errors remains a…

Few spectacles look sillier than adults engaged in serious play with children’s toys. It’s an apt description of the current discussion of presidential general election polls.   Polls at this…

Seven months ago, I suggested here that economic issues were rising in salience and might even displace Iraq as voters’ primary concern. Nevertheless, it is hard to grasp how thoroughly…