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US elections 2008

September 2012

  • presidential debate

    The presidential debate myth: not the 'game-changer' you might think

    Michael Cohen
  • Barack Obama and George Bush at the White House

    On polling and politics 2012
    Mitt Romney or Barack Obama: who does the economy favour?

    Harry J Enten
  • Shepard Fairey

    Shepard Fairey sentenced to probation over Obama 'Hope' poster case

  • Barack Obama gives his acceptance speech at the Democratic national convention in Charlotte

    The panel
    Barack Obama's DNC speech: panel verdict

    Michael Cohen, Ana Marie Cox, Alex Slater and Ryan Streeter
  • On polling and politics 2012
    Bill Clinton and the fickle favours of presidential popularity

    Harry J Enten
  • On America's dividing lines
    Bill Clinton and Barack Obama: an alliance long and slow in the making

    Gary Younge

August 2012

  • Paul Ryan (left) and Mitt Romney

    Oliver Burkeman column
    Paul Ryan: conservative elation at Mitt Romney's VP pick has familiar ring

    Oliver Burkeman: Or: why we shouldn't take kneejerk partisan reactions to Romney's announcement too seriously

  • Tea party's Dick Morris

    On polling and politics 2012
    Is Dick Morris the world's worst political pundit?

    Harry J Enten

    Harry J Enten: On this evidence, the answer is a clear and unambiguous yes!

  • Barack Obama

    On polling and politics 2012
    How deep is Obama's lead in the battleground states?

    Harry J Enten

    Harry J Enten: Right now, Obama's swing state edge would return him to the White House. But Romney needs only a small shift to upset that

July 2012

  • John McCain and Sarah Palin

    Mitt Romney urged not to repeat McCain's Sarah Palin 'mistake'

    Dick Cheney says selection of Palin in 2008 was a 'mistake' and suggests Romney should go for experienced running mate

  • Memorial Day 2012 - John McCain Joins Mitt Romney in San Diego

    The bane of Bain and Mitt Romney's diminishing tax returns

    Lizz Winstead

    Lizz Winstead: There is one man who's seen Mitt's tax returns: John McCain. And he chose to run with Sarah Palin instead. I rest my case

  • Jesse Jackson protest for Al Gore supreme court Florida ballot December 2000

    On polling and politics 2012
    How US rules on former felons voting can swing presidential elections

    Harry J Enten

    Harry J Enten: Unlike most countries, some US states ban even ex-felons from voting. Given their numbers, that can easily change the result

June 2012

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards' partner Rielle Hunter says the two have split

    Hunter claims the former presidential candidate left her days ago after she disclosed how they hid their affair and had a baby

  • Barack Obama looks at poster depicting him at "Go Tell Mama" an unofficial show by local artist featuring Obama in Raleigh, North Carolina. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

    On polling and politics 2012
    Can Obama still count on African-American and Jewish voters?

    Harry J Enten

    Harry J Enten: In 2008, Obama won the overwhelming support of black voters and heavily among American Jews. Now, there are doubts

    • Campaign ad watch 2012
      Mitt Romney's 'Doing fine?' at Obama's expense

      Paul Harris
    • On polling and politics 2012
      Why the 2012 election will turn on who can get out their voters

      Harry J Enten
    • On polling and politics 2012
      Obama's problem with white working-class Americans

      Harry J Enten

May 2012

  • Ana Marie Cox

    Ana Marie Cox column
    The John Edwards saga: marriage, career and trial, all miscarried

    Ana Marie Cox

    Ana Marie Cox: No wonder the jury couldn't decide: who could adjudicate in a case that turned on a delusional politician's imploding marriage?

  • Al Gore in 2000.

    On polling and politics 2012
    What are the chances of a Bush/Gore-style tie in 2012?

    Harry J Enten

    Harry J Enten: With polling predicting a tight presidential race between Obama and Romney, the electoral college arithmetic could be crucial

  • John Edwards trial enters fourth week

    Ana Marie Cox column
    Q&A with Ana Marie Cox and Jim Geraghty: the John Edwards trial

    Ana Marie Cox and Jim Geraghty

    Ana Marie Cox and Jim Geraghty: Join today's live webchat to discuss the fall from grace and prosecution of the former Democratic presidential hopeful

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