Tea party insurgent Ted Cruz’s thrilling and improbable victory over Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in Texas’s GOP Senate primary provides a model for future long-shot candidates to follow, though repeating what Cruz did will be difficult.
5:57 PM 07/12/2012
When it comes to the vice presidential selection process, it’s important to keep in mind the maxim: those who speak don’t know and those who know don’t speak.
3:07 PM 11/30/2011
The distance that Herman Cain has traveled --- from a modest upbringing, to corporate executive, to talk radio star, to frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination and back to Earth --- is remarkable. His story should be made into a Hollywood movie.
11:36 AM 08/04/2011
You’re always strongest when you’re “thinking” about running for president.
5:51 PM 07/24/2011
The debt ceiling fight currently being waged in Washington will have a major impact on the 2012 elections, because it’s presenting a clear contrast between the Republican and Democratic parties --- something that rarely happens.
12:16 PM 07/06/2011
At 2 p.m. Eastern Time this afternoon, President Obama will participate in a Twitter town hall meeting, with questions being taken at the hashtag #AskObama.
9:55 AM 06/13/2011
As the first debate to feature several first-tier GOP candidates takes place tonight in Manchester, NH, it is time to reject a false media narrative.
9:37 AM 05/16/2011
The community of those in politics is just like the rest of the world -- it’s a microcosm. We have arrogant crooks, we have pompous jerks, we have humble servants and we have thoughtful leaders.
11:02 PM 05/09/2011
President Obama comes to Texas today, primarily to raise money for his reelection campaign, a full 79 weeks before Election Day.
9:20 AM 05/03/2011
In Washington, it’s never too soon to consider the political impact of world events.
9:30 AM 12/06/2010
As the lame-duck Congress marks the end of unified Democratic rule in Washington, President Barack Obama faces a starkly changed political dynamic.
12:58 PM 11/22/2010
The 2012 presidential campaign began immediately after the midterms ended.
