campaign strategy

The GOP Needs a New Game Plan

By Doug Heye - Opinion - November 18, 2008

Republicans must update their strategy, not just their tactics. more >>

Election Day Was Bad for the GOP, Maybe Not for Conservatives

By Peter Roff - Opinion - November 13, 2008

Conservatives must take stock of what went wrong—and what went right, GOP strategist Peter Roff writes. more >>

Democrats Owe Howard Dean a Big Thank You

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - November 13, 2008

The chair of the Democratic National Committee is stepping down. more >>

Barack Obama's Entrepreneurial Campaign Contradicts His Bureaucratic Policies

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - November 10, 2008

Democrats have been better at attracting entrepreneurial candidates. more >>

In Obama-McCain Race, YouTube Became a Serious Battleground for Presidential Politics

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - November 7, 2008

Online videos related to the election were viewed more than a billion times. more >>

President-Elect Barack Obama: an End to the GOP’s Southern Strategy

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 4, 2008

After nearly four decades, the Democrats have overcome the Southern Strategy. more >>

Barack Obama's Big Night Is Also Howard Dean's

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - November 4, 2008

The criticized 50-state strategy looks good tonight. more >>

Past & Present: Harry Truman's 1948 Comeback Campaign

By Robert Schlesinger - Opinion - October 30, 2008

Harry Truman managed the greatest political comeback ever, Robert Schlesinger writes. Find out how. more >>

Barack Obama's Final Pitch to Voters

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - October 30, 2008

His 30-minute commercial was designed to reassure voters he is ready to be commander in chief. more >>

Why Democrats Will Target the Investor Class in 2009

By James Pethokoukis - Capital Commerce - October 30, 2008

Expect them to push for a rollback in Americans involvement in the stock market. more >>

Are Tightening Polls a Sign of a John McCain Surge?

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - October 29, 2008

Obama has his narrowest lead since September 24. more >>

John McCain's and Barack Obama's Last Efforts to Win the Presidency

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - October 27, 2008

In the final week before the election, both candidates are making their pitches to voters. more >>

Obama Ran 240 Percent More Ads Than McCain Did in Florida

By Liz Halloran - Nation & World - October 24, 2008

Despite all of his ads, his poll numbers have flattened. more >>

What Can John McCain Do to Beat Barack Obama?

Opinion - October 22, 2008

With less than two weeks to go, can the Arizona senator turn the tide? more >>

Sarah Palin's Un-Real America

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - October 22, 2008

Big-city Americans have also fought and died for the United States. more >>

John McCain and Barack Obama Make Final Arguments to Undecided Voters

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - October 21, 2008

With Election Day two weeks away, McCain is trying to narrow Obama's lead in the polls. more >>

President McCain Would Be Unable to Bring Civility Back to Washington

By John Mashek - Opinion - October 21, 2008

The campaign is so nasty that even if he wins, McCain will be paying for it through his term. more >>

Where McCain Went Wrong

By Gloria Borger - Opinion - October 21, 2008

Political wiseguys assumed McCain couldn't win honorably, and the Arizonan had once lost with honor. more >>

5 States Where Barack Obama Is Out-Advertising John McCain*

Opinion - October 15, 2008

Obama is outspending McCain by a margin of 8 to 1 in North Carolina. more >>

McCain's Plan to Hold Weekend Rally in Obama-Friendly Iowa Is Raising Eyebrows

By Liz Halloran - Nation & World - October 9, 2008

Political experts wonder whether his time would be better spent in closer battleground states. more >>

Obama Strategist: Final Weeks Will Be Negative as McCain Slips in Polls

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - October 9, 2008

David Axelrod says history is on Obama's side. more >>

Data Points: Campaign Ad Spending in Battleground States

Opinion - October 9, 2008

McCain is spending more of his budget in battleground states than Obama. more >>

Public Opinion: Barack Obama and William Ayers—a Legitimate Issue?