BY SUSAN ESTRICH That’s what Vice President Walter Mondale used to say at every stop in the closing days of the campaign. “Polls don’t vote. People vote.” The only problem, of course, is that polls do measure people’s preferences, typically with greater accuracy in general elections than in primaries and caucuses, where it is more […]

BY FROMA HARROP Republicans were supposed to have an easy time of it in North Dakota’s U.S. Senate race. The multi-term Democrat, Kent Conrad, wasn’t running for re-election, and this region is supposed to be Republican in its conservative soul. Thus, according to the script, Republican Rep. Rick Berg should have had this Senate seat […]

BY JOE CONASON Amid the ongoing uproar over Mitt Romney’s snooty remarks at a Florida fundraiser concerning the “47%” who pay no federal income taxes, the party’s high-rolling host hasn’t drawn quite as much attention as he deserves. As the head of private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, Marc Leder is a longtime associate of […]

BY VERN TURNER Many so-called conservatives align themselves with Christian ideals and values. One is, therefore, compelled to validate those passionate proclamations and how they...

BY SHARON MARTIN The video clip showed George Bush addressing supporters at a fundraiser. “Look here,” he said. “It’s the haves and the have-mores. Some people...