Bush-haters won’t stop McCain
By PETER A. BROWN - Monday, March 31, 2008The theory pushed hard by Democrats and accepted to some degree by Republicans is that the public is so angry with Bush that large numbers of voters will refuse to vote for a fellow Republican. The reality is a bit more complicated and perhaps not quite as ominous for de facto GOP nominee John McCain as many might think.
Pennsylvania primary might prompt parties to rethink nominating system
By PETER A. BROWN - Monday, March 24, 2008
Pennsylvania might put the lie to the notion that only small states such as New Hampshire and Iowa can get to know White House candidates up close and personal.
Clinton strategy and liberal guilt
By PETER A. BROWN - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
It is very difficult to see the Democratic Party bosses of the 21st century—we call them superdelegates—overruling a (slight) majority of their constituents and blocking the nomination of the first black major-party presidential nominee.
Howard Dean certainly has chutzpah
By PETER A. BROWN - Friday, March 7, 2008Howard Dean, the Democratic National Committee chairman has finally realized that his effort to teach state Democratic parties a lesson has backfired and he must prevent his spat with Michigan and Florida from ruining the party’s national convention.
The Somali dress is just the beginning
- Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008
Given Barack Obama’s momentum and lofty standing with the American people, any candidate trying to defeat him will have to suggest to voters that maybe the Illinois senator is not who they want in the Oval Office.
Did the N.Y. Times do McCain a favor?
By PETER A. BROWN - Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008
If John McCain is able to win the public-relations battle, then the New York Times may well have given the GOP candidate a campaign contribution whose value far, far exceeds the legal limits.
Dems still paying price for ’60s reforms
By DAVID BRODER - Monday, Feb. 18, 2008Democrats' slavish commitment to representation for all led to rules, still in effect today, that have produced a seemingly unending fight for the presidential nomination.
Withdrawals make lengthy primary less likely
By PETER A. BROWN - Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008Neither party wants a drawn-out nomination fight. The quicker a nominee is known, the sooner disparate elements of the party can be brought together and the focus can be put on winning the general election. So the withdrawal of Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards from the presidential race is good news for Republicans and Democrats.
From now on, Romney’s home field edge is gone
By PETER A. BROWN - Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008
For Mitt Romney to win the Republican nomination, he will have to win state contests much less hospitable to his candidacy than the ones held so far.
If demographics are destiny, the winner is…
By PETER A. BROWN - Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
Viewing the chances of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee through that prism that tells us "Demographics are destiny" might tell us a good deal about who will win and who will lose the nominations.
A choice for those who rejected McCain initially
By PETER A. BROWN - Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008John McCain’s victory in the New Hampshire primary puts him an enviable position as the scramble for the Republican presidential nomination moves from the retail stage of the campaign to more delegate-rich contests.
Be wary of late New Hampshire polls
By PETER A. BROWN - Monday, Jan. 7, 2008
The very short window between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary makes it almost impossible to do the kind of quality polling that professionals would like, if given their druthers.
With just days to go, five still alive
By PETER A. BROWN - Monday, Dec. 31, 2007With days to go before the voting actually begins, it is quite possible for any of four candidates—and even a fifth—to win the Republican presidential nomination. This is unprecedented in modern American politics.
For believers, there’s hope for McCain win
By PETER A. BROWN - Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007
John McCain, the Republican senator from Arizona, needs a series of events to break his way to win the Republican presidential nomination. But things are moving in that direction.
Immigration: Not just a border issue, could be a deal breaker for voters
By PETER A. BROWN - Monday, Dec. 24, 2007
Skeptics about the power of the immigration issue to change votes and elections ought to think again. The focus on immigration in the TV ads blanketing Iowa should convince any doubters.
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