Campaigns and Elections

Presidential Bidding Presidential Bidding

Let 1999 go down in electoral history as the year the "wealth primary"--a term coined by Jamin Raskin and John Bonifaz in law review articles to describe the period of early fund...

Aug 5, 1999 / The Editors

Think Globally, Run Locally Think Globally, Run Locally

In the summer of 1997 Amory Houghton, the "moderate" six-term Republican Congressman who represents my home county in upstate New York, cast a crucial vote against the "no arms t...

Aug 5, 1999 / Feature / Caleb Rossiter

Gloves Off in the Garden State Gloves Off in the Garden State

The newly regilded dome of Trenton's state capitol may be shimmering under the intense summer sun, but if New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman's entourage is sweating bulle...

Aug 5, 1999 / Feature / Doug Ireland

The Other Y2K Crisis The Other Y2K Crisis

The presidential election is sixteen months away, but candidates are already fanning out across the land, garnering dollars and media exposure.

Jul 8, 1999 / Stephen Gillers

The Wreck of the Primary Campaign The Wreck of the Primary Campaign

(A Republican Sea Chantey)

Jul 8, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Electoral College Dropouts Electoral College Dropouts

When Americans go to the polls next November to choose a President, virtually every citizen over the age of 18 will have the opportunity to cast a ballot. But while the rules of ...

Jun 17, 1999 / Feature / Matthew Hoffman

The Strategy of the Other Republican Presidential Candidates The Strategy of the Other Republican Presidential Candidates

Completely confident, they know that--fair And square, on issues--they'll defeat George Bush. But still, where is that famous picture where

Jun 17, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bill Bradley: Can He Get Into the Game? Bill Bradley: Can He Get Into the Game?

On April 30, 1992, Bill Bradley strode to the podium of the US Senate. The previous night, riots had erupted in Los Angeles following a not-guilty verdict in the first Rodney Kin...

Jun 17, 1999 / Feature / David Corn

Depression Confession Depression Confession

How will we know when women have achieved equality? Male politicians will all be bachelors.

Jun 10, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Bradley’s Two Pauls Bradley’s Two Pauls

One man is the symbol of Wall Street power. The other rose to prominence as a grassroots hellraiser. One believes in top-down control of the economy and celebrates global capita...

Apr 29, 1999 / David Corn

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