Campaigns and Elections

Prince Al Prince Al

Al Gore will be playing a special political role in the future.

Dec 15, 2000 / David Corn

No Honeymoon No Honeymoon

The election reveals a deep need for voting reform.

Dec 14, 2000 / The Editors

Why the Polls Were Wrong Why the Polls Were Wrong

Some debatable assumptions underlie their use by the press.

Dec 14, 2000 / Anna Greenberg

Partisanship Rules Partisanship Rules

Abolishing the Electoral College is one way the Florida fiasco could be addressed.

Dec 14, 2000 / Eric Foner

This Is Your Country on Drugs This Is Your Country on Drugs

Our drug laws, like those concerning voting, reveal bias and backward thinking.

Dec 14, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt

2001: A Force to Reckon With 2001: A Force to Reckon With

 Powerful elements converged to determine who would be president.

Dec 14, 2000 / Jonathan Schell

The God That Failed The God That Failed

The Supreme Court was determined to make George W. Bush the winner of the election.

Dec 14, 2000 / Herman Schwartz

GOP Could Be Courting a Disaster GOP Could Be Courting a Disaster

We know what they're afraid of. Cut through the Republican verbiage that has clogged the airwaves and courts and you find one simple but disturbing point: They fear an accurate...

Dec 9, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Ce N’est Pas un Président Ce N’est Pas un Président

All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth.       --John Lennon Florida's electoral mishegoss lends itself to the exploration of an issu...

Dec 7, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Wanted: Three Electors Wanted: Three Electors

Let the chattering classes focus on chads and undervotes and Florida recounts and what the courts--state and federal, all the way up to the Supreme Court--would or wouldn't do. L...

Dec 7, 2000 / The Editors

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