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A fourth grader works on an election-themed art project at Heather Hills Elementary School in Bowie, Md., on Oct. 22.

Opinion

Trump and Harris: A referendum or a choice

What matters, and what does not, in the remaining campaign days

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted October 28, 2024 at 12:37pm

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh on Oct. 10.

Opinion

This is the Obama-Biden-Harris economic legacy

By David Winston
Posted October 23, 2024 at 6:00am
Americans concerned about the economy, reproductive rights and immigration usually don’t place Ukraine’s predicament high on their list, but it still looms large in this election, Curtis writes. Above, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump meet in New York City on Sept. 27.

Opinion

An election that’s bigger than one country

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted October 16, 2024 at 6:00am
The crowd holds a “vote” sign during a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz in the Fitzgerald Field House at the University of Pittsburgh on Oct. 10, 2024. As cliched as it sounds, the election will all come down to turnout, Stu Rothenberg writes.

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Turnout will …

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted October 15, 2024 at 5:00am
NBA star Dikembe Mutombo stands next to first lady Laura Bush during the president’s 2007 State of the Union address. Mutombo died this week at the age of 58. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Stoking division may be a winning campaign strategy, but it comes at a cost

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted October 3, 2024 at 6:00am
Patrons watch the vice presidential debate between Republican candidate JD Vance and Democratic candidate Tim Walz at Union Pub on Capitol Hill on Tuesday night.

A civil debate? Now that’s an October surprise

By David Winston
Posted October 2, 2024 at 4:11pm
North Carolina Reps. Greg Murphy and Deborah K. Ross write that Congress must act to ensure victims of Camp Lejeune water poisoning receive justice they are due.

Justice for veterans sickened at Camp Lejeune can’t wait any longer. Congress must act now.

By Rep. Greg Murphy and Rep. Deborah K. Ross
Posted September 26, 2024 at 6:00am
A fourth grader works on an election-themed art project at Heather Hills Elementary School in Bowie, Md., on Oct. 22.

Trump and Harris: A referendum or a choice

Introducing another debate would create both opportunity and huge risk for both candidates, Winston writes. Above, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate for the first time in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.

To debate or not to debate, that is the question

By David Winston
Posted September 25, 2024 at 6:00am
Former President Donald Trump is well defined among voters.

Trump’s biggest problem remains Trump

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 23, 2024 at 11:14am
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris waves to the crowd at a Sept. 12 rally in Charlotte, N.C.

In battleground North Carolina, a Kamala Harris crowd overflowing with joy — and urgency

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted September 19, 2024 at 6:00am
A man unties his dog after voting in D.C. in 2022. Candidates won’t win over voters with endless attack ads, Winston writes.

Three campaign beliefs that need to end in 2024

By David Winston
Posted September 18, 2024 at 6:00am
Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, celebrate with their spouses on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

So, you’re sure the presidential race will be close?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 16, 2024 at 9:51am
Vice President Kamala Harris listens as former President Donald Trump speaks at the presidential debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Despite a debate win, Kamala Harris must walk an all-too-familiar tightrope

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted September 11, 2024 at 11:56am
California has been a reliable stronghold for Democrats, but the margins outside the state are what counts, at least in recent presidential elections, Winston writes. Above, the California delegation casts its votes during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20.

The popular vote: California versus the rest of the country

By David Winston
Posted September 11, 2024 at 6:00am