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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.

Opinion

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

Turnout dynamics change every election, despite the certainty on display

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)

Opinion

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.

Opinion

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.

Opinion

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
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
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.

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

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
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, celebrates with family members on the final night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 22.

Harris bets on younger voters. But will they turn out?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 3, 2024 at 8:52am
A shopper scans coupons in a grocery store in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2024.

The economic case Trump needs to make 

By David Winston
Posted August 21, 2024 at 6:00am
Vice President Kamala Harris waves from her seat flanked by Second gentleman of the United States Doug Emhoff and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday.

Looking to the future, with a nod to history at the DNC

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted August 20, 2024 at 2:08pm