Marc Ambinder

When I was a boy of six years, I fell in love. The object of my affection was the grand scores that television networks use to herald in their election coverage. Strong, regal, patriotic, catchy -- and they can't be annoying, because then you'd change the channel. Below, you can find links to some of my favorites. Vote for the one you think is the best. CNN's Election Theme through 2006. NBC News Decision Theme for 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010 ABC News Election… More »

Faced with a relatively benign challenger, the Democrat hasn't been able to overcome the anti-Washington force of this election cycle More »

This contest may be most significant in the way it affects how corporations support certain political issues More »

Bill Clinton asked Kendrick Meek to drop out of the Senate race. Will this disgust Florida Democrats who might otherwise head to the polls? More »

The Ohio governor's race may not be making all the evening shows, but both sides know it could help determine Obama's fate in 2012 More »

Senate Republicans will use news that a squadron of nuclear missiles went offline on Saturday to delay or block the new strategic arms reduction treaty More »

Everyone's favorite gay-discharged Army soldier spoke at a recent Atlantic Loft event in New York More »

Which tells us more? More »

Which works better? More »

Rating the craziest campaign incidents of the past 2.5 days, from decoys to vomit mailers to Jerry Brown's bed More »

Patty Murray was once just a "mom in tennis shoes," but these days she's perceived as a pork-peddling politician More »

One-ninth of the U.S.'s nuclear missile stockpile went temporarily offline for less than an hour on Saturday More »

The president will head to Virginia on Friday to campaign for one of his staunchest allies More »

The race for Barack Obama's former Senate seat embodies the general disgust voters are feeling with both parties More »

Are sporadic Republicans turning out at higher rates than sporadic Democrats? The answer appears (so far) to be: no. More »

Voters are skeptical of the President because the economy hasn't matched the expectations he set for it More »

In a column for the new National Journal, Cook gives some fortification for Democrats More »

With four million ballots in the bank so far, the story line is that Republicans are doing better than Democrats -- but it's important to look at who votes absentee to begin with More »

The state will consider a ballot initiative to ban courts from using international or Sharia law--a threat opponents believe does not exist More »

Both houses are tilted toward the GOP; Republicans are getting nervous about California; the White House focuses on the lame duck More »