Molly Ball

Molly Ball is a staff writer covering national politics at The Atlantic.

The Republican Candidates' Suicide Mission

The Republican Candidates' Suicide Mission

As birtherism resurfaces in the GOP presidential primary, Haley Barbour is the latest to fret the party's damaging its image More »

Why Politicians Don't Want to Touch the Housing Crisis

Why Politicians Don't Want to Touch the Housing Crisis

Republicans complain Obama's new measures are a political ploy. But when it comes to housing, there may be no safe political ground. More »

Why Is Nevada Giving Up Its Early Primary?

Why Is Nevada Giving Up Its Early Primary?

Under pressure for messing with New Hampshire's traditional place in the calendar, Nevada Republicans just want the saga to end More »

The GOP's Hispanic Problem

The GOP's Hispanic Problem

As immigration becomes a flash point in the Republican presidential primary, Hispanic activists fear the party is squandering its future chances More »

Herman Cain's Smooth Talk

Herman Cain's Smooth Talk

Roughed up in Tuesday's debate, Cain still wins over audiences by dismissing his critics as a bunch of clueless politicians More »

Rick Perry Is Giving Himself a Makeover

Rick Perry Is Giving Himself a Makeover

The Texas governor has a new pitch to conservative voters that makes it clear he's not just a folksier version of Mitt Romney More »

Rick Perry Comes to Life, and He Really Doesn't Like Mitt Romney

Rick Perry Comes to Life, and He Really Doesn't Like Mitt Romney

After Tuesday night's brutal Republican debate in Las Vegas, the candidates could use a break from each other More »

Newt Gingrich Is Not Really Boycotting Nevada

Newt Gingrich Is Not Really Boycotting Nevada

On the trail with the Gingrich campaign -- Newt, Callista and their cartoon elephant -- it's all working out for the best More »

Nevada Is Romneyland

Nevada Is Romneyland

Why Mitt Romney is the prohibitive favorite in the Silver State -- hint: it's not just the Mormons -- and why a win there still might not help him More »

What to Watch for in Tonight's Republican Debate in Las Vegas

What to Watch for in Tonight's Republican Debate in Las Vegas

As the presidential primary candidates square off in yet another debate, attention is likely to focus more intensely than ever on Herman Cain More »

Democrats Ruffle Feathers With Vegas Venue

Democrats Ruffle Feathers With Vegas Venue

A local union official says the DNC's choice of a labor-unfriendly press conference site was "clueless" More »

Herman Cain for Senate? The Inside Story of His First Insurgent Campaign

Herman Cain for Senate? The Inside Story of His First Insurgent Campaign

Years ago in Georgia, the surging presidential candidate ran as an outsider against the establishment favorite -- and nearly succeeded More »

A Post-Thanksgiving New Hampshire Primary?

A Post-Thanksgiving New Hampshire Primary?

The Granite State could hold its primary as early as Dec. 6 if Nevada doesn't move its January caucus a few days More »

GOP Debate: Romney Strong, Cain Surging, Perry in Free-Fall

GOP Debate: Romney Strong, Cain Surging, Perry in Free-Fall

From Hanover, N.H., five things we learned from Tuesday's Republican debate on the economy More »

Christie Adds Spice to Romney's Campaign—and Defends His Faith

Christie Adds Spice to Romney's Campaign—and Defends His Faith

The New Jersey governor's fiery temperament makes him a welcome advocate for the mild-mannered GOP front-runner More »

Ron Paul Wins Values Voter Straw Poll

Ron Paul Wins Values Voter Straw Poll

The upshot of the social conservative conference isn't so much good for Paul as it is bad news for Rick Perry More »

Romney's Plea for 'Decency' at Values Summit

Romney's Plea for 'Decency' at Values Summit

His call for tolerance amid anti-Mormon furor puts Rick Perry in yet another awkward situation with religious conservatives More »

Another Ron Paul Production

Another Ron Paul Production

The libertarian congressman and his followers have become a familiar feature of Republican events More »

Herman Cain Rocks the House at Values Voter Summit

Herman Cain Rocks the House at Values Voter Summit

He may be the crowd favorite for now, but the pizza magnate is more likely to be the next Michele Bachmann than the next Rick Perry More »

Perry Talks Tough to Values Voters

Perry Talks Tough to Values Voters

Perry woos conservatives and distances himself from a controversial endorser who calls Mormonism a "cult" More »

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