Molly Ball

Romney's comments about the "47 percent" -- an imagined Democratic-voting underclass -- highlighted a problem for Obama: His 2008 voters may not show up in 2012. More »

If he still believes "you can't change Washington from the inside," the president hasn't mastered the art of getting things done in the Capitol. More »

Catching up with Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson, who's made marijuana legalization a centerpiece of his 2012 presidential campaign More »

They're not victims with an entitlement complex. They're not bitterly clinging to religion. And they favor Romney, but not by as wide a margin as he needs to win. More »

Could Gary Johnson’s turn as a pro-legalization Libertarian swing the presidential election?

Time and again, Romney doubles down rather than admit he's erred. Is he still terrified of being seen as a flip-flopper? More »

In decrying Obama voters as "victims" who are "dependent on government," Romney taps a favorite theme of Tea Party conservatives. More »

The Republican candidate hopes to convince voters he's turning the page -- by promising to keep doing exactly what he's been doing so far. More »

To "values voters," the problem with Romney's campaign is not enough red meat -- and not enough Paul Ryan. More »

His party worries that he's losing the election, but Romney appears no nimbler or more aggressive than before. More »

Here's what the crisis showed about how the candidates do -- and don't -- differ on foreign affairs. More »

As Republicans and Democrats alike judge his response to the embassy attacks harshly, this could be a turning point. More »

CC Goldwater reveres her grandfather's legacy -- and says he wouldn't recognize today's GOP. Last week in Charlotte, she helped renominate President Obama. More »

The fact that the president is pulling ahead in the polls means Mitt Romney missed his biggest opportunity of the race so far. More »

In a major shift, education reformers are now influential at the highest levels of the party once dominated by the teachers unions. More »

Two weeks of partisan pageantry leave voters with little reason to believe either candidate has a better future to offer. More »

Once the vice-presidential nominee of a major political party, Palin now wonders why "bigwig elites" even know who she is. More »

In a perplexingly lifeless convention address, the president fails to live up to his reputation as a brilliant orator. More »

Traffic on the social-media service is massively higher for the Democratic convention this week than for last week's Republican gathering. More »

In an era of substance-free rhetoric, Clinton blew away the Democratic convention with a dense, didactic act of political persuasion. More »