Reid Wilson

Reid Wilson is editor-in-chief of National Journal's Hotline

Republicans Want to Reform the Electoral College to Help Themselves

Republicans Want to Reform the Electoral College to Help Themselves

Seeking to cut into Democrats' advantage, the plan would eliminate winner-take-all elections and allocate electoral votes based on congressional districts. More »

Democrats Prepare to Bring Out the Big Gun in Charlotte: Bill Clinton

Democrats Prepare to Bring Out the Big Gun in Charlotte: Bill Clinton

What a difference four years makes: After demonizing the former president, Obama turns to him for a marquee convention speaking slot. More »

Romney's Swiss Bank Account Is a Gift for Democrats

Romney's Swiss Bank Account Is a Gift for Democrats

The GOP candidate's off-shore accounts will be used to tar him during the campaign, but it could have been a lot worse. More »

Reality Check: This Is Still Romney's Race to Lose

Reality Check: This Is Still Romney's Race to Lose

Forget Newtmentum, tax-return controvesries, and Santorum's Iowa victory. Only Romney is ready for the long haul to the nomination. More »

How Demographic Shifts Could Keep Obama in the White House

How Demographic Shifts Could Keep Obama in the White House

The president's 2012 prospects look shaky, but he'll benefit from population trends that show his coalition growing in key battlegrounds More »

In Senate Races, Republicans Have the Upper Hand

In Senate Races, Republicans Have the Upper Hand

The 2012 election is shaping up a lot like 2006 -- except this time the GOP is poised to oust Democratic incumbents More »

In the SuperPAC Era, Candidate Fundraising Doesn't Always Matter

In the SuperPAC Era, Candidate Fundraising Doesn't Always Matter

When outside groups can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money, politicians' own coffers mean less More »

There Is No GOP Establishment

There Is No GOP Establishment

The Republican Party remains factionalized, with no oligarchy of elders to select a challenger for Barack Obama in 2012 More »

Romney and Perry: Tortoise and Hare?

Romney and Perry: Tortoise and Hare?

The former Massachusetts governor has survived challenge after challenge. Will slow and steady win the 2012 race? More »

Can Obama Win on Likability?

Can Obama Win on Likability?

Americans think the president is a swell guy, but they don't approve of the job he is doing. What's more important for him in 2012? More »

From 'Mom in Tennis Shoes' to One of the Nation's Most Powerful Democrats

From 'Mom in Tennis Shoes' to One of the Nation's Most Powerful Democrats

Patty Murray is now a "super committee" member and fundraising chief More »

Republican Groups Divided Over Boehner's Debt Plan

Republican Groups Divided Over Boehner's Debt Plan

Two powerful interests see the speaker's bill differently, and GOP lawmakers are caught in the middle More »

GOP Leaders Slowly Convincing Fellow Republicans to Raise the Debt Ceiling

GOP Leaders Slowly Convincing Fellow Republicans to Raise the Debt Ceiling

For John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, the challenge of recent negotiations has been selling younger lawmakers on the idea of a higher limit More »

Outside Groups Deflate Obama's Bully Pulpit

Outside Groups Deflate Obama's Bully Pulpit

With groups like American Crossroads spending millions to control the national debate, what's a president to do? More »

Governors Drive the Political Discussion

Governors Drive the Political Discussion

The GOP takeover of 2010 is being felt in the states and could give Republicans an advantage in 2012 More »

The Fall of the GOP's Turnout Operation

The Fall of the GOP's Turnout Operation

Republicans once wielded a feared election machine. Nowadays, it's underfunded, out of date, and leaves the party vulnerable in 2012 More »

The Declining Relevance of Parties

The Declining Relevance of Parties

Outside groups that make independent expenditures have become a Washington cottage industry all its own More »

Can Pawlenty Be the GOP's Alternative to Obama?

Can Pawlenty Be the GOP's Alternative to Obama?

Where the former Minnesota governor fails to excite, he comes off as qualified and credible More »

Running for the Money

Running for the Money

The GOP presidential "field" is full of candidates who may just want to sell books More »

Sen. Scott Brown Reveals Childhood Sexual Abuse

Sen. Scott Brown Reveals Childhood Sexual Abuse

The Republican from Mass. details the abuse in a new book and "60 Minutes" interview to air Sunday More »

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