William Schneider

An exchange of blows between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama was bound to happen.… More »

John Edwards made poverty an issue in his 2004 campaign for the White House. This time around, he has company: Barack Obama is also working to put poverty back on the political agenda.… More »

Religion now looms larger than economic class as a source of political division.… More »

This is an anti-establishment year, which is helping Barack Obama and hurting John McCain.… More »

President Bush has made good on his pledge to move the Supreme Court to the right. As a result, the Court could be more of an issue in the 2008 presidential race than it was in 2004.… More »

The collapse of the Senate immigration bill makes the 2008 GOP presidential race even muddier.… More »

Even though he's a former senator, Fred Thompson is positioned to run against Washington.… More »

In three competitive swing states, Muslim-American voters could make a difference.… More »

The rise in Hispanic voters can help Democrats—unless an anti-immigrant backlash kicks in.… More »

Iraq doesn't sound like a kitchen-table issue, but it's what voters are most worried about.… More »

The legislative process pushes the parties together. The presidential campaign pulls them apart.… More »

Republican presidential candidates haven't hesitated to speak ill of their fellow hopefuls.… More »

Democrats and Republicans are framing the Supreme Court abortion ruling in very different ways.… More »

Bill Clinton triangulated on welfare reform. Can George W. Bush do the same on immigration?… More »

First-quarter fundraising totals have opened up the presidential races in both parties.… More »

Bill Clinton's popularity has gone up as George W. Bush's has gone down.… More »

Congressional Republicans will start clamoring for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to go if they feel the U.S. attorney controversy has become politically threatening to them.… More »

Changes in the presidential primary calendar will make New Hampshire more important than ever.… More »

Democrats are facing intense pressure to cut off funding for the Iraq war immediately.… More »

Barack Obama and Rudy Guiliani are the rock stars of the 2008 race.… More »