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Obama's Odds

Despite poll data that seem to forecast a big Democratic win, most analysts privately expect another close race.

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Ready or Not?

If Barack Obama can emulate Reagan and cross the acceptability threshold, he will not only win but win big.

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Generation Gap

Obama is losing white voters born between 1944 and 1958 --pretty much the lion's share of the Baby Boomers -- by 18 percentage points.

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The Democrat's Bounce

Barack Obama is holding a steady 7-point lead over John McCain in Gallup's daily tracking poll.

Defense

Chertoff, lawmaker clash over chemical security bill

Measure would require the department to issue new security regulations by October 2009.

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Singing the Down-Ballot Blues

Republican congressional candidates should move closer to John McCain.

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Gearing Up

Democrats must be prepared to trot out Plan B, which hinges on the distinct possibility that Florida will slip out of reach again.

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A Punishing Mood

Voters are clearly still very upset with Republicans and don't seem to have finished venting their spleens.

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Hard Knocks

Now Barack Obama can't enter the general election contest unmindful of the resistance that he is encountering from older and downscale white voters.

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Upset Republicans

Recent special elections for House seats have sent a message to Republicans.

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The Rev. Kamikaze

The race that seemed to be over may not be over, thanks to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

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Hillary’s Political Purgatory

Even in victory, Clinton isn’t getting any closer to winning the Democratic nomination.

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The Chemistry Experiment

The story isn't what Hillary Clinton did wrong but what Barack Obama did right.

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The GOP's 'Electile Dysfunction'

Even if Republican voters turn out at normal rates for the election, that might not be enough to win.

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Battling a Headwind

It's hard to find an Al Gore or John Kerry state that John McCain can move into the GOP column in November.

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McCain's Own Surge

The GOP has serious problems in the fall, but John McCain may not be one of them.

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Monumental Incompetence

Florida and its Democratic Party have opted for the political equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Judgment Calls

If the Obama-Clinton contest is a dead heat at the end of the last primaries and caucuses, superdelegates could flip the outcome.

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Starting Line

Hillary Clinton's decisive victory in Ohio shifted the momentum yet again in the Democratic race--and prolongs the fight to the finish.

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The Democrats' Advantages

The Democrats have money and history on their side going into the general election.