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On the Trail 2004:
Dispatches from Campaign 2004.
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- Why Kerry Lost He was good. Bush was better.
Nov. 3, 2004 - Blame the Electoral College Kerry will lose, but he shouldn't be asked to quit before the game is over.
Nov. 3, 2004 - Blame Nader The undecideds broke for the other challenger.
Nov. 3, 2004 - Lockhart Ranks the States He predicts victory in New Hampshire, Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Mexico, and Nevada.
Nov. 3, 2004 - Halftime Score Joe Lockhart grades the Democratic ground game.
Nov. 2, 2004 - The Other Incumbent Rule Why Kerry must win convincingly Tuesday.
Nov. 2, 2004 - The Bush Victory Party Plus, poetic justice for the new Congress.
Nov. 2, 2004 - The GOP's 'Heidi Game' Does Bush now have a sports gaffe of his own?
Nov. 1, 2004 - The Vanishing Nonvoter Has Karl Rove brought too many new people to politics?
Oct. 31, 2004 - One Nation Under Bush At a campaign rally, Republicans recite the "Bush Pledge."
Oct. 29, 2004 - Florida's Absent Ballots In Palm Beach County, voters choose paper over pixels.
Oct. 28, 2004 - Sticks Nix Veep Pick John Edwards hasn't won rural voters.
Oct. 27, 2004 - What Would John Paul Do? Liberal Catholics profess their faith in Kerry.
Oct. 26, 2004 - I Want My GOTV Who has the better organization in Ohio, Bush or Kerry?
Oct. 25, 2004 - Second Best Should Democrats worry if Kerry noses ahead of Bush?
Oct. 23, 2004 - Kerry Isn't Al Gore But this may be the first time that's a bad thing.
Oct. 22, 2004 - Bush's Ohio Valley Why has he stopped campaigning here?
Oct. 21, 2004 - Kerry vs. His Script Why can't the man read a simple speech?
Oct. 20, 2004 - Kerry Speaks French But does anyone know what he said?
Oct. 19, 2004 - Kerry's Poll Position The campaign argues that he's not really behind.
Oct. 18, 2004 - Kerry's Wrong Track Are his poll numbers moving down?
Oct. 17, 2004 - Kerry Puts the Gloves On The "rope-a-dope" strategy reaches its logical conclusion.
Oct. 16, 2004 - Bush's Big Mistake Kerry didn't knock the president out in the debate, but maybe he'll score one Thursday.
Oct. 14, 2004 - Unanswered Questions The third debate should be about foreign policy, too.
Oct. 13, 2004 - Bush's Bulge The conspiracy theorists are surely wrong. But what is it?
Oct. 12, 2004 - Which Terrorist Is Kerry? Choose from Bin Laden, Qaddafi, and Abu Abbas.
Oct. 10, 2004 - The $84 Question The debate was a draw, but Bush's truth troubles continue.
Oct. 9, 2004 - What They Won't Say Would these debate talking points help Bush and Kerry?
Oct. 8, 2004 - Cheney Drops the Ball The vice president declines to refute Edwards during the debate.
Oct. 6, 2004 - The Post-Debate Debate Who's winning now, Bush or Kerry?
Oct. 3, 2004 - Scenes From Spin Alley Karl Rove, Mike McCurry, and other surrogates score the debate.
Oct. 1, 2004 - Daydreaming About Dean Would he have fared better than Kerry?
Sept. 30, 2004 - Bush's Aura Returns Karl Rove, inevitability, and Baghdad Bob.
Sept. 27, 2004 - Great Expectations Why is Kerry disparaging Bush before their first debate?
Sept. 25, 2004 - Long Live McCurry! Reporters love the new guy on the plane.
Sept. 24, 2004 - Ill Communication Will sickness stop the coming "Kerry surge" stories?
Sept. 23, 2004 - Kerry Answers Questions! The press still doesn't understand his position on Iraq.
Sept. 22, 2004 - Cheney's Burden The case for war vs. the case for peace.
Sept. 21, 2004 - Country Feedback How to tell whether picking Edwards was a good idea.
Sept. 18, 2004 - No, Really, It's About Vietnam Going Upriver supports the idea that this election is about the past.
Sept. 16, 2004 - Kerry's New Movie Going Upriver rebuts the Swift Boat vets, but it will also bring them back.
Sept. 15, 2004 - The Foreign Wives Club Teresa Heinz Kerry's accent problem.
Sept. 13, 2004 - Anniversary Edition At a 9/11 commemoration, a few relatives talk politics.
Sept. 11, 2004 - Shrum Strikes Back? Kerry's for the people. They're for the powerful.
Sept. 11, 2004 - Looking Backward Did Kerry learn the right lesson from Dukakis?
Sept. 10, 2004 - Kerry Returns to Form Maybe he should call Clinton again.
Sept. 9, 2004 - Kerry in Black and White The candidate discovers the virtues of moral clarity.
Sept. 8, 2004 - Local Headline of the Week Breaking news from a campaign battleground.
Sept. 7, 2004 - Kerry's Deathbed Conversion What the candidate learned from Clinton.
Sept. 7, 2004 - I Love 9/11 The GOP convention's nostalgia for tragedy.
Sept. 3, 2004 - Running Scared Guess what? Republicans fear the other guy more than they like their own.
Sept. 2, 2004 - Playing to Strength Why the Democrats should stop calling Bush stubborn.
Sept. 1, 2004 - Their Kind of Town The Republicans plant Red America's flag in Manhattan.
Aug. 31, 2004 - Dubya Dubya Two Boston was the Vietnam convention. Is New York WWII?
Aug. 30, 2004 - For Shame A leaked video reveals what Bob Dole really thinks about Bush's tactics.
Aug. 27, 2004 - Local Press Lede of the Week What Tip O'Neill said.
Aug. 27, 2004 - John Edwards' To-Do List The running mate's stump speech, minus the bromides.
Aug. 26, 2004 - Dog Bites President Edwards snarls at Bush, this time with feeling.
Aug. 25, 2004 - Edwards Buries the Hatchet Is his Mr. Nice Guy act too much like Joe Lieberman's?
Aug. 24, 2004 - The Right Rev. George W. Bush Among the worshippers at the president's traveling revival show.
Aug. 6, 2004 - Looking Backward On the stump, Bush sells his first term, not his second.
Aug. 5, 2004 - The Composite Candidate Eight losers helped John Kerry write his acceptance speech.
July 30, 2004 - I'm a War Vice President Edwards' speech was lackluster, but it did the job.
July 29, 2004 - The Deaniacs Live! On the convention floor with the last true believers.
July 28, 2004 - The Cheese Stands Alone Even Bill Clinton can't win the presidency for John Kerry.
July 27, 2004 - The Copycat Convention Are the Democrats stealing from the Republicans?
July 26, 2004 - John Kerry's Five-Star Campaign How many millions can you spend in three weeks?
July 9, 2004 - And They're Off Day 1 of the Kerry-Edwards campaign.
July 8, 2004 - The Pretender John Edwards was never a serious candidate.
March 3, 2004 - Trading Places Kerry and Edwards switch roles in Los Angeles.
Feb. 27, 2004 - Dean Goes Offline Plus, should Edwards thank Drudge?
Feb. 18, 2004 - The Final Days Will anyone but Kerry remain in the race after Wisconsin?
Feb. 16, 2004 - Dismissed The general meets his Little Big Horn.
Feb. 11, 2004 - That '70s Campaign Al Gore thinks it's 1976 all over again.
Feb. 9, 2004 - Who's No. 2? Clark, Dean, and Edwards are going in circles.
Feb. 8, 2004 - Winning Isn't Everything Clark and Edwards finish first, but they're still not in second.
Feb. 4, 2004 - From the Mouths of Babes The general's son on sweaters, speeding tickets, and the corrupt political press.
Feb. 3, 2004 - Republican Campaign Preview George W. Bush's 9/11 candidacy.
Feb. 3, 2004 - Howard Dean's Day Off Is the governor going underground after New Hampshire?
Jan. 28, 2004 - Landslide Kerry The mystifying appeal of the Massachusetts senator.
Jan. 26, 2004 - Closing Arguments The candidates make their final pitches in New Hampshire.
Jan. 25, 2004 - Is He Still Here? John Kerry can't get rid of Howard Dean.
Jan. 23, 2004 - Howard Dean's Very Bad Night Why his campaign flopped in Iowa.
Jan. 20, 2004 - The Iowa Primary? If too many voters turn out, Dean and Gephardt are in trouble.
Jan. 19, 2004 - Organization Man Why the Dean campaign isn't worried about Zogby.
Jan. 18, 2004 - Mystery Candidate What explains John Kerry's rise in the polls?
Jan. 17, 2004 - Who's No. 1? Everyone's a front-runner in Iowa.
Jan. 15, 2004 - Wesley Clark's Loose Lips Six quotes overheard in New Hampshire.
Jan. 13, 2004 - Wesley Clark Buys a Sweater With the candidate in the dressing rooms of New Hampshire.
Jan. 9, 2004 - General Electric Why is Wesley Clark so excited? He's being attacked by Howard Dean.
Jan. 7, 2004 - The Second-Place Candidate Wesley Clark plants his flag in New Hampshire.
Jan. 7, 2004 - A Browser's Guide to Campaign 2004, Cont'd Slate reads another Dean book so you don't have to.
Jan. 3, 2004
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