The Crying Game, and the Political Herd
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Social scientists say that linking emotional breakdowns to ballots cannot be dismissed easily.
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Inundated with politics long before  the 2008 presidential election, U.S. voters are in danger of  suffering wearying bouts of the uniquely American affliction of  &quot;campaign fatigue&quot; in coming months.
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The political battleground in the presidential campaign has shifted from states like Ohio and Florida to Vietnam. The all-too-real battleground of three decades ago is once again playing a
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Shocked supporters of defeated US presidential candidate John Kerry are seeking help from psychologists, who refer to their condition as &quot;post-election selection trauma.&quot;
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By Dan Barkin, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 23--If you want to get a good argument going, start a discussion about tear-downs.
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For years, political scientists assumed our political leanings came from the way we were raised and the company we keep. You're a screaming liberal? Must be because you were raised in a household full of screaming liberals. You're an arch conservative? Must be because of that college you went to.
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"Feeding frenzy." That's how one report described the latest battle in the gaming wars, in which shoppers braved day-long lines or camped out in cold weather for new consoles from Nintendo and Sony. Their mood, often within minutes, went from anticipation to excitation to flat-out desperation, as many were turned away empty-handed.
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Okay, wonks: Think you know how the political game works?
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With the campaign jabber of the 2008 elections already getting loud, an organization that promotes transparency in politics hopes one slice of the Web can promote reasonable, intelligent debate about issues.
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An election campaign parades the political divide in the community. Yesterday, amid the extraordinary uncertainty about whether Australians had been taken hostage in Iraq, we saw the glue that unites the two sides of politics.
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It's a voluntary army vs. a professional force. Button-down Republicans vs. street-wise Democrats. It's the ground war of American politics, with allies of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry spending fortunes to find their supporters and &#151; here's the hard, final part &#151; get them to vote.
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The sound of head-scratching coming from Democratic circles will likely be as much a part of autumn as the rustle of leaves. Walloped on Election Day, top Democrats are dazed, dispirited
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Comment is free: Jonathan Freedland: The lessons of successive US elections are clear: voters want their leaders to appeal to the heart, not just the intellect.
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Choosing a theme song for a political  campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.
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I work with political consultants. Some of my best friends are political consultants. But John Kerry&#39;s presidential campaign suffers from &quot;consultant overload syndrome.
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This presidential election has been described by many as one in which morality mattered most to voters. But that perception may be driven at least partially by how pollsters asked voters about their priority issues.
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Polls run by news sites to gauge public opinion of politicians are turning into partisan tools for political spin doctors. People voting, often repeatedly, in response to e-mails from their favored candidates can skew the results. By Louise Witt.