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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There has been no shortage of targets for partisans of all persuasions this election season. But one group has come under fire from all sides: pollsters, who in these
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Running the country is no game. It just sounds like one sometimes. In the Bush White House, sports are a metaphor for life. Better keep up if you want to play.
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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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The emotions are as jumbled as the campaign posters are clear. There is fear over the vote, hope for the future, disdain at the parties, and resilience among the people.
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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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The Budget Office and the case of the disappearing public interest
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Political couch potatoes who can't get enough of the impending presidential election will find endless fun with "The Political Machine." This new PC game from Ubisoft pits you as a string-pulling presidential puppet master, aka the campaign manager.
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The flow of people between the campaigns and advocacy groups is alarming those who fought for tighter campaign finance rules.
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Debunking the falsehoods springing from this November's contest
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Analysis: Vulnerability helped Clinton win in New Hampshire, but tears and politics still don't mix
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Both sides of the political spectrum twist the truth in their media briefs, according to a website that's tracking the spin. The system of half truths make it hard for ordinary folks to become informed.
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The party that lost on Nov. 2 wrestles with how to add nuance on a key cultural divide in America.
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Since Nov. 2, countless Kerry supporters have been flocking to the Internet in search of a postelection pick-me-up. Here are some of the imaginative ways they are coping with sorrow and anger online
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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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Analysis Fragmentation and US indifference