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Dead party walking
Gary Kamiya
The GOP candidates are a feeble group of Bush imitators tied to his disastrous war. And unless the surge turns into a miracle, even front-runner McCain won't beat a Democrat.
Red State Update: A proper send-off for Chris Dodd and Joe Biden
Salon Staff
Jackie and Dunlap reenact the candidates' last phone call and you can sing along.
For Clinton, some pre-postmortems
Tim Grieve
What happens if she loses big in New Hampshire? Why wait to find out?
A Democratic donnybrook
Walter Shapiro
The debate was rich in sound and fury, but did little lasting damage to unruffled frontrunner Barack Obama.
How Barack Obama swept to victory in Iowa
Walter Shapiro, Joan Walsh, Mike Madden
In three different Des Moines precincts, a vote-by-vote account of how the Obama wave built.
Barack Obama’s breakthrough victory
Walter Shapiro
The Illinois senator with magnetic appeal still faces a formidable foe in Hillary Clinton. But his decisive win in Iowa propels him toward the Democratic nomination.
With the numbers in, Biden and Dodd are out
Tim Grieve
Bill Richardson says he's in the "final four."
Obama leads, but it’s still close
Tim Grieve
With 66 percent reporting, he's up by four percentage points over Clinton and Edwards.
Deal or no deal?
Mike Madden
Rumors fly about Bill Richardson and Joe Biden throwing support to Barack Obama. Don't believe them, the long shots say.
Let the voting begin
Compiled by Erin Renzas
Which Democrat should win the White House? On the eve of Iowa, Salon asks some favorite writers, activists and media personalities whose ticket they'll punch and why.
Bob Dylan’s guide to Iowa
Walter Shapiro
"Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is. Do you, Mr. Jones?"
Caucus for Biden, or he may kiss you!
Mike Madden
Biden pushes for a strong finish in Iowa, but will his supporters stick by him?
Which Democrat is a winner?
Walter Shapiro
With the Iowa caucuses looming, victory-hungry Democrats want to know -- who is the most "electable"? Here's our best (totally wild) guess as to how each candidate might fare in November.
Obama’s European problem
Joe Conason
The senator may have traveled widely, but the critically important subcommittee on Europe has languished under his leadership.
The Bhutto test
Joan Walsh
It's tacky to use tragedy for political gain, but it's fair to examine how both parties' presidential candidates responded to Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Fair, and pretty depressing.
Peggy Noonan is a serious “grown-up”
Glenn Greenwald
"We can't have a president who spent two minutes on YouTube staring in a mirror and poofing his hair. Really, we just can't."
Benazir Bhutto casts a shadow over Iowa
Walter Shapiro
The assassination in Pakistan had the candidates responding to the real world -- ever so briefly.
Joe Biden plays Cassandra
Walter Shapiro
Amid the winter carnival of politics, it is easy to forget that as Iowa goes, so goes U.S. policy toward Pakistan and Russia.
Bill Richardson on the attack
Walter Shapiro
In the first negative ad of the Democratic race, the New Mexico long shot goes after his rivals on Iraq.
No Democrat wanted Joe Lieberman’s endorsement
Glenn Greenwald
The media's treatment of Lieberman as an Oracle of Independence is the opposite of what he really is.
Lieberman endorses McCain’s wobbly straight talk
Tim Grieve
He says McCain had the courage to speak out on Iraq when others were "silent."
The last Iowa debate (Thank God!)
Walter Shapiro
The Democrats have their final pre-caucus debate, and it's just as dull as Wednesday's Republican dud. When Mike Huckabee tells Elizabeth Edwards a debate is boring, it's boring.
The GOP’s Iran option is off the table
Juan Cole
Rudy Giuliani was counting on Iran as a weapon of mass distraction in the '08 race. But the flailing Republican right has just been disarmed.
Are you there, God? It’s me, Rudy
Thomas F. Schaller
An unholy trinity of issues -- abortion, immigration and his messy personal life -- could hurt Giuliani's chances with his key constituency, Catholic voters.
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