One of the reasons there is such a wide divergence in various polls is their methodology Some only use land lines and some include cell phone-only voters It makes a difference

The conventional wisdom about the 2008 election is nearly unanimous John McCain closed the gap with Barack Obama when he emphasized cultural and moral issues especially in his vice-presidential choice of Sarah Palin who put some lipstick on the often angry face of social conservatism But the Wa

Tomorrow on WHYY s Radio Times nbsp from Philadelphia I will be doing a live discussion about the politics of abortion in the 2008 election with Amy Sullivan from Time magazine and program host Marty Moss-Coane from 10-11 AM Be sure to tune in on the radio or online

We had a panel discussion at Catholic University yesterday on the Catholic Vote in the 2008 election You can see it on C-Span by clicking here The central question was this Is there a Catholic vote anymore and if so what will drive it in the 2008 election cycle The different panelists had th

Who speaks for the Church in the realm of politics The question has been the subject of some controversy in recent days Bishop Martino in Scranton showed up at a politics forum that was discussing the U S Catholic Bishops rsquo Conference document Faithful Citizenship Instead of commending hi

The election is only two weeks away You can expect the national polls to get a little tighter as we get closer to election day and undecided voters make their decision Political theorists have different theories about how late deciding voters will break but the truth is that most times most peop

Newscasters were swooning over the news that Colin Powell was endorsing Barack Obama Powell served George Bush 41 as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Bush 43 as Secretary of State so the endorsement was certainly newsworthy But it doesn rsquo t make much of a difference at this point For all

In 2004 the Al Smith Dinner did not invite the presidential candidates because one of them was a pro-choice Catholic But this year the tradition returned white tie and tails the Cardinal-Archbishop of New York presiding and both presidential candidates yucking it up Best lines of the night w

The Commonwealth of Virginia has seen its voter registration rolls increase by ten percent this year the largest single-year increase in memory And a new report worries that the state may not be ready to handle all these newcomers on election Recent reports about fraudulent registrations only ma

When it came time to promote new generals Napoleon would consult with his military aides They would brief the emperor on the education and experience of those seeking elevation in the ranks Yes yes Napoleon would reply But is he lucky Barack Obama is lucky His opponent John McCain gave h