Catching Election Fever, Be It Fahrenheit or Celsius- October 28, 2004 People tell each other they can't wait for the election to be over, but in the last days the suspense has become its own addiction. The big finish will be bigger than the last episode of "Friends," bigger than the finale of "The Apprentice," bigger than Mr. Big's reunion with Carrie.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/10/28/AR2005033112533.html?nav=r... An Election Process Deflated by Airheads- October 21, 2004 In the end this election is probably not going to turn on something important. The October surprise, the grand, explosive news finish everyone talks about, is less likely to close the deal than some dopey, misappropriated sound bite that cuts through to the undecided airheads. The Mary Cheney flap brought this home with a vengeance, as the latest Wall Street Journal poll showed with Kerry slipping in four battleground states after the third debate. The one thing a candidate can't do when...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/10/21/AR2005033112522.html?nav=r... Slouching Toward Washington- October 14, 2004 Election tension is worse in New York now that John Kerry seems to have a chance of winning. It was almost easier when his was a sort of Children's Crusade with no one actually believing he would make it to Jerusalem.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/10/14/AR2005033112432.html?nav=r... In His Seat of Power, Cheney Stands His Ground- October 7, 2004 It was the giant armadillo vs. the baby cougar. The split screen wreaked its havoc on the Cheney-Edwards debate Tuesday night. If you'd been listening on the radio John Edwards would have won by a pencil, but in a 90-minute two-shot the gravitas gap was a problem for him.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/10/07/AR2005033112205.html?nav=r... |