Most Americans are worse off than they were four years ago. Why, then, do most pundits expect Mr Obama to win?
A gloomy appraisal of Capitol Hill partisanship gets much right but pulls too many punches when it comes to identifying a solution
The ex-senator managed to endure when a succession of others did not
The words ‘Islam’ and ‘Muslim’ are overused and have become catch-all terms to explain everything
Angry response from the shooter’s father
As other nations rise, the US is in relative economic decline – and the country’s political system is making things worse
Romney struggles to win over the conservative base
Conservative candidate gets a ‘Bayou bounce’
Republicans finally opt for credibility over ideology
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