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08/26/2008

William McKenzie: Can Obama score among 'values voters'?
Democrats are making a play this week for those "values voters" whose faith shapes their politics. Some party secularists may not like that, but they do want to win. And they have a new opening, for which they can thank Barack Obama and Karl Rove.

08/19/2008

William McKenzie: McCain should push health care edge
John McCain is not providing an explanatory narrative about how his domestic policies would reshape America for the better. Look at his health care plan. Normally a Democratic issue, his revolutionary approach speaks more to the little guy than Barack Obama's plan.

08/12/2008

William McKenzie: What Obama can learn from past Dems
A presidential candidate's position on capital gains taxes won't make or break an election, but it does reveal that candidate's understanding of the dynamics of an economy and his grasp of the relationship between tax policy and markets.

08/05/2008

William McKenzie: How Bush can help McCain
When he returns to Texas, George W. Bush will have plenty of time to think back on why on earth he let his Justice Department turn into a playground for partisans, ridiculing his pledge to run an administration free of Clinton-style politics.John McCain already has started running away from that shameful part of the Bush legacy, just as the presumptive GOP nominee backpedaled as fast as an Olympian cyclist from the $480 billion deficit Mr. Bush faces on the last months of his watch.

07/29/2008

William McKenzie: For now, it's all about Obama
Polls can be hard to decipher, but there were two illuminating findings in the July 24 Wall Street Journal /NBC News presidential poll. The results sum up the dilemma facing Barack Obama.

07/22/2008

William McKenzie: Mexico can't let Juárez implode
CIUDAD JUÁREZ – This border town is a strange place these days. It's become a city of light and a city of darkness. How the struggle between these two sides turns out will affect U.S.-Mexico relations for a long time.

07/15/2008

William McKenzie: Pentecostals could influence swing states
When Reunion Arena closed last month, most of us in Dallas focused on the end of an era for the basketball showcase. But the religious revival held at Reunion on the night of its last hurrah also had plenty to say about the future, politically speaking.

07/01/2008

Who's winning at the All-Star break?
We've reached politics' equivalent of the All-Star break. The presidential nominations are lined up. The edge is off the campaigns for the Fourth of July. And the fall election remains many games away.