Alan Schroeder, 05.05.2011

Associate professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University

If the purpose of Fox News is to promote Republicans, the opening debate of campaign 2012 did little to advance the cause. The event was like a party all the cool kids boycotted, leaving only an assortment of nerds to whip up their own brand of fun.

Linda Keenan and Janine R. Wedel, 05.05.2011

Former CNN Senior Producer

It is sadly telling that perhaps the most strident critic of a decision last week by some top Democrats to amass secret donations is a campaign finance crusader who is now out of power.

David Meadvin, 05.04.2011

President, Inkwell Strategies

Now Trump's in a pickle. How do you walk away from a presidential race when you're ahead? He finds himself teetering closer to the brink of a campaign he almost certainly never planned to enter.

Robert J. Elisberg, 05.03.2011

Political writer and screenwriter

That sucking sound you've been hearing is Republican presidential hopefuls going down the drain. Professional strength Liquid Plumber couldn't help now.

Robert L. Borosage, 05.03.2011

President, Institute for America's Future

The White House will be tempted to use the Osama bin Laden moment to claim their laurels. The president has turned an economy in free fall around, kept his promise to draw down in Iraq and to refocus on the terrorists who attacked us on 9-11. He can run on a record of accomplishment and good judgment. But, however tempting, that would be a mistake. The best hope for Obama and the country is for the president to use this moment when his judgment and leadership are being praised to focus Americans on the challenges we face at home. To do so, he'll have to change course dramatically.

Chris Weigant, 05.02.2011

Political Writer and Blogger at ChrisWeigant.com

To me, the most momentous phrase in the American lexicon is when a friend calls up and says some version of, "Turn on your television... to any channel." What made last night different, though, was that the news was not bad.

Andy Ostroy, 05.02.2011

Political & pop culture analyst

No, its not the new Broadway play starring Chris Rock and Bobby Cannevale. Rather, its the new horror show starring Mr. Dreadful Hair himself, Donald Trump.

William S. Becker, 04.30.2011

Energy and Climate Policy Expert, Natural Capitalism Solutions

Gasoline pricing is complex, but the politics are simple. If President Obama can't do much more about gasoline prices, why should he be blamed for them?

Paul Abrams, 04.28.2011

Last person on earth not on facebook

There is an insidious fantasy afoot in this country that you, the middle class, somehow do not have the right to make the government further your ends. Don't buy it.

Krystal Ball, 04.28.2011

Democratic strategist

Donald Trump is a monster of the Republican party's own making.

Stuart Whatley, 04.28.2011

Managing Blog Editor, Huffington Post

The salvaged billions from cutting federal gas industry subsidies should be redirected towards a "democracy subsidy" in the form of a tax deduction for everyone who votes in the next election cycles.

Max Fraad Wolff, 04.27.2011

Economist, NYC

We have often honored election traditions in American politics. This is particularly true of those election cycles that fall every 4 years when The Co...

Joseph A. Palermo, 04.27.2011

Associate Professor of American History, California State University, Sacramento

The Republican base matters, the Democratic base doesn't. That's how the game has played out for decades now, only now we're really in a deep crisis with neither the will nor the vision to climb out of it.

Lincoln Mitchell, 04.27.2011

Harriman Institute, Columbia University

The likely absence of any meaningful discussions of jobs during the election suggests that, at least at the elite level, there is a growing acceptance of widespread unemployment, as few believe anything can be done to bring these jobs back.

Jerry Kremer, 04.26.2011

Chairman, Empire Government Strategies

Sarah Palin will go down in the history books as having done substantial damage to her party not in one election, but in two. There is not much glory in being the only woman who had two bites of the political apple and failed both times.

Rick Horowitz, 04.26.2011

Columnist/commentator

Not everyone aboard the Uncle Sam is thinking the same way you're thinking. Over on the starboard side, they think buckets are an overreaction. Instead of buckets, they'd rather use teaspoons.

Arianna Huffington, 04.27.2011

Obama didn't win in 2008 by swerving to the middle. Instead of fighting for the ever-dwindling number of swing voters, Obama fought to win over the much larger number of voters who had turned their backs on the process.

Chris Weigant, 04.26.2011

Political Writer and Blogger at ChrisWeigant.com

Trump's celebrity value is showing up loud and clear on the straw polls. But this doesn't mean he is even going to run -- and if he does, it's likely not going to get him very far.

Keli Goff, 04.26.2011

Author, commentator and contributing editor, TheLoop21.com

If Donald Trump thought that he or any other GOP presidential contender had a decent shot at beating President Obama on the issues he would be talking about those issues instead of "the birth certificate."

Ed Koch, 04.25.2011

Former Mayor, New York City

The 2012 Presidential and Congressional election is all but over as a result of the adoption by the House of Representatives by a vote of 235 to 193,...

James Kotecki, 04.25.2011

Writer. Vlogger. Strategist.

Here's my review and analysis of Mitt Romney's first YouTube video of the 2012 presidential campaign. My main points: The empty football stadium loc...