As long as there has been an American press, our elections have been fought in the media. What’s notable about Election 2004 is how much of it was fought against the media. Throughout the ...

In the days before George W. Bush was re-elected President of the United States, a story spread through the back alleys of official Washington: Bush had allegedly called Secretary of State ...

The last time a presidential debate was held in Arizona was when Arizona State University hosted just weeks before the 2004 election. President George W. Bush and John Kerry met at the Gammage Theater ...

Introduction and Summary Americans view Howard Dean as more liberal than the other leading Democratic candidates and far more liberal than the way they see themselves. For his part, President Bush is ...

— The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending. — Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant ...

Summary of Findings A week’s worth of criticism of his pre-Sept. 11 record on terrorism has had little impact on President Bush’s support among voters. He is now running even with Sen. John Kerry in a ...