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The enthusiasm gap

This election, with Obama having stoked pennant fever in Denver, it is the Dems who have cornered the excitement market
The selection of gun-shooting, anti-abortion, creationist, doctrinaire conservative Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as John McCain’s vice-presidential nominee has finally got the GOP’s conservative base excited.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | September 03, 2008

Using the Web to stop a war

Wes is more
Wesley Clark is 62 years old. He is a retired four-star general, and is the former supreme allied commander of NATO. He also has a MySpace page.
By MIKE MILIARD | March 14, 2007

Out-of-body politic

Peace, protest, and pig grenades in Second Life
The January 27 march against the Iraq War in Washington DC attracted tens of thousands of protestors, but did it crash the Capitol? Its virtual counterpart did.
By SARA DONNELLY | February 07, 2007

Welcome to the real world

Virtual insanity
When it comes to Second Life ( SL ), the immersive “metaverse” that’s gotten reams of breathless media coverage over the past six months, hard numbers are hard to come by.
By MIKE MILIARD | January 24, 2007

Seven for seven

What’s news in the New Year? Plan on these stories dominating Boston’s media landscape.
While coverage of the Red Sox is always excessive (except for the sweet deals they get from the politicians, but whatever), the arrival of Daisuke Matsuzaka will make things even worse than usual.
By ADAM REILLY | December 29, 2006

Ten to beat

Which Republican Senate incumbents are ripe for the picking in '08?
Which Republican Senate incumbents are ripe for the picking in '08?
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | December 27, 2006

Conspiracy of silence

Letters to the Boston Editor: September 1, 2006
Your editorial on security in the US post-9/11 made me angry enough to actually write back.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | August 30, 2006

Hunting the wild Deaniac

Mark Warner switches from right-winger to insurgent outsider. Will the grassroots buy it?
Former Virginia governor Mark Warner was in New Hampshire last weekend trying very badly to capture the insurgent-outsider mantle that Howard Dean almost rode to the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | August 29, 2006

The real anti-Hillary stands up

John Edwards stakes his claim
According to John Edwards, America has too many politicians (focus-grouped, poll-obsessed, expedient) and not enough leaders (principled, candid, sincere).
By ADAM REILLY | August 27, 2008

Will Harvard get presidential in ’08?

Crimson pride
As the pool of presidential candidates starts to take shape, some people are looking for leadership, ideas, or experience.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | July 26, 2006

How to neuter the Republicans

Can netroots bloggers bring down the GOP?
A heavy burden lay upon the first convention of the “netroots” — that amorphous mass of progressive activists participating in blogs and grassroots organizations outside of the Democratic Party — in Las Vegas earlier this month. Netrooting for Dems: Ten blogs to bookmark for the ’08 race. By David S. Bernstein
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | June 21, 2006

Hoosier daddy

Spooked by Hillary? Evan Bayh could be your man in 2008
You already know the plot for the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries.
By ADAM REILLY | March 31, 2006

The wrong stuff

These should be the best of times for Democrats. So how will they blow it in 2006? Let us count the ways
You can’t blame Democrats for feeling optimistic. In 2005, George W. Bush staggered through as rough a stretch as any modern president has experienced.
By DAN KENNEDY | December 29, 2005