… If the Electoral College does come into play, on what will the outcome hinge? As we head toward to Republican convention, here’s a late-summer assessment—not so much a prediction as a viewer’s guide to the fall contest. [cont.] William Galston, The New Republic Read more »

… Conventions have little official function anymore. So their value to the candidates — the value that can produce an average five-percentage-point “bounce” in a candidate’s standing in the polls — is based on the intensive media coverage that focuses voters on the party’s ticket. Mitt Romney’s campaign faces a […] Read more »