A Grain of Salt

Sept. 15, 2015

Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps The problem with polls: Opinion researchers preach restraint for horse race journalists ELON, N.C. 鈥 They are Donald Trump鈥檚 raison d鈥櫭猼re and cause for major Hillary Clinton headaches: Public opinion polls are the prime driver of much of the 2016 presidential campaign trail news. Media...

Daddy issues in Henrico County, VA

Sept. 15, 2015

n our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Don Boswell 鈥 Henrico County GOP Chairman Don Boswell. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淚 personally viewed George Herbert Walker Bush as being too Ivy...

Virginia says, 鈥榊ou are welcome, America.鈥

Sept. 15, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Tucker Martin 鈥 GOP VA Consultant, Christie Super PAC Adviser Tucker Martin. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淰irginia is probably the most tradition-bound state in...

Football trumps partisanship

Sept. 10, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Richard 鈥淒ickie鈥 Cranwell 鈥 Former Chairman of Virginia Democrats Richard 鈥淒ickie鈥 Cranwell. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淲hen I ran for the state House in...

How to win New Hampshire from South Vietnam

Sept. 3, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Tom Rath 鈥 Kasich Adviser, Former NH Attorney General Tom Rath. Photo: Rath Law 鈥淎t the end of the day, neither Barry Goldwater nor...

Want to sway Wisconsin Democrats? Better be a Northerner.

Sept. 2, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Craig Gilbert 鈥 Washington Bureau Chief, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel & Author of The Wisconsin Voter Blog Craig Gilbert. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淥ne...

How Hillary Clinton pulled off her 2008 New Hampshire upset victory

Aug. 31, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Andrew Smith 鈥 Director, University of New Hampshire Survey Center Andrew Smith. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淓vents matter. Even the best campaigns can...

Anecdotal Evidence, August 28: Granite Staters love their rocks and their primary

Aug. 29, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Dante Scala 鈥 Author and Political Scientist at the University of New Hampshire Dante Scala. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淥nce upon a time...

鈥淭elling it like it is鈥 鈥 Are we seeing a renaissance of the honest politician?

Aug. 27, 2015

Brendan Nyhan in his office at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps A conversation with Brendan Nyhan - Political scientist, media critic and New York Times contributor HANOVER, New Hampshire 鈥 鈥淎ll politicians lie and cheat.鈥 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 trust them.鈥 鈥淭hey all do whatever it...

Anecdotal Evidence, August 26: Candidates jam the streets of New Hampshire

Aug. 26, 2015

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Neil Levesque 鈥 Executive Director, New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College Neil Levesque. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps 鈥淚t is going...

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