Seems appropriate that the populist candidate would visit the striking union members. Of course these union members are part of the other America but what the heck. The writers have cast themselves as striving against corporate America, why should the truth stand in the way of a good story? Democratic presidential contender John Edwards will…

The Republicans did not learn their lesson, they ignored the clear outrage of the Republican voters who stayed home instead of voting for them last November. I expect earmarks from the Democrats, but I’m getting tired of them from the Republicans. Do we have to raise up another party to get a representative who commits…

I wonder if it was a special interest group outside the campaigns. Western Wats, a Utah-based company, placed the calls that initially sound like a poll but then pose questions that cast Romney in a harsh light, according to those who received the calls. In politics, this type of phone surveying is called “push polling”-contacting…

If you are having trouble finding a candidate, you can let a website pick one for you: If you pick your presidential candidate by issue, there’s a new tool in the online toolbox for you: Glassbooth.org. After you click a few times to indicate where you stand on matters from the Iraq war to abortion,…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners