Politically Speaking

Monday June 28, 2004

Are 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Ads Campaign Spots?

June 28, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, NPR Correspondent Peter Overby examines the latest controversy over Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 -- whether the hit film is subject to federal campaign rules.

Friday June 25, 2004

Bush's Dilemma: Criticism from Both Sides

June 25, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving says President Bush can't seem to win for losing -- alternately facing attacks for being too ideological, or too political.

Monday June 21, 2004

Opinion

White House Eager for Sunnier Days

June 21, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, NPR White House Correspondent Don Gonyea says President Bush's political setbacks have left the White House in an unexpected position going into the election season.

Friday June 18, 2004

Opinion

Poll Results Portend a Negative Campaign

June 18, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson predicts a long, expensive, and negative presidential campaign ahead.

Mara Liasson's Report on the June 2004 NPR Poll

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Monday June 14, 2004

Longing for Reconciliation

June 14, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving wonders whether the goodwill seen at Ronald Reagan's funeral will bring reconciliation back to Washington.

Thursday June 10, 2004

Opinion

Reagan, the South and Civil Rights

June 10, 2004 • Siding with Civil Rights Act opponent Barry Goldwater helped Ronald Reagan win Southern votes. In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Correspondent Juan Williams examines Reagan's legacy on racial issues.

Monday June 7, 2004

Opinion

Looking Back at Reagan Through a Nostalgic Mist

June 7, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving examines the largely positive coverage of former President Reagan in the wake of his death.

Tuesday June 1, 2004

Memorial Day, National Consensus and Iraq

June 1, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving says this Memorial Day was marked by mixed feelings over Iraq.

Monday May 24, 2004

Republican Tensions Flare in the Open

May 24, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, Congressional Reporter Andrea Seabrook looks at the unusually out-in-the-open squabbling among Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Thursday May 20, 2004

Fog of War Clouds Bush Campaign

May 20, 2004 • The impression of chaos -- of losing control -- in Iraq is very strong among voters now and it seems to be affecting political judgments. President Bush held a little pep rally on Capitol Hill this week, and despite warnings from his commanding generals, the president insisted Iraqis are "ready to take the training wheels off."

Monday May 17, 2004

'W Stands for Women' -- But Which Ones?

May 17, 2004 • The Bush campaign is making its pitch for female voters, a constituency that traditionally favors Democrats. While Kerry's camp focuses on single and minority women, Bush is focusing on his lone outpost of strong support: married white women, NPR's Juan Williams says.

Saturday May 15, 2004

Kerry's Southern Swing

May 15, 2004 • NPR Correspondent Scott Horsley joins Kerry's campaign for a Southern swing.

Friday May 7, 2004

'Them Damned Pictures'

May 7, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving says the prison abuse scandal further complicates U.S. policy in Iraq .

Tuesday May 4, 2004

The GOP's Family Feud

May 4, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin says Sen. Arlen Specter's narrow primary win shows Republicans have learned to stick together despite intra-party differences.

Thursday April 29, 2004

Back to Vietnam, Again

April 29, 2004 • In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior National Correspondent Linda Wertheimer says the Bush team's attacks on Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam-era protests recall similar attacks in 2000 on another war veteran running for president -- Arizona Sen. John McCain.