Robert Sullivan

Dec 29, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Robert Sullivan

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription options Former President Jimmy Carter poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 10, 2007, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)The surest road to success in politics is to imitate what’s worked before, but Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday, always went his own way. As a politician, his greatest strength was spotting opportunity, even if he wasn’t always adept at using power once he got it.

Nov 8, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Robert Sullivan

From the perspective of “horse race” political analysis, nothing much changed this week. It was another inconclusive national election. Six of the seven U.S. presidential elections in the 21st century have ended in popular-vote margins of less than five points, historically considered “close,” and the seventh, in 2008, was marked by uncertainty about whether the first Black nominee of a major party, Barack Obama, would really do as well as the polls predicted.

Oct 16, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Robert Sullivan

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsRepublican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait during an event with the Economic Club of Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Here in the blue bubble of New York City, I often hear people express puzzlement that polls show a close race for the White House between Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump.

Jul 10, 2024 | americamagazine.org | Robert Sullivan

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden appear on stage before Mr. Biden delivers remarks on the 75th anniversary of NATO at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Regardless of whether Joseph R.

Nov 13, 2023 | americamagazine.org | Robert Sullivan

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