At the 1972 Democratic convention that nominated Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota for president, McGovern's choice of a running mate was postponed until the convention's last day. At the urging of his campaign manager, Gary Hart, McGovern ...

Hymie Shorenstein, a legendary Democratic leader in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, was renowned for delivering lopsided majorities, up to 15 to one, for his party on Election Day.

One year, the story goes, a party-endorsed candidate for ...

One of the real pluses of the South Carolina primary was the chance to tap into the fresh wisdom of an authentic American giant, the 90-years-young Fritz Hollings.

A vintage sample from an earlier speech: "Having been governor, I am frequently ...

Tom Rath, the New Hampshire Republican, is one of the really good guys. A former state attorney general and advisor to the presidential campaigns of Howard Baker, Bob Dole, Lamar Alexander and George W Bush, Rath is the savvy and witty pol who ...

CONCORD, N.H. -- During the campaign for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination, Malcolm "Steve" Forbes pushed a flat-tax plan that would have abolished all taxes on dividends and capital gains. Pat Buchanan, in characteristically understated...

Beating up on Iowa -- and the Hawkeye State's Jan. 3 first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses -- is once again in the Eastern Time Zone. Readers of The New York Times are urged to read the gifted Gail Collins' column so that they can "Feel Free ...