What size organization does a U.S. Senator run? [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2008 - 17 answers

Does the fact that the betting markets still give Hillary Clinton a 1 in 55 chance of being President in 2008, mean that that is a reasonable estimate of the chance that Obama is assassinated before the election? What else could justify those odds now?
posted on Sep 1, 2008 - 14 answers

Hi, I'm working on a project for a poli sci class and was looking for some helpful articles about public opinion polls, town hall meetings, press conferences, etc. [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me sort out an issue involving the Presidency, the Senate, and the authority of the governor of New York... [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 5 answers

I was sure I remembered that Geraldine Ferraro cried during the 1984 presidential election, and that the media made the event into a symbol of why women are too weak to hold national office, but now I can't find a headline or news article from that time that mentions her crying. Am I getting this mixed up with Pat Schroeder's famous breakdown when she dropped out?
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 9 answers

How many US presidential candidates, democrat or republican, have lost the first two primary/caucus contests and come back to become their party's nominee? [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 4 answers

A question about Presidential power -- specifically, for the implementation of carbon reduction initiatives including a cap-and-trade system. [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2007 - 12 answers

Help me understand the appeal of Rudy Giuliani as a presidential candidate. (U.S. electoral politics-filter) [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 22 answers

Bibliophiles: I want to read a book on every US president for my summer reading project. Recommendations? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2006 - 17 answers

Could a two-term President be elected/appointed to be the vice president? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2006 - 12 answers

Say that a (US) presidential administration was doing something it wasn't supposed to be doing. Could a future presidential administration find this out and prosecute the former administration's officials? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2006 - 15 answers

Help an ingnorant canuck out, how likely is Jeb '08 or Hillary '08? [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2005 - 36 answers

Can anyone help compile links about Republican politicians, Republican organizations or military brass who are formally endorsing Kerry in '04?
posted on Nov 2, 2004 - 3 answers

What would happen if, the day after the election, the president AND the vice-president elect were killed? [More presidential succession questions and info inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2004 - 15 answers

after yesterday's speech, recent discussions (mefi included) have focused on the potential of illinois' barack obama and the idea that he may, in the near future, sit in the oval office.

which gets me to thinking: what's more realistic/ which will happen first in the united states: a minority president or a woman president? [more...]
posted on Jul 28, 2004 - 25 answers