According to political scientists, Al Gore has already won.
Debates are just around the corner, and meanwhile there's the debate over the format of the debates.
I hate to be the one to rain on your parade, but according to a covy of political scientists, all this campaign hoopla is just a big show. The other analysts have their own wrinkles, but they all rely heavily on measures of economic growth and, more broadly, the national sense of well-being or lack thereof. We'll answer that question next week. The spiritual journey of George W. Bush starts in hardscrabble west Texas. Candidate testimonies must move beyond piety to policy.