I’ve often wondered what it meant that the month we set aside to take special note of African-American achievement is the one that’s usually only 28 days long.

In politics, the language of choice often comes loaded. School choice. Abortion rights. Public option. Proponents embrace these descriptions to put the best possible face on otherwise contentious issues. This was one of the weeks when the politics of alternatives defined the debate. 

Five things to watch for after Florida.

For some reason in modern politics, it always seems to come down to Florida. It is an irresistible destination.

Pundits. Analysts. Historians. Political scientists. The landscape is lousy with them this election year, and I love talking with them.

This has probably been the single craziest week of the 2012 campaign, as candidates rose and fell nearly every single day.

Here is how the New Hampshire Primary all shook out.

Tuesday’s is the seventh New Hampshire primary I’ve covered, so I’ve learned the shortcuts through the lake region, the best diners, and the ways that voters here can confound pundits on primary day.

Unlike the prolonged Iowa caucus campaign, which ended in a finish so tight that they were still fighting by week’s end about whether Mitt Romney had won by eight or nine votes, New Hampshire’s final week is cold, slippery, and intense.

We love it when voters take over the narrative, and that’s what will happen in Iowa on Tuesday night as voters meet to caucus and choose a possible presidential nominee. Here’s what we’re watching.