It's a bit unfair to accuse Obama of dividing the nation when the facts show that it already is. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Since declaring that she would not serve in a second Obama administration, Clinton has dismissed suggestions that she will run in 2016. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much? — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
If history is a guide, a victory for Obama means he faces the prospect of a second term dogged by scandal or… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
President Obama is casting his lot in the middle of a debate as old as America itself: Are we rugged individualists pulling… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
The question is whether voters, particularly independents, believe that Obama truly values personal liberty and responsibility as much as the government-bought safety… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Although we were never pals and occasionally butted heads, my relationship with Clinton and his wife, Hillary, made me a better journalist. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
The fact that Obama is getting criticism from the left and the right might reflect his understanding of the underlying political dynamics. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Obama does not need to worry as much as past Democratic presidents about being labeled soft on national security - not after… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
In the time it takes to heat a TV dinner, Clinton had convinced me that he was the smartest person in the… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most influential woman in Washington - for what she has accomplished and for what… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Part of the problem is voters know relatively little about Romney. And some of what they know about him complicates his task:… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
At his best, Obama promised to work with Republicans to reduce the deficit in a way that honors both individualism and community. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Voters don't have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Barack Obama may have found the answer to his biggest rhetorical challenge: When millions of voters are unemployed or underemployed, how does… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
To be fair, my analysis failed to spell out Obama's first-term accomplishments, although I did acknowledge his 'enormous skills' and tried to… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Somebody must be up and somebody must be down. Trouble is, campaigns are messy, subtle creatures that don't follow convenient narratives. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Mandates are rarely won on election night. They are earned after Inauguration Day by leaders who spend their political capital wisely, taking… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Obama still has work to do with the vision thing. Convincing voters that he has a credible, practical plan to turn the… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Close elections tend to break toward the challenger because undecided voters - having held out so long against the incumbent - are… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Obama ran a hard-edged and negative campaign against Romney, hoping to convince recession-weary voters that his rival was unworthy of the job. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Obama considers himself above deal-making and back-slapping, political necessities he often delegates to Vice President Joe Biden and other lesser sorts. — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
It's an appeal as old as America and its presidency: This is an extraordinary country populated by hard-working, big-dreaming, freedom-loving people graced by God… — Ron Fournier Copy Share
Christie led the way - with a bulldozer. The governor is blunt, brash, and self-consciously authentic, the antithesis to what turns off today's voters:… — Ron Fournier Copy Share
Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines. — Ron Fournier Copy Share
According to a Public Policy Polling survey, most Americans find lice and colonoscopies more appealing than Capitol Hill. — Ron Fournier Copy Share
Part of the problem is voters know relatively little about Romney. And some of what they know about him complicates his task: Romney has… — Ron Fournier Copy Share
Don't underestimate questions from the crowd; technology has made voters more informed than ever. — Ron Fournier Copy Share
Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that… — Ron Fournier Copy Share
The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nation's fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters… — Ron Fournier Copy Share
Most political journalists come to Washington because they're snappy writers, big thinkers, or news breakers. Me? My ticket to the big leagues had little… — Ron Fournier Copy Share
One side of the American psyche wants smaller government, lower taxes, and more choices for individuals, even if those choices increase risk. The other… — Ron Fournier Copy Share
