Washington Watch Articles From 2000
BUSH’S EARLY CHALLENGES
It has become a cliché to observe that George W. Bush won the presidency without a clear mandate to govern.
BUSH OR GORE AND THE MIDDLE EAST
If George W. Bush becomes the next president of the United States, he will most probably be given a short honeymoon in the Arab world. Al Gore will not.
THE FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE
Some observers have expressed surprise at the agreement on many foreign policy issues that was in evidence during last week’s U.S. presidential debate.
NEW YORK’S SILLY SEASON
It is now what reporters and political analysts call “the silly season” in New York politics.
CHENEY, THE REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Back in July, when Richard Cheney was named Texas Governor George W. Bush’s vice presidential running mate, the Republican ticket was ahead by 10 to 15 percent in most national polls.
THE EARLY IMPACT OF LIEBERMAN
Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush emerged from his party's convention with polls giving him a substantial 17% lead over his Democratic rival Al Gore.
SETTING THE STAGE FOR NOVEMBER’S DEBATE
The political story at this point in the U.S. presidential election is not who is winning, but how they are winning.
BUSH, MCCAIN AND THE REPUBLICAN DEBATE
Since 1992, Republican candidates for the presidency have been caught in a vise between the religious right and the Reform Party. This could be their year to escape.
THE POSITIONS OF THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SON CRITICAL MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
During the past decade, the end of the Cold War, the Palestinian Intifada, the Gulf War and the Middle East peace process have all combined to change both the context of the Middle East policy debate and the way most serious candidates for political office address Middle East issues.
COUNT DOWN TO IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
In a few weeks, two of the United States’ most fascinating political events will occur: the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. For several decades now, these two contests have opened the U.S. presidential elections.