There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses.

A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about.

At some point he has to show that he has a vision of a better way. He can't just say 'The future is bleak, follow me.' Because no one will.

If we cannot come together to pause, to respect our dead and the heroic lives of meaning they led, then ours is truly a civilization lost.

I'm saying it loud: I'm a Republican who supports gay rights.

Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.

Democracy is but an experiment in the long history of the world.