The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid.

I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.

Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines.

Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.

Most Tea Party activists consider Obama a big-spending liberal. Some even question his eligibility to be president.

Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed the mantle, even while lacking two ingredients of an electoral mandate: a landslide victory and a specific agenda.

The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid.