Hitchcock

Obama and McCain blur battle lines

Something very strange and a little unnerving is happening in American politics - two political rivals are in danger of agreeing

A new Atlantic right rediscovers society

The British way of life is as crucial to British success as any economics or government programme

Obama captures the centre ground

Slowly and subtly, Barack Obama is wiping out every reason to vote for McCain

Confident Obama maps out his landslide

Behind Barack Obama’s cockiness is a steely ambition that has already upended the formidable Clintons. I wouldn’t bet against him

McCain fails to benefit from Iraq vindications

Mesopotamia has proved treacherous for many politicians, but few have as much right to be frustrated as John McCain

Google is giving us pond-skater minds

Andrew Sullivan on the corrosive power of technology

Would the Clintons kindly leave the building

So this is how the Clintons end – not with a bang but with a whimper? By this time next week Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee

Obama is master of the new Facebook politics

Hillary missed the key element: social networking. She was AOL; Obama was Facebook. Clinton was the PC; Obama was a Mac

McCameronism is saving the Republicans

The Republican brand has rarely been this weak and guilt by association with it this strong

Hillary’s suicidal gamble with race poison

Clinton's decision to stop chasing the black vote has become her undoing as shown in last Tuesday’s North Carolina primary

Obama-Clinton, a hate-filled dream ticket

The Democratic front-runner is no street-fighter, which is why Hillary would make a perfect running mate

Hillary and her old enemies cuddle up for a kill

Last week was officially the moment that the race for the Democratic nomination slipped through the looking glass into surrealism

Judgment Day looms for Hillary the wrecker

Pennsylvania could show that the paradigm that has reigned in US politics for at least two decades has been shattered

McCain is the frontrunner in need of a miracle

It’s lose-lose for McCain. He may still have a chance. But he is a war candidate; that’s his brand. And war is currently deeply unpopular

Hillary flings the dirt but it’s sticking to her

Clinton now needs the votes of older conservative whites, who are uncomfortable with the idea of a black president

Barack Obama dares to speak about race

Few politicians are dedicated to racial integration. To tie Obama to racial separatists is unfair