Cited by the Columbia Journalism Review as one of the nation's top political reporters, and lauded by the ABC News political website as "one of the finest political journalists of his generation," Dick Polman is a national political columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is on the full-time faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, as "writer in residence." Dick has been a frequent guest on C-Span, MSNBC, CNN, NPR and the BBC. He covered the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 presidential campaigns.
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All commentaries posted before April 18, 2008, can be accessed at www.dickpolman.blogspot.com.
All sanity seems to have left the ranks of those in charge of the GOP. Increasingly, it is becoming clear that the party is against everything and for nothing. That's not governing. That's just lobbing hand grenades. And the GOP is shrinking daily before our eyes.
Dick Polman: Happy holidays. My gift to you is a 2012 election trivia quiz. No fair peeking at the answers!
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The American Debate: Liberals quiet on drone war
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Remember when President Obama said four years ago that he would helm "the most transparent administration in history"? So much for that.
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Obama will struggle to avoid the second-term curse
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Dick Polman: Let this be a warning to President Obama.
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The American Debate: Buenos días, state No. 51?
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Imagine if you had U.S. citizenship, a U.S. passport, and the right to die in combat as a U.S. soldier - but no right to vote in presidential elections and no voting representation in Congress. Sounds nuts, I know. But that's the deal if you live on the island of Puerto Rico. And that's basically been the deal since 1917.
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Lincoln movie shows messy reality of process
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Dick Polman: If only we could hustle President Obama and Congress into a screening room and require repeated viewings of Lincoln.
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The American Debate: 2012's worst investments
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If you watch a lot of TV - and, hey, who doesn't? - you may have noticed that your life has suddenly improved. You're no longer facing a ceaseless barrage of political ads sponsored by groups with innocuous-sounding names like Restore Our Future, American Crossroads, and Priorities USA Action.
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Will Obama's win carry him past gridlock?
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Dick Polman: We'll soon learn whether President Obama's resounding Electoral College victory buys him some good will on Capitol Hill - or whether he's destined to endure more gridlock.
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The American Debate: Election from another planet
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'Greetings, earthling! We have come to study the election of your leader." "Oh, swell. First it was Sandy, now it's little green guys. I hope this is the last October surprise."
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Counting down to Decision Day
- As white support declines, Obama refocuses messageDick Polman: The reelection of our first black president is imperiled because he's doing badly with white voters.
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The American Debate: High court in absentia
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The presidential candidates have debated each other for 180 minutes, yet neither has expended even a second on a crucial campaign issue that has a profound impact on our lives.
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Democrats' wake-up call
- Confidence turns to worry, but the race always was going to be tight. Think Bush vs. Kerry.The American Debate: Obama's reelection was never as assured as it seemed in September, and it's not nearly as imperiled as it seems in October.
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