Iowa Caucuses: Money Triumphs Over Ideology
Daniel Berman says conventional wisdom will triumph in the Republican Primary race.
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Checked Out – Obama's Fading Reelection Effort
- Oct 27, 2011
Daniel Berman looks at the President's rather lacklustre reelection campaign.
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Those Other Elections – A Preview Of The United States Off-Year Elections
- Oct 5, 2011
Daniel Berman previews the 2011 elections in the United States starting with West Virginia.
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Written Off - Ahmadinejad's Exaggerated Demise
- Sep 26, 2011
Daniel Berman warns us not to celebrate Ahmadinejad's demise too early.
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Special Election Pain for the White House
- Sep 20, 2011
Daniel Berman thinks that last week's elections may cause some concern for Barack Obama.
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Perry’s Debating Smile
- Sep 16, 2011
Daniel Berman agrees with most that Perry performed badly, but it was not so much the attacks as how he responded to them.
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The Linkage Between 9/11 & the Global Crash
- Sep 10, 2011
Daniel Berman explains what 9/11 meant to his generation, who were in high school at the time.
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Forget Iowa And New Hampshire, It’s Florida That Will Matter
- Sep 2, 2011
Daniel Barman analyses the current status of the GOP nomination race and believes that Florida will be the crucial state.
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Blown Away: The Politics of Hurricane Irene
- Aug 29, 2011
Daniel Berman highlights the political winners and losers from the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
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Wisconsin: Failed Recall
- Aug 23, 2011
Daniel Berman on the Recall elections in Wisconsin - The Democrats Bat a Second, Scott Walker scores a Home Run
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About Daniel Berman
Daniel had his first experience with political punditry when he asked his parents why they intended to vote for Bill Clinton, when as far as he could tell George Bush seemed to be a good President. Eighteen years of following US and International Politics have convinced him that at age 6 he was quite right about that campaign.
A passionate follower of electoral politics, Daniel grew up in the suburbs of Boston, spending summers in New Hampshire, home of the New Hampshire Primary, where Presidential candidates engage in the 18th century tradition of handshaking, policy debate, and shoveling voter's driveways so their kids can sleep in on Sundays. He received his undergraduate degree from Bates College before receiving a Masters Degree from the University of St. Andrews. Finding that he liked the UK, he remained there for the following two years, writing on International Affairs for Fivethirtyeight.com, and running into various members of the Cabinet around London.
While threatening to go native at times (he once horrifying asked an American acquaintance returning from a football game whether he had scored a goal), he has remained involved in US politics, closely following the 2012 campaign, as well as 2011 redistricting efforts.A veteran of time on both Beacon and Capitol Hill, he brings to his coverage of the process the respect it deserves and not much more.