The key to victory in the Democratic presidential nomination battle is in the 796 votes given to so-called superdelegates.

This issue of Political Report covers the presidential election, public opinion, and more.

We in the punditocracy have been attributing Cain's lead to many conservatives' resistance to frequent front-runner Mitt Romney. But I think Cain's current lead is evidence of a larger and longer-range trend that is both heartening and disturbing. I call it the revolt against the experts.

AEI’s Election Watch series, which began in 1982, is the longest-running election program in Washington. The Democratic nomination contest continues, postponing the full-fledged start of the general campaign season. In the meantime, John McCain continues to husband his resources for the fall. At this event, Election Watch panelists...

The superdelegates in the Democratic Party are under a lot of pressure to cast their vote in favor of one of the two candidates.

BothRepublicans and Democrats have changed into different animals since the Iowa caucuses.

The Democratic Party will be at war with itself over its presidential candidate ifit does notresolve the primaries in Michigan and Florida.