Category Opinion

The election is three weeks away, but absentee balloting has begun, the noise is deafening and confusion considerable. The election will turn on turnout, but also on swing voters facing a bewildering array of issues—so I figure a cheat sheet…

Each night at the Democratic National Convention this week, the enthusiasm was palpable long before crowds reached the gates. You could feel it in the tone of nearby conversations, the waves of laughter rolling from every direction, the pace of…