“They want to keep this in the realm of a strong Democratic presidential candidate being able to have enough coattails to shift control in 2016,” J...

“The health care program isn’t explicitly part of the discussion, but it’s part of the campaigns and part of the way in which people are attacking ...

The truth is that people hate negative ads, but they pay attention to them. Sometimes, candidates are publicly seen to go too far. Generally, howev...

The truth is that people hate negative ads, but they pay attention to them. Sometimes, candidates are publicly seen to go too far. Generally, howev...

Yet, mandatory voting is ill-suited to America's current realities.

Less than 24 hours before Election Day, Republicans have what they want: a referendum on President Obama.GOP candidates are training their closing ...

Republicans haven't picked up swords of their own, because doing so might invite criticism no matter what stance they took, Ari Ratner, a fellow at...

But those qualities can "turn into liabilities" if Christie is seen as making too-hasty decisions, Zelizer said.

How a liberal hero who boasted of transcending politics got dragged so far down.

“They clearly understood there were problems in Iraq, but don’t do anything until late in his presidency,” noted Princeton University history profe...

More tiresome is that every time street harassment comes up as an issue, some well-meaning guy asks whether some of these comments aren’t really ju...

"There will be a tougher line," said Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. Republican rhetoric would bec...

Still, experts say part of the problem is how much the Republican Party has changed over the last few decades. Julian Zelizer, a political science ...

“I think voters are fine with it,” said Julian Zelizer, a political historian and professor at Princeton University. “I think in many ways they lik...

The proof is in: Detailed report shows how U.S. Internet access monopolies punish rivals and catch innocent bystanders in the crossfire—legally.

Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University Julian Zelizer discusses the races and political climate in America.

Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University Julian Zelizer discusses the races and political climate in America.

Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, said the optics of Mr. Christie not being in New Jersey during t...

*Is it that politicians have run out of ideas? No – as with so much else in modern politics, it’s deeply and directly related to the fact that the ...

In an era of narrow majorities in the upper chamber, just one or two races can make all the difference in terms of who will be in control.

The theme of the 2014 midterms — to whatever extent one is discernable — has been an explosion of one crisis after another, each of which demands a...

Is fashion a factor in keeping women from assuming the highest levels of power? Thuy Linh Tu, Teri Agins, Robert Verdi and Julian Zelizer discuss.