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Mitt Romney could serve the interests of democracy and his candidacy by allowing an open convention vote to select his running mate.

The vice president must have the qualifications to take over on Day One

Columnist Doyle McManus owns up to his errors of prognostication

Presidential politics: Like "The Music Man," the GOP candidates are busy selling themselves to us — but this time, not in our living rooms

I hate the unprecedented extent to which Fox News has involved itself in Republican politics, but the channel presented a first-class, rousing and illuminating debate among GOP candidates Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty Thursday night.

Bill Press says that gaffes, rants and smaller-than-life candidates are making the Republican race fun for Democrats to watch

America faces new problems, but Republican presidential candidates seem mired in the same old thinking.

Los Angeles Times' Doyle McManus says ascendance of Romney, others shows how times have changed for religious minorities in politics

Sarah Palin's tour of the East Coast may or may not mean she's running for president, but she is certainly making the point that vigorous competition will lead to a stronger GOP candidate in 2012.