History of voting in the United States / Elizabeth M. Yang -- Electoral college works quietly, just as founders intended / Sen. Byron Dorgan -- Right to vote / Jamin B. Raskin -- In search of the elusive swing voter / Joshua Green -- New generation, new politics / Anna Greenberg -- Better Ballot? / Mary Wiltenburg -- Voting-machine makers to fight security criticism / Jonathan Krim -- United States political parties -- Chieftains and the Church / Ted Halstead -- Election is turning novices into political advocates / Elisabeth Rosenthal
Third-party candidates make issues resonate / Jim Eskin -- It's not your father's reform party anymore / Bree Hocking -- Historic perspective on Iowa caucuses / Alicia P. Stern -- Overview of the primary process / Chris Nammour -- Granite state tradition forces pols to campaign face to face / Jack Spillane -- From the national party conventions -- High Court upholds most of campaign finance law / David G. Savage -- How we choose / Sharon Cohen -- Fundraising crucial for U.S. presidential candidates / Stephanie Ho
Small web donations have politicians thinking big / Frederick H. Lowe -- Free airtime : how to use a public good for the public interest / Matt Farrey -- Subsidizing soapboxes : McCain's free airtime for politicians bill / John Samples and Adam Thierer -- Think tank as flack / David Callahan -- 2004 : an election for the ages? / James Hilty -- Myths and mysteries of picking a No.2 / David Greenberg -- Battleground '04 / Juan Gonzalez -- Women voters key in 2004 presidential election / Darlisa Y. Crawford
Republicans seen retaining control of Senate / Donald Lambro -- Daunting task of takeover / Gregory L. Giroux -- Redistricting battles -- How the Internet is changing politics / Ann M. Mack -- Endorsements may help but not much / J. Patrick Coolican