Alec MacGillis

Articles by Alec MacGillis

Registration Gains Favor Democrats (October 6, 2008)

Palin Gives Beliefs, Demurs on Policies (October 1, 2008)

Palin's Stand on Mining Initiative Leaves Many Feeling Burned (September 28, 2008)

'First Dude' Todd Palin Illustrates Alaska's Blend of Private and Public (September 22, 2008)

As Mayor of Wasilla, Palin Cut Own Duties, Left Trail of Bad Blood (September 14, 2008)

For the Republican Base, Palin Pick Is Energizing (September 8, 2008)

Labor Leaders Stress Unions' Importance for Obama (August 29, 2008)

Gore Delivers a Boost -- To Obama and a Pet Cause (August 29, 2008)

Black Delegates Also Bask in Obama's Big Moment (August 28, 2008)

For Those From Swing States, The Watchword Is . . . Worry (August 26, 2008)

Candidates Running Closest In the West (August 25, 2008)

On Georgia Crisis, McCain's Tone Grows Sharper (August 13, 2008)

In a Changing Corner of Pa., a Glimpse of Obama's Age Problem (August 12, 2008)

Reliably GOP State Is Up for Grabs (August 4, 2008)

For Obama, Hurdles in Expanding Black Vote (July 28, 2008)

A New Political Geography (June 29, 2008)

Rural Illinois May Offer Clues to Obama's Electability (June 15, 2008)

For Obama, Another Blue-Collar Challenge (June 8, 2008)

Obama Campaign Redoubles Efforts to Reach Hispanic Voters (May 25, 2008)

Mail-In Voting Complicates Oregon Picture (May 20, 2008)

In Oregon's Embrace, Obama Strikes a Victor's Pose (May 11, 2008)

Obama Now Focusing Mostly on McCain (May 10, 2008)

Did Rush Limbaugh Tilt Result In Indiana? (May 8, 2008)

Obama Faces Test in Asserting His Own Brand of Patriotism (May 4, 2008)

Clinton Gas-Tax Proposal Criticized (May 1, 2008)

Obama Links Broad Ideas to Economic Specifics (April 28, 2008)

Maybe Not 'Bitter,' But Aware of the Loss (April 19, 2008)

On Economy, Obama Blends His Messages (April 13, 2008)

Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots (April 11, 2008)

In Obama's New Message, Some Foes See Old Liberalism (March 26, 2008)

Tackling a Sensitive Topic at a Sensitive Moment, for Disparate Audiences (March 19, 2008)

Spitzer's Successor Has Few Enemies (March 13, 2008)

How to Read the Buckeye Vote? (March 6, 2008)

Clinton Reasserts Edge (March 5, 2008)

In Ohio, Candidates Court Unions (March 2, 2008)

Finding Political Strength in the Power of Words (February 26, 2008)

Clinton Tests Out Populist Approach (February 25, 2008)

Clinton Takes Strong Exception To Tactics of Obama Campaign (February 24, 2008)

Obama's Red-State Prospects Unclear (February 24, 2008)

On a Mission to Translate Belief Into Reality (February 6, 2008)

Clinton, Obama Run Up The Miles to Gain an Edge (February 4, 2008)

Clinton, Obama Try Unconventional on Stops in the West and Midwest (February 3, 2008)

Obama Is Racing Against the Clock (February 2, 2008)

Obama Confronts Ethnic Tensions In Bid for Votes (February 1, 2008)

A Margin That Will Be Hard To Marginalize (January 27, 2008)

Clinton, Obama Back Off Attacks (January 25, 2008)

Some in Party Bristle At Clintons' Attacks (January 24, 2008)

Obama Turns His Message Of Change to The Economy (January 23, 2008)

Obama Echoes King's Call For Unity at Atlanta Church (January 21, 2008)

When Attacked, Obama's Now Hitting Back (January 19, 2008)

In Vegas, Politics Comes to The Strip (January 13, 2008)

Obama Picks Up Kerry's Endorsement (January 11, 2008)

Clinton's Campaign in N.H. Touched Chord With Women (January 10, 2008)

As N.H. Voters See Less of Giuliani, He Drops in State Polls (January 6, 2008)

Obama's Rise Dismays Clinton's Supporters (January 6, 2008)

For Republicans, What a Difference Five Days Might Make (January 4, 2008)

The Old Magic, With a New Twist (December 31, 2007)

N.H. Democrats Ponder Tone, Style (December 23, 2007)

Hillary Clinton Embraces Her Husband's Legacy (December 22, 2007)

In N.H., the Swing Voter Is Vanishing (December 18, 2007)

In N.H., Ties Clintons Forged Will Be Tested (December 16, 2007)

Romney Seeks a Neighborly Reception (December 12, 2007)

Paul's Quixotic, Chaotic Run May Make Its Push in N.H. (December 6, 2007)

Romney Hopes to Ease Qualms on His Faith (December 4, 2007)

Campaign Soldiers on the 'Front Lines' (December 2, 2007)

Standoff Ends With Surrender At Clinton Office (December 1, 2007)

Giuliani's Critics Point to Cronyism (November 24, 2007)

In Paul They Trust (The Feds May Differ) (November 17, 2007)

Clinton's Rivals Adopt More Partisan Approach (November 15, 2007)

Consensus Lacking in GOP Endorsements (November 8, 2007)

Some Say Clinton Model Is Flawed (October 21, 2007)

Does Obama's Message Match the Moment? (October 17, 2007)

Iowa a Key Test for Democrats (October 7, 2007)

Obama Revisits Key Antiwar Speech (October 3, 2007)

Candidates Don't Count Unions Out (October 1, 2007)

Giuliani's Rhetoric on Terror Contrasts With His Record (September 24, 2007)

Giuliani's Speech at NRA Doesn't Reassure Skeptics (September 22, 2007)

Giuliani-Mukasey Ties Go Back Decades (September 18, 2007)

Clinton's Democratic Rivals Denounce Terrorism Remark (August 25, 2007)

Romney's Cash Beckons Iowans To Straw Poll (August 10, 2007)

Collapse Is Latest Fight For Coal's Best Friend (August 9, 2007)

The Rise Of Jeri Thompson (August 5, 2007)

Obama Rises in New Era Of Black Politicians (July 28, 2007)

Obama Says He, Too, Is a Poverty Fighter (July 19, 2007)

With Bloomberg on Stage, Harsher Light on Giuliani (July 6, 2007)

McCain Again Falls Short of Cash Goals (July 3, 2007)

Ruling Could Spur More Ads (June 27, 2007)

Coal Fuels A Debate Over Obama (June 24, 2007)

They Know How to Caucus (June 7, 2007)

Thompson Generates Buzz in Richmond (June 3, 2007)

Edwards Says He Didn't Know About Subprime Push (May 11, 2007)

On Poverty, Edwards Faces Old Hurdles (May 7, 2007)

Hedge-Fund Ties Help Edwards Campaign (April 23, 2007)

Kaine Orders Independent Investigation (April 18, 2007)

2-Hour Gap Leaves Room For Questions (April 17, 2007)

McCain Likely to Find Friendly Audience at VMI (April 11, 2007)

Mormon Base a Mixed Blessing for Romney (April 4, 2007)

In Blog, an Unlikely Voice For a Tysons Tunnel (February 22, 2007)

'Both Needs Can Be Accomplished' (February 22, 2007)

Davis Joins Tysons Tunnel Backers (February 15, 2007)

On Road To Dulles, Confusion And Angst (February 12, 2007)

Area Officials Struggle To Fit Lid on Growth (February 8, 2007)

Tunnel Backers Given New Hope (February 7, 2007)

Democrats Say 2008 Spending Plan Is Weak on Security, Health Care (February 6, 2007)

A Barrelful of Evidence For a Tunnel Through Tysons (February 1, 2007)

Lawmakers' Request On Tunnel Is Rebuffed (January 31, 2007)

Fairfax Shines In Jobs Report (January 30, 2007)

Woe Unto Tysons Commuters (January 27, 2007)

Overhaul Of Tysons Center Approved (January 23, 2007)

Tunnel Is Affordable, Advocate Group Says (January 23, 2007)

In Suburbia, Going to Great Lengths to House Lofty Spaces (January 14, 2007)

Fairfax Urges Another Look At a Tunnel Under Tysons (January 9, 2007)

Comeuppance for the Ivies (December 29, 2006)

New Rural Sales Pitch: Work Outside D.C.'s Fallout Zone (December 26, 2006)

Promises Of Fairfax Traffic Cuts Unfulfilled (December 24, 2006)

Va. Handing Airports Authority Keys to Toll Road, Dulles Rail (December 21, 2006)

The Growing Problem of Floods (December 14, 2006)

3 Counties Attempt to Put Brakes On Growth (December 6, 2006)

Project For Dunn Loring Is Approved (December 5, 2006)

Fort Belvoir Traffic Issues Lead Army to Move Museum (December 1, 2006)

Note Found by Van Says Teacher Was Slain in Rage (November 28, 2006)

Glad Tidings of Little Comfort or Joy (November 28, 2006)

Annandale Teacher Found Dead in Home (November 27, 2006)

For McLean Chamber Group, Tysons Tunnel Dream Endures (November 19, 2006)

Proposed Rule Aims to Tame Irregular Housing Lots (November 15, 2006)

Democrats Take Control of Senate As Allen Concedes to Webb in Va. (November 10, 2006)

Army Holds Fast to Museum Plan (November 9, 2006)

Businesses, Groups Still Pushing for Tysons Tunnel (November 9, 2006)

It's a Candidate Calling. Again. (November 7, 2006)

Vote for Tysons Corner Proposal May Upset Work on Master Plan (November 5, 2006)

Public Safety, Parks Top Bond Priorities (November 2, 2006)

Federal Agencies' Outward Migration Irks Area Officials (October 31, 2006)

Downtown Fort Belvoir (October 22, 2006)

A Family That Plays Hardball (October 9, 2006)

A Dynasty of Closed Ranks (October 9, 2006)

A Tribute to Forgotten Souls (October 1, 2006)

When Is a Mall Not Just a Mall? When It's a Mini-City (September 28, 2006)

Finger-Pointing After Death of Tunnel Plan (September 8, 2006)

No Tunnel For Tysons, Kaine Says (September 7, 2006)

A Fork In Road To Parking Changes (September 7, 2006)

Kaine's Pick Is Said to Be Tunnel For Tysons (August 27, 2006)

Rail Tunnel Debate Raises Larger Issue (August 20, 2006)

Army Shuns 'Theme Park' Proposal (August 9, 2006)

Virginia to Review Rival Bid For Tysons Rail Extension (August 1, 2006)

Paralyzed Roads Envisioned Near Belvoir (August 1, 2006)

Tysons Metro Tunnel Buoyed (July 29, 2006)

Plan to Group 18,000 Workers Defended (July 29, 2006)

Army Intends to Place Influx Of Workers at Proving Ground (July 28, 2006)

Wolf, Davis Say Tunnel May Delay Dulles Rail (July 27, 2006)

Tysons Landowners Could Cover Cost Of Metro Tunnel (July 26, 2006)

In Land of Giants, Smallest Houses Larger Than Ever (July 9, 2006)

Investigation of Cause Might Take 6 Months, Officials Say (July 7, 2006)