Election 2012 Archives - Harvard Political Review

Media Bias, Alive and Well

Author - November 28, 2012

An electorate that continues to be partially-informed each and every election year is nothing to shrug our shoulders about.

The Case for 51

Author - November 21, 2012

If everything goes according to plan, a 51-star flag will be raised over the Capitol on July 4, 2013.

Hurricane Sandy: A Political Storm

Author - November 12, 2012

An unprecedented storm was a deciding factor in last week's presidential election.

Becoming a Kennedy

Author - November 9, 2012

In 2008, Barack Obama was one of us. He's more than that now.

Tomorrow night will be the first time I experience election night not as a world-changing battle between my side and the bad guys—but rather, as a cultural spectacle to be taken in with amused detachment.

A Showcase of Electoral Unpreparedness

Author - November 5, 2012

Hurricane Sandy is a cautionary tale.

Harvard Undergrads Predict Obama Victory

Author - November 5, 2012

Almost 200 Harvard students entered the HPR's election prediction contest, and predicted a 290 to 248 victory for President Obama.

So Goes Ohio, So Goes the Nation

Author - October 31, 2012

The Ohio Senate race serves as a case study in the fundamentally altered political landscape in America.

Assessing Boston and Chicago

Author - October 28, 2012

Five HPR writers judge the Romney and Obama campaigns.

Debates, Pensions, and a Bunch of Stuff

Author - October 23, 2012

Now that all the debates are over, I can finally breathe easy.