Dan Balz, chief correspondent at the Washington Post, is coauthor of Storming the Gates and the New York Times bestseller The Battle for America 2008.
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Four years ago, a bright young presidential candidate named Barack Obama campaigned on a theme of hope and change, and made history. Today, he finds himself in another bitter, divisive presidential race but without the buzzwords. Instead, an embattled pre... SEE MORE