On campus, electioneering means pizza

H ow many pizzas does it take to engage a college campus? At a recent kickoff for Democrat Barack Obama's campaign at Barry University in Miami Shores, 19 pies got about 150 people in the door.

Campaigns bend truth for Jewish vote

T he battle for Jewish hearts and minds in the presidential race escalated this week, as the Republican Jewish Coalition conducted what Democrats condemned as a ``push poll.''

BETH REINHARD | COLUMNIST

Palin could rob McCain of Jewish vote

John McCain has a strong chance of siphoning votes from Jewish Democrats who never voted for a Republican in their lives -- if his new running mate doesn't get in the way.

BETH REINHARD | COLUMNIST

'Ladies' Night' a grand ol' flop at convention

It was Ladies Night at the Republican National Convention. Only, there weren't quite so many ladies.

Both parties inject drama into the race

No Drama Obama? The Democratic convention was anything but. Laced with enough tears of anguish and joy to keep a team of crisis counselors billing overtime, the giant group therapy session belied the nominee's reputation as a cool customer.

Candidates making an art of flip-flopping

Flip-flopping ain't what it used to be. Back in 2004, Democrat John Kerry took a bath for admitting he voted for the war before he was against it.

McCain's ad doesn't do him justice

You know we've officially entered the silly season of the presidential campaign when Barack Obama is being compared to a dumb blonde.

A little bit of truth can taste good

BY BETH REINHARD breinhard@MiamiHerald.com S ome women fantasize about serving strawberries and champagne to powerful, intelligent men. I dream of force-feeding them truth serum.

McCain gets uneasy over birth control

BETH REINHARD breinhard@MiamiHerald.com C onfronted with the question of whether insurance companies that cover Viagra should also pay for contraception, Republican John McCain channeled George Costanza.

Are we picking a president or a Best Friend?

Hillary wants you to choose her campaign song. John would like to meet you on Key Biscayne. And Barack is inviting you to join him for dinner.

Terror threat a touchy topic for politicians

On the day four men were accused of plotting to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport, Rudy Giuliani summoned reporters to a late-night press conference after his speech at the Broward County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day dinner.

It's official: 2 tongues too much for some

Can we talk? Republican presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney can't pronounce the surnames of the Cuban-American congressmen from Miami, U.S. Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart. (Note to campaigns: it's DEE-az ba-LART.) Democratic contender Chris Dodd boasts of speaking two languages -- too bad they are Pig Latin and Esperanto, joked comedian Jon Stewart.