FULL STEAM AHEAD
Missouri's delegation reacts to the convention as Al Gore and Joe Lieberman begin a four-day campaign trip down the Mississippi River. (8/18)

DELEGATE LETTERS
Read the perspectives of delegates to the two national conventions.
Democratic Convention
Republican Convention

MINNESOTA'S SPLIT PERSONALITY
Minnesota continues its maverick ways giving Alan Keyes his strongest finish in the prtimaries thus far while still throwing the majority of its support to the front-runner George W. Bush.
More on the Politics of Minnesota

KANSAS POLITICS: DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE
Burdett A. Loomis, professor of Government at the University of Kansas, argues Kansas' Republican base is a more complex story than it may appear.
More on the Politics of Kansas

SOUTH DAKOTA: CHANGE IN THE AIR
Political Scientist William Richardson of the University of South Dakota discusses the state's national political scene, as well as possible big changes to come in the state legislature.
More on the Politics of South Dakota