Why is Florida always so competitive in national elections?
Jeff Greenfield speaks with Susan MacManus of the University of South Florida about why Florida is always so competitive in national elections.
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2012 Election
American Voices: Jon Meacham on our obligation to the elderly
Jon Meacham discusses our obligations to the elderly, and how his personal experiences with older people have shaped his life.
Need to Know’s Jeff Greenfield discusses GOP debate on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’
Need to Know host Jeff Greenfield appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday to discuss the Republican presidential debate and the crucial Florida primary next Tuesday.
Opinion
Who is Sheldon Adelson?
Never before in the history of American politics has a single couple given more money to a single candidate and had a bigger impact, writes Robert Reich.
American Voices: Bernard Lafayette on voting rights
Need to Know’s “American Voices” essay features Bernard Lafayette, a prominent civil rights leader from the 1960s who reflects on the struggle for black voting rights then and what he believes are organized efforts to undo them now.
Just how conservative is South Carolina?
Host Jeff Greenfield speaks with two of South Carolina’s leading political analysts about the various ideological strains within the state’s Republican Party.
Party down: Voting and power in South Carolina
In a report from South Carolina on the eve of the GOP primary there, anchor Jeff Greenfield describes how the sharp rise in the number of black state lawmakers creates the mistaken impression of greater black power.
