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Here are earlier columns on the 2000 presidential campaign by Boston Globe columnist David Nyhan.

It should be over when the Supremes sing, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/29/2000
The GOP is soiling the prize, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/26/2000
Party leaders must settle this, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/22/2000
When neatness doesn't count, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/19/2000
We can accept either guy, but we need an honest count, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/17/2000
There's a way out of this mess, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/15/2000
After high noon comes dusk, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/12/2000
Gore should accept a Bush victory, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/10/2000
Yea or nay, yours will count, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/5/2000
Time to play the numbers game, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/3/2000
An election lament: You can vote -- but you can't hide, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/1/2000
I'll be the king, I will, I will, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/29/2000
Let Big Bill campaign in every tossup state, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/27/2000
Gore needs to bring on battlin' Bill, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/25/2000
'What's not to like,' you say?, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/22/2000
The world according to Bush-speak, By David Nyhan, Globe Staff, 10/20/2000
Who won the final debate?, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/18/2000
Vote early and young, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/15/2000
Bush scored as Gore made nice, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/13/2000
You're too late, Ralph, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/11/2000
The gentlemen's disagreement, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/8/2000
Wake me up for the next debate, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/6/2000
Rating the debate: David Nyhan, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/4/2000
Cohen disarms the detractors, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/1/2000
Free advice to the debaters, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/29/2000
Dirty tricksters in the Bush campaign, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/27/2000
Doing good then and now, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/24/2000
Kennedy blasts GOP foot-dragging, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/22/2000
Those memorable moments, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/17/2000
How Bush campaign can stop the bleeding, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/15/2000
Gender gap is zapping Bush, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/13/2000
Bush puts himself at a loss, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/9/2000
Al and George here are some killer ads to smite, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/8/2000
... it wasn't pretty, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/6/2000
Seeing what's cooking on Labor Day, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/3/2000
Gore gave the speech of his life -- and it helped, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/20/2000
Democrats unload on foes, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/18/2000
Nobody does it like Bubba, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/16/2000
Ford the last of a good breed, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/11/2000
Gore's choice of Lieberman will cost him key swing voters, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/9/2000
A plot, if not players, worthy of Shakespeare, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/6/2000
Cheney delivers meat to the hungry, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/4/2000
Confidence, caution and control, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/2/2000
GOP convention's first beef: keeping N.H. prime, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 7/30/2000
GOP is all geared up and rolling, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 7/28/2000
Cheney's a man of character and competence, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 7/26/2000
Message to Gore on his VP choice: Go with Mitchell or Kerry, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 7/21/2000
Professors Buckley and Bush on 'Real Manhood', By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 7/16/2000
If I'm Bush, I'm smiling, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 7/14/2000
Candidate Gore adds can-do man to his team, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 6/18/2000
Timing is everything, but don't dismiss gender, By Daivd Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 6/4/2000
War on guns heats up, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 5/17/2000
A choice could help save Gore from himself, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 5/14/2000
McCain takes his medicine, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 5/12/2000
'Liking' has nothing to do with 'picking' your No. 2, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 5/7/2000
Guns are another campaign weapon for Bush, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 4/21/2000
Libertarians look great outside the voting booth, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 4/9/2000
Bush should embrace the king of Straight Talk, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 4/7/2000
Jack E's bad news bid, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 3/24/2000
Why are gun makers caving in? They read the tobacco leaves, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 3/22/2000
Menino pushes Mitchell for VP, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 3/17/2000
Mass. McCainiacs, By David Nyhan, Globe Staff, 3/8/2000
What happened to Bradley?, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 3/3/2000
McCain's history-making speech, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 3/1/2000
Election questions, answers, and brave predictions, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/27/2000
Another Celtic charmer, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/25/2000
Bradley's night at the Apollo, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/23/2000
Casting the Net luring voters to your Web site, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/20/2000
The Journal's heady assignment: Prop up Bush Lite, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/18/2000
Yes, I'm voting for McCain, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/16/2000
George W. missed Atwater's last master lesson, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/13/2000
The beating of Bush, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/9/2000
Can GOP raze McCain?, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/4/2000
The night belongs to McCain, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/2/2000
Gore and McCain carry the day, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 1/28/2000
It's up to New Hampshire to send a message, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 1/26/2000
Can we all be right about Iowa and New Hampshire? Let's see, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 1/23/2000
Tax cuts for all wheee, By David Nyhan. Globe Columnist, 1/21/2000
Reinventing health insurance in Massachusetts, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 1/19/2000
McCain may be hot, but Iowa is an iceberg, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 1/14/2000
McCain, taking shots from rivals, stays spirited and defiant, By David Nyhan, Globe Staff, 1/12/2000
McCain's brand of toughness rarer than Teflon, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 1/9/2000
Both Democrats lack stagecraft, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 1/7/2000
Candidates have shunned nastiness, and voters can take a bow, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 1/5/2000
After New Hampshire, it's a steep climb for Bradley and McCain, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 12/29/1999
Formula for a good debate: Put the candidates around a small table, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 12/17/1999
McCain jabs, but Bush struts his stuff, By David Nyhan, Globe columnist, 12/15/1999
Polished, battle-tested Clinton makes rivals look like minor leaguers, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 12/10/1999
Indie voters call the shots, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 12/8/1999
Bush aims his blunderbuss at the wrong target, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 12/5/1999
A Bush slip up at the end, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 12/3/1999
Bush may look good in debate, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 12/1/1999
What are the candidates really thinking .. ?, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/28/1999
Democrats' national chairman exudes confidence, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/26/1999
Dubbya can run, but he can't hide, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/24/1999
What Clinton might say about the losers running for his seat, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/17/1999
Boy George is no Texas Ranger, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/12/1999
The fat man in the middle, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/10/1999
Now playing: 'Mr. Smith Crawls to Washington', By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/7/1999
McCain taking unfriendly fire from big guns back home, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 11/3/1999
When the gold dust settles, no Steve, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/31/1999
McCain irks some spenders, gains some traction, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/17/1999
The man who showed his true granite to Iowa, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/10/1999
The upside for Gore, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/8/1999
Yes, Ventura says stupid things, but lighten up, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 10/6/1999
McCain has staked his campaign on racing ahead in New Hampshire, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/24/1999
The primary picture in N.H.: cloudy and stormy, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/15/1999
A Republican's bullying letter to business leaders might backfire, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/3/1999
The man who would be George II, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 9/1/1999
Alexander, the class of the field in 1996, yields with grace in 1999, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/18/1999
Bush has an offer some GOP contenders may not be able to refuse, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 8/11/1999
In the other big show, presidential all-stars warm up, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 7/14/1999
McCain's ace in the hole, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 7/2/1999
Deep in the heart of hexes, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 6/23/1999
Bush serious about getting serious, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 6/13/1999
Lamar Alexander's fate, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 6/9/1999
Gore just waves off the media misgivings, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 5/19/1999
Republicans jockey for position in N.H., By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 5/5/1999
For Bradley the hard part is yet to come, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 4/25/1999
Bill Bradley's game, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 4/14/1999
The state of Campaign 2000, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 4/9/1999
Can Rev. Pat read the tides? Can he ride them?, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 3/14/1999
Alexander makes sense for GOP, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 3/12/1999
GOP needs McCain's positive example, By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 3/5/1999
Gore may have some tiptoeing to do en route ..., By David Nyhan, Globe Columnist, 2/28/1999