Commentary on swing-county politics, legal flashpoints, and the policy debates that defined the Bush and Obama years.
A look at public reaction to the Zimmerman verdict, including a letter to the editor in the Orlando Sentinel from a Florida resident troubled by the outcome, and what the response suggested about race and optimism in the Obama era.
An examination of how the announcement of the George Zimmerman verdict registered across swing counties, tracing differing responses in communities that had shifted between Bush and Obama.
Commentary on the difficulties facing the Obama administration's second term, framing the period's challenges in terms familiar to observers of prior presidencies.
A discussion of marijuana policy and its possible economic effects on a swing county contending with sequester-related budget pressures.
Analysis of shifting political sentiment within the counties the site tracks, considered alongside other posts on gun control debates and local policy fights.