Photo: #Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver is the venue for the last night of the Democratic National Convention. It sits empty before the general public is let in.
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Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver is the venue for the last night of the Democratic National Convention. It sits empty before the general public is let in. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Campaign 2008

President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.

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Campaign 2008

How to influence the political brain

Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/28/2008, 7:06 p.m.

One author claims that political decisions are wrought from a battle between emotion and reason.

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  • Drew Westen: Author of "The Political Brain."

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