But Ed Balls was judged - in this studio at least - as the day's clear political winner.

With no political winners or losers, for a change, the big losers were the soft drink companies.

Democrats, meantime, sense a political winner and are turning up the heat on Republicans.

The Brady bill, still pending in both houses, is a political winner.

I have a hard time believing that advocating these things will be a political winner.

For his part, Mr. Clinton senses that this issue is a political winner.

The idea is a political winner, but a temporary cut does little to encourage hiring or spending.

Cool rethinking on family policies can barely fail to be a political winner.

That's why the Project 88 report could prove such a political winner.

The issue was a big political winner for Democrats during this year's budget battle with the White House.