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Democrats See a Two-Horse G.O.P. Race, Adding a Whip

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/us/politics/campaign-2012-democrats-see-2-horse-race-between-romney-and-gingrich.html?_r=1&ref=us 

In this article , the author does a fantastic job of using proper diction, details, and imagery in order to get point across which is that the Republican candidate is not fully decided on yet and that it is still questionable. 

He uses very good diction to get his point across. He uses not very commonly used words such as "tumultuous" that do a fantastic job at getting his point across. By using more descriptive diction, the author is able to make a better point, and say more while using less words. 

The author also effectively uses details to get his point across. He uses just the proper amount of details to get his point across but not so much that the true meaning is lost in the details. He uses words such as "longer and bloodier battle," details that make his point much more effective. 

He also uses proper imagery to make a better point. Again i can use the quote of "longer and bloodier battle," which paints a mental picture that is not accurate but gives a very good idea of the description that the author wanted.