Ari Berman

What Obama 2010 Can Learn From Obama 2008

Ari Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Berman

As he negotiates with Republicans going forward, President Obama must not forget about his left flank. Re-engaging with his grassroots base, in a real and meaningful way would be a good place to start.

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In Blue Dog Battle, Progressives Are (Half) Right

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

The Blue Dogs are right about campaign strategy in some conservative districts -- but they greatly overstate their case. Granularity is usually lost in our political narrative, and the numbers suggest subtle, diverging politics.

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What the San Francisco Giants and My Dad Can Teach Progressives About Overcoming Defeat

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Elk

Like the San Francisco Giants, the progressive movement will someday win if we believe in all of our players and play as hard as we can.

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Herding Donkeys: A Review

Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cliff Schecter

Everyone who is upset with the current state of the Democratic Party simply must read Ari Berman's book on how Democrats came to rebuild The Party of Jefferson and obtain electoral dominance in 2006 and 2008.

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Howard Dean as John the Baptist and Other Big Ideas at the Little Idea

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Chalupa

Ari Berman does a wonderful thing in his new book Herding Donkeys -- he investigates how common sense usurped power in Washington.

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Obama: How You Like Me Cao? (Bipartisanship's Death)

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Melber

Obama's political strategy is playing out in New Orleans, which anchors one of the few Congressional districts that will probably swing from the GOP to Democrats this November.

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What Gladwell Got Wrong: Beyond "Like Button" Activism

Sam Graham-Felsen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Graham-Felsen

Any online organizer worth his salt recognizes that his job isn't to get people to "like" a page on Facebook, but to empower people to take tangible, real-world actions.

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Sam Stein

Dean Called Rahm's 'Contempt' For Base 'Devastating And Incredibly Demoralizing': Book Excerpt

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new series of statements from the president and the vice president are casting the spotlight once again on the sometimes fractious relationship betw...

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