The Franken Factor (and Counting to 60)

Juliette Powell, 07.06.2009

Author, Digital Media Strategist

As harsh as this may seem, maybe it is time for Ted Kennedy to resign from the Senate and let the Democratic Governor of Massachusetts appoint a healthy successor.

The Democratic Party's Democracy Problem

Daniel Denvir, 07.11.2009

Daniel Denvir is an independent journalist in West Philly.

Barack Obama is trying to lock in primary candidates in Pennsylvania and New York who, ahem, were never even elected to the position in question: Democratic nominee for the United States Senate.

Is Specter in a Primary Fight? Yes!

Hal Donahue, 06.13.2009

veteran and political activist

Time will tell if Congressman Sestak makes his move against Pennsylvania's newest Democratic senator. But his options are disappearing quickly.

Arlen Specter Weighs New York Senate Bid

Avery Corman, 06.05.2009

Obama won by saying it was a time for change. Spector can win in New York by saying it's a time for flexibility.

Signs That GOP Is Giving-Up On Holding Sen. Bunning's Seat

Mark Nickolas, 05.30.2009

Managing Editor, PoliticalBase.com

A couple of very interesting developments in the ongoing saga of the most vulnerable Senate incumbent in 2010 -- Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY).

Comedian vs. Clown: The Race for Charles Schumer's Senate Seat

Anthony Papa, 04.20.2009

Communications specialist for the Drug Policy Alliance

Imagine putting a New York City comedian in a political showdown against the senior senator of New York State? Well, it may happen.

Where the Minnesota Senate Race Stands

Senate Guru, 04.13.2009

http://www.senateguru.com/

The legal teams have made their closing arguments and the trial has concluded as the three-judge panel will now deliberate for, likely, a period of weeks to determine who won the 2008 U.S. Senate race in Minnesota.

NH-Sen & MN-Sen: Bipartisanship

Senate Guru, 03.05.2009

http://www.senateguru.com/

In desperately clinging to the myth that votes were widely double-counted, the Coleman camp repeats the concept "one man, one vote."

The Minnesota Senate Election Contest - Live!

The Uptake, 02.27.2009

The Minnesota Senate Election Contest has begun! The three-judge panel will convene each weekeday from 9 AM - 4:30 PM (in Central time), and we'll be...

OH-Sen: Rob Portman, "A Bush Guy"

Senate Guru, 02.27.2009

http://www.senateguru.com/

Republican Senate candidate two-time George W. Bush appointee Rob Portman is trying to run from Bush and has been called out for it. I thought an early examination of Portman's relationship to Bush might be in order.

IA-Sen: Will Chuck Grassley Be the Next Senate GOP Retirement?

Senate Guru, 02.12.2009

http://www.senateguru.com/

Just twelve days into 2009, we already have four Senate Republican retirements, including two in the last week. And there may still be more to come.

Would Dennis Ross Set the Stage for War with Iran?

Robert Naiman, 02.12.2009

National Coordinator of Just Foreign Policy

The threat that the United States would launch a military attack on Iran has never been "taken off the table," but you'd be hard pressed to find many ...

I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid

Jane Hamsher, 02.07.2009

Founder, FireDogLake.com

A seventy-one year old dude who hasn't held office for 14 years, appointed by a crook, has taken the Senate Majority Leader to the cleaners.

The Unnoticed U.S. Senate Appointment

Aaron Harber, 02.06.2009

Member of the national board of the Prostate Cancer Education Council

There is no question Michael Bennet is a highly-qualified individual who will bring many talents to the U.S. Senate. And there is no reason he could not be a great Senator.

Democrats Should Declare Victory on Obama's Senate Seat

David Epstein, 01.31.2009

Political Economist at Columbia

By reacting strongly against Blagojevich's corrupt attempt to sell the seat, the Democrats stood up for political ethics, even against a member of their own party.

On the Appointment of Caroline Kennedy, or Any Other Non-Elected Individual to Fill the New York Senate Vacancy

Michael Vazquez, 01.29.2009

Editor at URB

Barack Obama's campaign, in its mastery of the myriad intricacies of our electoral process, created a strategy which has helped us rediscover and reexamine democracy in America.

Senator Coleman, Give Yourself Two Christmas Presents - Acceptance & Peace

Yvonne R. Davis, 01.25.2009

President

During Bush's first term, I remember seeing you at the White House a number of times. Since that time, your relationship with the president changed dramatically. He's leaving and you are trying to hang on to power by nearly any means necessary.

Wrong Again: How the Press and Pundits Harm The Nation

Aaron Harber, 01.22.2009

Member of the national board of the Prostate Cancer Education Council

The Art Of Choosing Replacements)...

Caroline Kennedy is the New Fifty

Suzanne Braun Levine, 01.18.2009

first editor of Ms Magazine, author Inventing the Rest of Our Lives

Women in their fifties and sixties -- what I call our Second Adulthood -- are a new breed, liberated by better health, greater longevity, experience in the larger world, and self-confidence that is increasing every day.

The Political Growth and Power of Caroline Kennedy

Madeleine M. Kunin, 01.18.2009

First Female Governor of Vermont; Marsh Scholar, University of Vermont

It's possible that I am being too sensitive about gender bias, but is the "experience" question raised more frequently for women than it is for men?

Caroline Kennedy Would Be an Outstanding Senator for New York

Joseph A. Palermo, 01.18.2009

Author/Associate Professor of History

I've recently heard a lot of punditry questioning Caroline Kennedy's qualifications to fill Hillary Clinton's now empty seat in the United States Sena...