2000 Election

Seriously Guys, Would You Invite Mitt Romney to a Barbecue?

John Blumenthal | Posted 05.15.2012

John Blumenthal

Before Election Day, ask yourselves this: Is Mitt Romney really the kind of dude you'd want peering over your shoulder while you stand in front of your Weber wondering why the burgers are sticking to the grill again?

Don't Underestimate Santorum

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.23.2012

Hoyt Hilsman

While Democrats will decry Santorum's views on social issues, and the Republican base will rally behind him, most truly independent voters may largely ignore his extreme conservatism on social issues, simply because they don't really care about the wedge issues.

Andrea Stone

Joe Lieberman To Newt Gingrich: Get Real

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.13.2011

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) rejected Newt Gingrich's controversial comment last week that the Palestinians are an "invented" people, sa...

Former Supreme Court Justice Blasts Bush Over 2000 Election

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.10.2011

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens writes in his new memoir, Five Chiefs, that the George W. Bush campaign's 2000 appeal to the United Sta...

80 Million Disenfranchised and Disinterested Americans Didn't Vote In '08. What Portends for 2012?

Pearl Korn | Posted 11.19.2011

Pearl Korn

As the 2012 Presidential campaign heads into high gear, we must engage eligible non-voters who are young, uneducated and economically deprived.

Michael Calderone

How Roger Ailes Runs Fox News

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 07.25.2011

NEW YORK -- Roger Ailes' week isn't over yet. On the heels of New York magazine's bombshell cover story on Ailes' influence over the Republican Par...

My Support for Ralph Nader Ten Years Later: Lessons Learned

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

Stephen Zunes

The less from 2000 is that the idea that one can "teach the Democrats a lesson" by voting for a progressive third party or not voting at all and thereby allowing Republicans to win just doesn't seem to work.

The Election of 2010: Obama Needs Marc Antony to Set it Right

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Russnow

There's still time to stop the madness and give the leaders we elected the proper time frame to accomplish what needs to be done.

Treacherous Politics

James Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

James Miller

Anyone who has read Founding Brothers, or any other great read about the men who founded this country, can't help but be blown away by how different p...

Dow Hovers Near 11,000: This is Obama's Market

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Schweitzer

A Democratic president's success is due to the policies of his Republican predecessor, and his failures are a consequence of his own policies.

Why America Suffers From One Catastrophe After Another and Why It Will Keep Happening

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Anis Shivani

9/11. Enron. Katrina. Wall Street. The BP spill. There seems no end to it, and the reactions are always parallel. Obama is no different in how h...

The Bizarro Decade

Eric Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Williams

As I look back on the past ten years of the "Still-Unnicknamed Zeroes," I'd like to formally request a little less turbulence in the next decade. Please? No era is devoid of history.

Why the White House Is 100% Right to Challenge Fox News

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Cenk Uygur

If Fox News rises up to the challenge of confessing their real identity and real purpose, then -- and only then -- should Obama take on that conservative voice in an interview on their air.

2000-2009: America's Lost Decade

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Bob Burnett

When historians update the history of the United States and ponder when we lost our way and punted the mantle of global supremacy to China, they'll conclude this past decade was the turning point.

The Missing President: PBS On The Crash

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

MJ Rosenberg

FRONTLINE last night was like JAWS. First Bear Stearns, then Lehman, then AIG, then Freddy and Fanny. The two most striking revelations (at least ...

Bush By The Numbers: Harper's Index Says Goodbye

Harpers | Posted 05.25.2011

Number of news stories from 1998 to Election Day 2000 containing "George W. Bush" and "aura of inevitability": 206 Amount for which Bush successful...

Bush's Pure Genius Moves: 9/11, Gunfights, Cheney, the Economy, and More

Bill Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Allen

In a brilliant move, President Bush found almost the only way possible to make people forget the tenure of John Ashcroft: naming Albert Gonzalez his successor.

The Hits Just Keep Coming

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

Lance Simmens

We have been rudderless for some time, and it shows. The call to public service is now more urgent than at any time in our nation's history.

Bush Meets Clinton As President-Elect (FLASHBACK, SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

President-Elect Obama's meeting with President Bush, a meeting of two men with very different ideologies, recalls a time almost eight years ago when t...

Praise for McCain, Yes, But Let's Not Forget Al Gore

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Schweitzer

But what strikes me when I hear praise for McCain is the deafening sound of silence when we consider Al Gore's amazing concession in 2000.

Sarah Palin and the Derelict GOP

Bill Cusack | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Cusack

A truly ugly and dangerous spirit has been brought to light in these new revelations about Sarah Palin. W was no accident.

Obama: Do Not Concede!

Michael Jay | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Jay

Too many ordinary Democrats are aware of the evidence, are terrified at the prospect of a third stolen and prematurely conceded presidential election.

Indecisions 2000 and 2004: Final Days Remembered

John Wihbey | Posted 05.25.2011

John Wihbey

Whatever happened to the bad old days of October surprises? The last lap of campaign '08 has seen its share of twists, but perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that no big shoe has dropped.

Mike the Writer is for Obama: So are Most Europeans, but Why Do Media Pundits See That as a Downside?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Russnow

Rather than think our foreign friends' hopeful anticipation is a bad sign, it should give us more incentive to restore the love and respect the world has long held for the United States.

Nosh On This: The Jewish Vote

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrea Chalupa

Video the Vote will dispatch a trained volunteer to capture those evil demons that keep popping up in polling places, especially the ones they got down in Florida and Ohio.