Dean: Dems 'In Deep Trouble' On Health Care, The Only Options Are A Bad Bill Or 2010 Losses
One of the leading progressive champions of health care reform is pessimistic about the state of the debate in the Senate, saying he sees virtually no...
One of the leading progressive champions of health care reform is pessimistic about the state of the debate in the Senate, saying he sees virtually no...
Dawn Teo | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics
For some, Tea Parties are a reaction against a floundering Republican Party. For others, Tea Parties are a Republican Renaissance.
Amy Gershkoff | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics
How should political campaigns communicate with working women? They are an electorate that is increasingly difficult to reach, but upon which all elections now hinge.
Frank Sharry | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics
The 2010 Census will have a profound effect on the U.S. political landscape. An astonishing number of states will owe new Congressional seats, in large part, to their new Latino constituents.
Mike Lux | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
If Democrats shed their caution and become fighters, for jobs and health care and the middle class, they can pull off the same kind of surprise in 2010 that we pulled off in 1998.
Huff TV | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media
Huffpost political reporter Sam Stein appeared on The Ed Show Wednesday and weighed in on the nation's high unemployment rate and what it could mean f...
Matt Dunn | Posted 11.17.2009 | Technology
The reality is that Election Day 2010 is one year away. It's time for campaigns to start gearing up, and interactive needs to play a bigger role than it did in 2008 or 2009.
Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics
Even if some Democrats who voted for the amendment did so because of deep convictions, the main thrust of the measure is to condemn women for being sexually active.
Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
Underdogs trying to ride a wave of anti-establishment fervor are mounting challenges to the Republican Party's hand-picked Senate candidates in severa...
John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. Here's why they shouldn't.
Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver
Tis the season to announce your campaign to challenge incumbent Democrats in the state of Colorado. State Rep. Scott Tipton R-Cortez officially an...
The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
A brash, young political newcomer is causing a fuss in GOP circles in the race against Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.). And what else would you expect in ...
Page Gardner | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
The Rising American Electorate now constitutes a majority of the voting-eligible population in America. And it goes without saying that if they stay home in 2010, the chances for progressive reforms will drop.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
If Democrats have deeply-held convictions on how to act to bolster the economy and stem the downward trend in unemployment, they ought to act on them and put some real leadership behind the effort.
Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green
In the three big races of Election Day, the incumbent party lost. In order to turn around the country's anti-incumbency mood, our elected officials are going to have to start tackling the issues.
Dave Lindorff | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
What we're seeing is that having Obama in the White House, and Democrats "in control" of Congress doesn't get you much in the way of progressive change.
Matt Dunn | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics
The political world is in a state of confusion right now because technology is accelerating everything. Election Day 2010 is one year away. It's time for campaigns to start gearing up.
New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics
At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...
Joe Trippi | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York
Voters are increasingly seeing themselves as "us" and both parties in Washington as "them." The results next Tuesday will likely demonstrate the voter's frustration with those in power, regardless of party.
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
Pelosi's first priority is to maintain her speakership, and that means protecting her Democratic majority through the 2010 elections -- even if it means bucking her own party's president.
Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business
If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.
Chicago Sun-Times | LAURA WASHINGTON | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago
Two unusual suspects have stepped off the treadmill and caught my eye. Republican candidates Dan Proft and state Sen. Bill Brady are Going Where No Re...
Politico | CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
Democrats are pushing Senate leaders and the White House to speed up key benefits in the health reform bill to 2010, eager to give the party something...
Colin Delany | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
Once a campaign has the basic technology in place, it can begin to take full advantage of the internet's ability to deliver donors, volunteers and voters.
Jessy Tolkan | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green
Will our representatives lead by example in the fight against harmful pollution or cover their tracks with vague promises on the campaign trail next year?
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics