Democrats Pin 2010 Hopes On Health Care Bill
Slumping in the polls and struggling to pass climate and financial legislation, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are counting on an histo...
Slumping in the polls and struggling to pass climate and financial legislation, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are counting on an histo...
Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.20.2009 | Politics
It's not too late for Obama to right the ship of state. But first he has to acknowledge he needs to chart a fresh course.
AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Rep. Bart Gordon, a 13-term congressman from Tennessee, announced Monday he will not seek re-election next year, the latest Democra...
Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics
The economy is indeed turning, and it's done so with absolutely no assistance from Republicans, who've elected instead to take the calculated political risk of becoming the Party of No.
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics
Other interesting news from Republicanland is a new poll showing that, given three choices, voters state who they'd likely vote for in the 2010 election in the following order: (1) Democrats, (2) Tea Partiers, (3) Republicans.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics
As with Vietnam, the problem in Afghanistan is political, not military. The United States can stay there forever if we want to -- but is it worth it?
Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
What you won't hear the spinners crowing about is the shocking punch to the gut the GOP took in upstate New York's 23rd Congressional District, where a Democrat won for the first time in over 100 years.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
The election results show that no incumbent governor (or incumbent party) can escape the wrath of an electorate that continues to bleed while it watches tax dollars squandered on foreign wars and Wall Street fat cats.
Roll Call | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
Already prepared to deal with challenging midterm turnout dynamics that favor the GOP, national Democratic strategists now find themselves looking at ...
CQ Politics | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics
The passions of conservative activists could be reshaping the Republican Party and complicating some 2010 re-election campaigns. Indiana's Mark Sou...
Wall Street Journal | Jonathan Weisman | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics