Democratic Party

Crunch Time for the Democrats

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Hoyt Hilsman

Leaders of the liberal wing of the party -- not necessarily the elected leadership of the House -- must use their powers of persuasion and their skills in compromise to sway the debate in favor of change, most critically with progressive voters.

Health Care Is a Done Deal if You Read Between the Lines

Michael Wolff | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

If we assume that Podesta represents certain powers that be in the Democratic Party, are those powers writing off the president?

Dining Room Table 2010

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

Tthe Republican Party is barreling forward to the mid-term elections without an objective. If it's a "wave" they're riding, rest assured that they have absolutely no idea where it's going to crash.

The Prince and the Wise Man

Michael Gene Sullivan | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Michael Gene Sullivan

That President Obama always seems surprised the right wing will do anything to destroy him reminds me of an old story.

Afghanistan Could Ruin Everything--Soon!

Michael Wolff | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Michael Wolff

What are they going to do about Afghanistan? And how much time do they have left to do it? I figure a month.

Who Will Be Hurt if the Democrats Pass Health Care Alone

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

If the Democrats pass the health care bill, and are able to do it with a public option, the Republicans will have once again put themselves on the opposing side of groundbreaking legislation.

Obama's Best Frenemy

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Glenn Hurowitz

Obama put his persuasive power on hold while he got sucked into an insider negotiation with Congressional centrists -- and has been unable to make a morally compelling case for his agenda.

Senator Kennedy and Legislative Liberalism

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Julian E. Zelizer

Freed from his own presidential aspirations after the 1980 primaries, Ted Kennedy was able to concentrate on taking the fight directly to Congress. In doing so, he made liberalism a legislative reality.

Congressman Waxman: What Americans Need to Know About Health Care

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Last week, Rep. Waxman paneled a discussion at UCLA on climate change. Later, he was gracious enough to sit down with me for an interview.

Sam Stein

Pics: Dem Party Offices In Denver Vandalized, 11 Windows Broken

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


The Colorado Democratic Party headquarters in Denver was vandalized this past week in what party officials say was a protest against President Obama's...

Health Care Reform and the Democratic Party

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

If the Democrats manage to lose health care reform to internal fighting and its own conservative wing, the question of what the Democratic Party can do, or what it is for, will be hard to avoid.

It Was Never Fair and Balanced -- Now It's Not Even News

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


Larry Gellman

What we now see on cable TV is nothing resembling news. The entertainers who pose as newsmen now routinely spew lies, distortions, and biased opinions or provide a platforms of legitimacy to the sociopaths who do.

Health Care, Tribal Warfare, and The Nation's Health

Paul David Walker | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Paul David Walker

If we do not stop fighting each other, we will fall behind as a nation-state.

Political Haiku: Bipartisanshit

Frank Dwyer | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Frank Dwyer

Obama and Dems achieve bail-out miracle: near-dead GOP.

"Hispanic Karl Rove" Helps Shape Democratic Party "Centrist" Positions

Bruce Wilson | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Bruce Wilson

Does Karl Rove help shape Democratic Party "Third Way" positions on reproductive and gay rights? Well, no. But the "Hispanic Karl Rove," the Reverend Samuel Rodriguez, does.

Gavin Newsom's Impressive Town Hall in Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Mayor Newsom is the most exciting thing to happen to California politics in years. He promises to lift California out of the morass that the deadening hands of the GOP have submerged us in.

How the Religious Right is Infiltrating the Democratic Party: Part 1

Bruce Wilson | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


Bruce Wilson

Along a wide range of fronts, the American religious right has been infiltrating, influencing, befuddling, and neutralizing the Democratic Party and the American left for decades.

No, Rahm ; Your Compromise on Health Reform Is F**cking Stupid

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

I had been thinking the biggest enemy to real health insurance reform was Montana Senator Max Baucus but I'll be damned if now I don't think it's you, Rahm.

Anodyne Town Halls are the Problem, Not Teabaggers

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 09.04.2009 | Home


Jeffrey Feldman

Victory in the health care debate will go to the side that leverages core American symbols to spark the passions of the people.

Blue Dogs Will Be Swept Out if Health Care Public Option Fails

Scott Foval | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics


Scott Foval

Time to buck up, Mr. President, and remember that the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party went along with your rhetoric, but we expect that you will deliver the public option.

House Dems Boning Up On Health Care Reform

The Washington Post | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics


They held the tutorial in the Capitol basement starting at 4 in the afternoon Monday. For the first two and a half hours, about 180 members of Congres...

Rep. Cantor: An Exclusivist Caucus of One

David A. Harris | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


David A. Harris

In the historically Democratic demographic of the Jewish community, there is now only one Republican congressman -- Eric Cantor (R-VA). And he is doing his part to think narrowly and exclusively.

July 17, 1984: Carrying the Baton from King to Obama

Steve Cobble | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


Steve Cobble

It takes nothing away from the absolutely brilliant campaign that Obama and Axelrod and Plouffe ran last year to point out that because of Jackson's two incredible campaigns, they started closer to the finish line.

It's Time to Spay and Neuter the Blue Dogs on Health Care

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

The Blue Dog coalition loved spending lavishly on the Iraq war only to rediscover the evil of budget deficits as soon as Obama was elected.

Punching the Tar Baby

Larry Gellman | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Larry Gellman

From the moment Judge Sotomayor was nominated to the court, the Right wing made it clear that they were going to play the only card left in the Republican deck -- the race card.