Bob Mcdonnell

The Change We Deserve

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Edwin D. Hill

It didn't take long for the anti-worker far right to try to spin the results of the 2009 elections as a mandate for their pro-corporate agenda.

You Are Not a "Great American," Sean Hannity

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Andy Ostroy

If Sean Hannity truly wants to be the "great American" he claims to be, he can start by being truthful to his listeners and by not rooting for his supposedly beloved America to fail under the current leadership.

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.

Enough with the Electability Test

Peter Henne | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Peter Henne

Deeds was nominated because he seemed "electable." Then he lost to McDonnell. This "electability test" has a damaging effect on political discourse and ultimate electoral success.

Post-Election Punditry: It's Perfectly Obvious

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

Click. " -- and we're back. Time now to ask our Pack o' Pundits for the big takeaways from Tuesday's election results. What did you guys see in all...

A "Republican Renaissance?" Yeah, and I Hear the Mullet's Coming Back Too

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

The real picture is anything but rosy for the GOP. The truly big race, in upstate New York, handed them a humiliating defeat in a solidly red district, where a Democrat hasn't won the House seat in over 100 years.

One Spin You Won't Hear From Republicans About Tuesday's Election

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

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.

Jason Linkins

Sarah Palin Lines Up An Impressive Array Of Cupcake Media Appearances

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


Via Andrew Sullivan, I see that Sarah Palin will be doing a substantial amount of globetrotting, and much like the ones in Harlem, has scheduled match...

Jason Linkins

The State Of Your Post-Election Media Memes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


If you missed out on last night's election, well, don't you know that you missed out on the most important off-off-year election in our lives? It's t...

The Obama Referendum: Nothing to See Here

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Beau Friedlander

Yesterday's vote on same-sex marriage in Maine was a referendum on our collective humanity, and we don't look so great today. But was it a loss for Obama? Certainly not.

Virginia Governor's Race 2009: McDonnell Beats Deeds

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political co...

Republicans Will Sweep on Election Day: How They Will Do It and What It Means

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Sophia A. Nelson

To lose badly in Virginia says more than Mr. Deeds was not a good candidate. It says that the president does not have any coat tails, at least not today.

What Happened in Virginia?

Ben Tribbett | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Ben Tribbett

If this election serves as a reminder that pandering to right wingers is not a successful electoral strategy -- then Deeds will have done even more good for Democrats than if he had won today.

Election Day: What To Watch For In New Jersey, New York And Virginia

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political co...

Sarah Palin: Rogue Republican or Democratic Operative?

Shannyn Moore | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

If the Republican Party had half a mind, they would look at Palin's history of party divisiveness, polarization and destruction and take heed.

Election Night Preview: GDP Trumps Gay Marriage

Joe Scarborough | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Joe Scarborough

All the president's men know that a Republican sweep in New Jersey and Virginia will strike fear in the hearts of those swing state Democrats who now hold the future of health care in their sweaty moderate hands.

GOP Election Victories Won't Erase Party's Problems

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — For Republicans, an election win of any size Tuesday would be a blessing. But victories in Virginia, New Jersey or elsewhere won't ...

Creigh Deeds Ignored Our Campaign Advice: White House

Washington Post | Rosalind S. Helderman and Anne E. Kornblut | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Sensing that victory in the race for Virginia governor is slipping away, Democrats at the national level are laying the groundwork to blame a loss in ...

Old or New Dominion?

Carl Pope | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

One reason the climate issue has surfaced from the Democratic side in Virginia is that Millennial voters are seen as critical if Deeds is to carry the state -- and young voters care more about climate than any other demographic.

Sam Stein

Democrats Whack McDonnell For Hiding Climate Change Skepticism

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


As the Virginia gubernatorial campaign enters its final weeks, the contest is turning into a dispute over the perils of climate change. The topic wa...

Don't Blame Obama for Creigh Deeds

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


Taylor Marsh

The real problem for Democrats is that by choosing Creigh Deeds they've diluted the Democratic brand as far as it can go. Let's face it, Deeds is no Jim Webb.

Creigh Deeds Making Virginia Dems Wish They'd Picked Terry McAuliffe

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


When State Senator R. Creigh Deeds defeated Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic Party chairman and confidante of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, t...

Palin: McDonnell Personally Asked For My Help -- Then Changed His Mind

Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell repeatedly and personally asked former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for help this summer in his campaign f...

Palin Gubernatorial Campaign Help Offers Ignored By GOP Candidates

Politico | JONATHAN MARTIN | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


Sarah Palin stands ready to stump for the Republican gubernatorial candidates running in the two most closely-watched campaigns in the country this fa...

NRA Targets Bloomberg, New Yorkers In Commercial For Bob McDonnell (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York


The NRA is taking aim at Mayor Bloomberg, New Yorkers, and apparently the mafia (who one would think would be some of the gun rights group's biggest s...