Victory in the health care debate will go to the side that leverages core American symbols to spark the passions of the people.
Scott Foval | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics
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.
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...
David A. Harris | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics
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.
Steve Cobble | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics
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.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics
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.
Larry Gellman | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics
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.
Asbury Park Press | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics
Randal Pinkett, the Season 4 winner of "The Apprentice," NBC's hit reality television show featuring Donald Trump, has emerged as the front-runner to ...
Chris Korzen | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
Had their disagreements precluded a meeting, the fertile common ground that the pope and the president share on values like economic justice, health care and workers' rights would lie fallow.
The HIll | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
The Democrats are fighting back on the GOP's stimulus criticism. The majority party is no longer content just to let the stimulus debate play out in ...
Larry Gellman | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
We have never been more reliant on the generosity of others and less able to act like grown-ups and fend for ourselves than any time since the Revolution.
David Epstein | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
What Palin's announcement really signifies is the final link in the chain confirming voters' choices across the board in last November's elections.
The Atlantic | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics
The new tech wave in politics is now going a step further: Democrats are raising money directly on Twitter....
AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney has decided to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, setting the stage...
Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
Will Andy Samberg be the first politician to run for U.S. Senator armed with an array of provocative digital shorts starring him and Justin Timberlake?
Eric Kuhn | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics
"Change is only going to come about when people have the power to act upon the knowledge that they will acquire through the new technology," says former Alaska Democratic Senator Mike Gravel.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics
Moments after former Sen. Norm Coleman conceded the drawn-out Minnesota Senate election to Al Franken, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said that that he would sign ...
Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics
GOP leaders have a new complaint about President Obama: He's not reaching out to them nearly as much as he did earlier this year, when he road-tested ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics
Seems like only yesterday that the entire nation was thrilling to the sturm und drang of the Democratic Party presidential primary process. Remember ...
Politico | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics
Top Republicans and Democrats across Alaska are quietly lining up to run for governor amid growing speculation that Sarah Palin will not seek reelecti...
Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics
The 2010 elections will very likely be about who gets blamed for the current economic disaster. Even if the economy is recovering in the latter half of next year - and that is a big "if."
Karen Ocamb | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics
The Democratically-controlled Congress talks a good game to get LGBT votes and money -- but they don't have much to show for LGBT loyalty.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics
It has been a bad week for New York State Democrats. Not only did they lose control of the state senate, but New York State's most powerful congressman managed to bicker with the president.
USA Today | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics
In thinking about the Republican Party's troubles, consider this: One-third of Republicans now say they have an unfavorable opinion of their party....
Erik Ose | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 09.04.2009 | Home