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Gays Boycott the Democrats - Finally

Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Boycott, Americablog, Gay Rights, Activism, Maine Gay Marriage, John Aravosis, Democrats, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jennifer Vanasco

Gays and lesbians raise a large amount of funds for the DNC. Until our major issues are addressed, it is time we close the gayTM.

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What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Boycott, Americablog, Two Party System, Obama Gay Rights, Obama, Gay, Democrats, Democratic Party, Lgbt, LGBT Politics, Gay Rights, Ralph Nader Presidential Candidacy, LGBT Rights, Fundraising, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to real change in American politics.

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Catholic Church Shows Its Influence In Health Care Fight

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Doyle, Gop, Social Justice, Communion, Catholic Congress, Nancy Pelosi, Lobbyists, Obama, American Catholics, Bishops, John Kerry, White House, Universal Health Care, Vatican, Health Care, Abortion, Church, Poverty, Public Option, Lobbying, Catholic, Democrats, House, Catholics, Religion, Senate, Catholic Church, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Christianity, Health Bill, Anti-Choice, Republicans, Politics News

Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potent...

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Bill Clinton To Speak To Democratic Senators About Health Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Gop, House Health Bill, Clinton, Democrats, House, Senate, Lieberman, Democratic Caucus, White House, Vote, Bill Clinton, Health Care Reform, Stupak Amendment, Senate Health Bill, Health Care, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling sk...

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Proposals In House Would Curb 'Too Big To Fail' Banks, Firms

Wall Street Journal | DAMIAN PALETTA and MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fed, Geithner, Timothy Geithner, Sec, Larry Summers, Too Big to Ail, Lobbying, Bank of America, Lobbyists, Chase, Paulson, Economy, Metlife, Regulation, JP Morgan, Obama, Democrats, Prudential, Recession, Barney Frank, House, Senate, House Financial Services Committee, Henry Paulson, White House, Treasury, Hank Paulson, Kanjorski, JP Morgan Chase, Republicans, Politics News

Democrats are advancing proposals in Congress designed to limit the size and complexity of financial companies so that any collapse wouldn't damage th...

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The Big Confusion: "Moderates" and "Independents" Are Not the Same Thing

John Zogby | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dede Scozzafava, Moderates, David Brooks, Public Opinion Polls, Independent Voters, Public Opinion, Ny-23, Democrats, David Hoffman, Republicans, Politics News
John Zogby

In a recent New York Times piece, David Brooks divided the electorate into liberals, conservatives and independents. This view mistakes a lack of party affiliation for ideological innocence.

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Obama, Spidey, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Caitlin Kraft Buchman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democrats Abroad, Superman, Democrats, Berlin Wall, President K, Barack Obama, Spiderman, Politics News
Caitlin Kraft Buchman

As we sit in our Democrats Abroad strategy sessions this weekend, the people of Berlin will celebrate their passionate victory bringing down a wall that no one ever imagined would fall.

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Sam Stein

Dems Challenge Theme That Health Care Vote Makes Members Vulnerable

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democrats Vulnerable, Vulnerable Members, Health Care Reform, Democrats, Health Care Theme, Health Care, Vote Vulnerable, Politics News

Democrats are unhappy and a bit worried about a theme developing in the mainstream press that the House's vote on health care legislation puts dozens ...

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The Chamber of Commerce Party

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Small Business, Education, Bipartisanship, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

I had dinner with four Republicans last night. They wonder where their party went. They all feel abandoned by party politics.

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Frank Rich: White House Doesn't Seem To Understand Public's Wall Street Rage

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Larry Summers, ny23, Regulation, Obama, Teaparty, New York 23, White House, Dede Scozzafava, Finance, Gop, Paul Volcker, Wall Street, Bill Owens, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Financial Reform, Election Day 2009, H1N1 Vaccine, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Democrats, 2009 Elections, Bill Thompson, Main Street, Elections, Anger, Tim Geithner, Banks, Bonuses, Too Big to Fail, Executive Pay, Republicans, Politics News

The Obama administration does not seem to understand that this rage, left unaddressed, could consume it. It has pushed aside the entreaties of many --...

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Democrats Clear Impasse Blocking Health Care Vote

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Health Care Bill, Health Care Vote, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Democrats, Politics News

WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday ...

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What a Difference a Year Makes: Will We Ever Have Truth in Politics?

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Politics, Elections, Obama, Republicans, Democrats, Health Care, Politics News
Lisa Solod Warren

Arianna Huffington 's headline in HuffPo Tuesday was "Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs The Timidity of Governing." On Wednesday's Ha...

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Eight Reasons the Democrats lost Virginia & New Jersey--and How to Recover

Paul Loeb | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Acorn, Jon Corzine, Youth Vote, Virginia Governor Race, Obama, Democrats, New Jersey Governor Race, Creigh Deeds, Obama Grass Roots Campaign, Politics News
Paul Loeb

Losing the Virginia and New Jersey governorships hurt. Local factors played a part, but these are major states. So it matters why the Democrats lost them. Here are eight reasons -- and lessons for next time.

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The Win That Should Have Been: Holding the DNC Responsible for Tuesday's Loss

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Dnc, Voter Turnout, Mike Bloomberg, Howard Dean, Democrats, Bill Thompson, Barack Obama, Mayor Bloomberg, New York News
Will Schwartz

What could have swung this mayoral election into a Thompson win?

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The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, President, Leadership, Elections, Demagogue, Campaign, Endorsement, Chattering Class, Sarah Palin, Republican, Third Party, Conservative, Marriage, Washington, Talk Show Hosts, Social Movements, Class, Rejection, Money, Mayor Bloomberg, Politics, Washington DC, Referendum, Election, Role of Government, Rush Limbaugh, Democrats, Domestic Partnership, Vote, Wall Street, Gay Marriage, Candidate, Glenn Beck, D.C., Partisan, Politics News
Jim Wallis

I think as people continue to see so much of politics as usual in this town -- partisan bickering and big money buying votes -- they are increasingly likely to vote against whatever represents the old politics for them.

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Roy Sekoff On The Election Wake Up Call (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Huff TV

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff was a guest on The Ed Show Wednesday to discuss what Tuesday's election results mean for Democrats and President Obama. Sek...

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One Year After Obama's Election: Still Smarter...Than The Alternative

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

What puts this first year in perspective for me is that: Obama may not be smarter than all of us, but he sure is smarter by a long shot than McCain would have been. And that, for now, is enough for me.

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What Change?

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pawlenty, New Jersey, Corzine, Elections, Palin, Obama, Limbaugh, Democrats, Politics News
Joe Peyronnin

The young and minority voters were not motivated enough to come out and vote. Could the president have had a favorable impact had he delivered on his pledge to change Washington, even just a little?

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

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Gop, President Obama, Bob Mcdonnell, Mortage Credit, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Bloomberg, Cash for Clunkers, CFhris Christie, New York's 23rd Congressional District, Democrats, Creigh Deeds, New Jersey Election, Jon Corzine, Virginia Election 2008, 2010 Midterm Elections, Bill Thompson, Sarah Palin, Politics News
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.

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How The East Was Lost: Tom Suozzi & Democrats Lose Long Island

B.D. Gallof | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Long Island, Nassau County, Tom Suozzi, Ed Mangano, Democratic Party, Democrats, 2009 Elections, Republican Party, Republicans, New York News
B.D. Gallof

Tom Suozzi's supposed easy ride to a third term blew out in embarrassing fashion as many voters were not seeing change or results.

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Make No Mistake, Tuesday's GOP Surge Was About Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Progressives, President Obama, Gop, Lberal Democrats, Media, Democrats, Joe Wison, Republican National Committee, Conservatives, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The bad mistake liberals, progressives and the media made was to confuse Obama's popularity with support of his policies. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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The Wrath of Suburbanites and Independents

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Barack Obama, Bob Gates, Larry Summers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democrats, 2009 Elections, New Jersey Election, Msnbc, Cnn, Virginia, Jon Corzine, New York's 23rd District, New Jersey, Wall Street, Governors' Races, John King, Tim Geithner, Off-Year Elections, Republicans, Alan Greenspan, 2010 Midterm Elections, Angry Electorate, Voters' Rage, Virginia Election, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

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.

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What Happened in Virginia?

Ben Tribbett | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Virginia Governors Race, Bob Mcdonnell, Democrats, 2009 Elections, Creigh Deeds, Republicans, Politics News
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.

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Watch Long Island For the New Right Wing Groundswell

B.D. Gallof | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Long Island, Left Wing, Rush Limbaugh, Howard Beale, Tom Suozzi, Nassau, Right Wing, Democrats, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Election, New York, Republicans, Ann Coulter, Sarah Palin, Bill O'Reilly, New York News
B.D. Gallof

Today we will see the crawl, but next year we will see the running. The bouillabaisse of discontent has been churning, and this year's minority will be a movement looking to step up.

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David Plouffe's Today Show Interview: Weighs In On 2009 Elections, Obama's Job Performance (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Democrats, 2009 Elections, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, Palin, Audacity to Win, House, Change, Pawlenty, Plouffe, Obama's Popularity, Gop, Election 2009, Republicans, One Year Later, Politics News

Tuesday's elections are local races -- not measures of President Obama's ability to deliver or a referendum on the president's popularity, according t...

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