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Obama, Spidey, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Caitlin Kraft Buchman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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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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Dems Challenge Theme That Health Care Vote Makes Members Vulnerable

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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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GOP Health Care Bill WON'T Prevent Insurance Companies From Denying Sick People

Wall Street Journal | JANET ADAMY | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Republicans are preparing to unveil their own health bill in the next few days. Minority Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) said Monday that the plan woul...

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GOP Health Bill In The Works; Boehner Says Republican Bill Would Extend Insurance Coverage To "Millions"

Wall Street Journal | GREG HITT | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Republicans are preparing an alternative health-care bill to Democratic legislation, House Republican Leader John Boehner said, marking a shift in str...

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Democrats' Quiet Changes Pile Up

Wall Street Journal | JONATHAN WEISMAN | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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While President Barack Obama still faces stiff headwinds on a range of major legislation on his agenda, he has been signing into law a slew of smaller...

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Ed Schultz: Obama Would "Sell His Soul" For GOP Support On Health Care (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

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On Friday night on The Ed Show, Ed Schultz gave an impassioned speech calling out the president for making concessions on health care and abandoning t...

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Heart-Stopping Hallowe'en Horror, Left And Right

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

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Happy Samhain, everyone, if that isn't an inherent oxymoron. For those of you who expected (and were, of course, waiting for with bated breath... what...

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The Public Option in Congress Is Now a Sham. Who Cares If Lieberman Kills It?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

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With or without a fraudulent public option, millions of Americans who will be required to buy insurance or pay a fine will see their premiums skyrocket.

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