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Nuns, Students Blocked from Voting in Indiana -- Where's Congress?

Art Levine | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


Art Levine

The Election Protection coalition is already reporting disturbing accounts from the Indiana and North Carolina primaries. All these obstacles undermine fair and accurate voting in both states.

Message to Hillary (And the DNC): Win Indiana, And You're in the Money

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

A Clinton win among Democrats in the parts of Indiana that most resemble the rest of mid-America is irrefutable proof that she can go toe to toe with the GOP with these voters.

Defining Insanity

Mike Lux and Erica Payne | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


Mike Lux and Erica Payne

Here we are in 2008 -- the same thing is happening as we saw happen to McCain and Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004.

GOP Gives Clinton The Silent Treatment

Politico | JONATHAN MARTIN | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton's decisive Pennsylvania primary win last week may have reinvigorated her campaign, but you wouldn't know it from listening to the Repu...

Reverend Wright In Jesse Helms's North Carolina

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.28.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

Reverend Wright is a problem in North Carolina. Down-ticket Dems hare already injecting race into their races. Jesse Helms was such a force in this state for so long that "some of that" is still lingering.

What If GOP Stood for Great Onstage Performance?

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics


Jeffrey Shaffer

Was I having a dream, or was that really John McCain in concert last night at the Roxy? I realize pop music and politics have been edging closer to...

Vote Demographics Spells Much Bigger Trouble for Obama than Pennsylvania Loss

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Barack Obama's decisive Pennsylvania loss to Hillary Clinton was predictable and inevitable. Obama pretty much confirmed that when he tossed in the to...

Republican Recruits Show Mediocre Fundraising

Politico | JOSH KRAUSHAAR | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics


Several of the GOP's most highly touted candidates posted mediocre fundraising numbers in this year's first quarter, raising questions about their abi...

Grover Norquist in New York Times Magazine This Sunday Defends 'Nut-Job' McCain

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

While the cover story on Chris Matthews has already drawn attention, this coming New York Times Magazine Q&A with tax-cut guru Grover Norquist should not be overlooked.

McCain-Rice 2008: 'To Torture or Not to Torture' Ticket

Joshua Roman | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home


Joshua Roman

Why would John McCain ask Condi Rice to be his running mate when new reports suggest she was one of the strongest Administration supporters of torture? One word: "Electability."

It's official, Alabama is the Soviet Union...

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 04.05.2008 | Politics


Larisa Alexandrovna

When I lived behind the iron curtain, my parents taught me never to talk anyone about anything. This caveat was not restricted to the typical warning ...

When McCain Ripped Michael Moore -- and Incited Republicans

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.30.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

In the thousands of articles and blog postings about John McCain in recent weeks, I haven't seen anything about that notorious night in late-August 2004 when he attacked Michael Moore.

NYT This Sunday Probes "The End of Republican America"

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

Many more Republicans than Democrats are stepping down this year, making it almost impossible for the GOP to make gains.

Letting History Be Our Guide

Mike Lux | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics


Mike Lux

What Democrats need to do if we win is to cast off the caution and defensiveness of recent decades, and be bold in pushing for the major changes this country needs.

GOP State Parties Are In Dire Straits: Report

Politico | DAVID PAUL KUHN & CHARLES MAHTESIAN | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics


At a time when the GOP presidential nominee will need more assistance than ever, a number of state Republican parties are struggling through troubled ...

Don't Expect an Unkind Word from McCain About His Pastor

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Jeremiah Wright may have been a liability for Obama, but Dan Yeary is certainly not one for McCain. Don't expect an unkind word here from McCain about his pastor.

Obama's Race Speech Won't Make Wright or Race Go Away for Him

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama couldn't duck and dodge racial matters by simply pounding away that he and his campaign was about hope, change and unity. That was good campaign stump stuff but not the reality of race and politics in America.

Alabama Democrats are Under Attack

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics


Larisa Alexandrovna

If you are not familiar with the Don Siegelman case, then you have some catching up to do. See HERE and read through the links. Now for the latest n...

Michael Bloomberg as McCain's VP?

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Looking at the electoral map, John McCain has to break into the northeast liberal establishment to become competitive in November against either Bar...

Silly Season, Week 107

August J. Pollak | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics


August J. Pollak

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The Little Governor That Could

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics


Jacob Dickerman

Poetic Justice: Limbaugh Tries to Tear the GOP Apart

Eric Boehlert | Posted 02.12.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

I wonder how John McCain and the Republican Party minions enjoy following behind Rush Limbaugh's broadcast each weekday with a bucket and shovel, cleaning up the mess spread all over the floor.

Sam Stein

McCain Booed Again At CPAC

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics


The reservations and skepticism of conservatives over a John McCain candidacy continued today, as attendees at the CPAC conference again booed him and...

Is the CDC Covering Up the Cancer Threat in Great Lakes States?

Art Levine | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics


Art Levine

Political pressures apparently led the CDC to pull the report just days before a division of the agency was scheduled to release it.

GOP Scared Over Fraud Investigation Of NRCC

Politico | Patrick O'Connor and John Bresnahan | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics


Top House Republicans were told in recent days that a former employee of their campaign committee may have forged an official audit during the content...


 

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