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The Milton Bradley Effect

Buddy Winston | Posted 10.15.2008 | Home

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Buddy Winston

To all those who are worried about the polls being off due to the "Bradley Effect", a voter's inability to admit they would not vote for a black candi...

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Obama And The Midwestern Color Line

Chicago Magazine | David Mendell | Posted 09.17.2008 | Chicago

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In fall 2006, before Barack Obama and his coterie of astute political strategists decided to launch his campaign for president, they burrowed into the...

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Business-Friendly Democratic Party Platform Reflects Interests Of Party Leaders

Brad Parker | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home

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Brad Parker

In its successive drafts, the DNC party platform moved from progressive to liberal to conservative, offering clear evidence that the Democratic Leadership Council and its corporate cronies still control the Democratic Party apparatus.

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My Interview With John Legend

Max Blumenthal | Posted 08.30.2008 | Entertainment

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Max Blumenthal

2008-08-31-jlegend.jpg I first met Legend when he was a 16-year-old freshman at the University of Pennsylvania named John Stephens. I lived down the hall from him in Penn's massive dormitory complex.

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McCain's Race Ad

Ellen Feldman | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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Ellen Feldman

The impetus for the absurd McCain ad was Obama's riotous European welcome. There is a certain irony in that as this summer marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Notting Hill Riots.

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Hello, Sailor

Seth Greenland | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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Seth Greenland

When I met John McCain at a party in 2000 I was charmed. But now I must pose the question on so many people's lips -- when, exactly, did McCain sell his soul to the Devil?

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Sam Stein

Harold Ford Heckled Over Fox Comment At Netroots Nation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Former congressman Harold Ford was billed as a sheep amidst the wolves when he was booked for an appearance at the Netroots Nation conference here in ...

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Bill Purcell Goes To Mass. Tennessee Governor's Race Wide Open

R.T. Eby | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home

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R.T. Eby

Former Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell has been named the director of The Institute of Politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, ending speculation on his run for governor of Tennessee.

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Jason Linkins

McAuliffe Makes Predictions Based On Flawed Karl Rove Maps

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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On today's Morning Joe, Hillary Clinton campaign chair came on to issue a bold statement: "Go to HillaryClinton.com. Send some money." Also, McAulif...

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Barack Obama and the Corporate Media

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.29.2008 | Media

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Joseph A. Palermo

The bad news about our nutrient-starved, 24-hour media environment is that there will be more news cycles dedicated to destroying Obama -- or at least slowing the momentum of his campaign.

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Learn From History or Repeat It

R.T. Eby | Posted 04.28.2008 | Home

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R.T. Eby

The Republicans cannot win on the issues. McCain is proposing a continuation of the Bushbaby policies that have sent the country into endless war and recession. So the attack ads have begun.

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Memo to Obama: McCain Won't Hesitate to Play the Race Card

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

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Michael Fauntroy

Senator John McCain's win in Wisconsin places him mere inches away from the Republican nomination. McCain's march to the nomination is nearly complet...

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White Voters Deserve More Credit

Peter Dreier | Posted 01.28.2008 | Home

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Peter Dreier

The Clinton campaign message was transparent: they are trying to pigeonhole Obama as the "black" candidate -- not simply as a matter of pigmentation but as a matter of voter appeal.

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Don't Overplay The "Bradley Effect"

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics

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Michael Fauntroy

Race can never, ever be underestimated in an America election. However, to argue that it was the reason Obama lost is to do a disservice to Clinton's victory.

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Attention Iowa Democrats: Please Organize a Search Party for DLC Chairman Harold Ford. Thank You!

Rod McCullom | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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Rod McCullom

There is one major player whose presence (and voice) remains strangely absent from the debate around the nomination -- Democratic Leadership Council Chairman Harold Ford.

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