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The Change We Deserve

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Edwin D. Hill

It didn't take long for the anti-worker far right to try to spin the results of the 2009 elections as a mandate for their pro-corporate agenda.

Doug Hoffman "Unconcedes" In Upstate New York Congressional Race

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has withdrawn his concession in a close special election for a U.S. House seat, and New...

Did Doug Hoffman Actually Win the NY-23 Special Election? If So, Does It Actually Matter?

Brad Friedman | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Brad Friedman

A narrowing margin in the post-election canvass raises hopes for GOP/Conservatives, but recent Republican-set precedent may well dash that hope.

Owens-Hoffman Race Tightens: NY-23 Election Will Depend On Absentee Ballots

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all. Though Conservati...

Scozzafava Tells Her Story: 'My Name's A Verb Now'

Washington Post | Jason Horowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech. "My name's a verb now," she said....

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

John Zogby | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


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.

How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers Are Blowing Up the GOP

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Susan J. Demas

When extremists are a (vocal) minority, reasonable Republicans and independents come out of the woodwork. And the spoils go to the Democrats, who look comparatively sane.

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

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics


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

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.

World Serious

Neil McCarthy | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Neil McCarthy

My daughter, a freshman in college, called earlier in the semester to report that she had gotten a high mark on an English essay. The professor had ev...

New York Voters Send Right Wing Packing in 23rd Congressional District

M. Tracey Brooks | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


M. Tracey Brooks

The GOP failed to back its own candidate and allowed outside influences such as the Conservative Party and the Club for Growth to hijack the election. This is not good for the GOP or for women.

"Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" - Thoughts on NY-23

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


Rep. Earl Blumenauer

After the flood of last-minute attention forcing the Republican nominee out, and the loss of a seat they had held for over a century, the Republicans should be discouraged, right? Wrong.

Jason Linkins

The State Of Your Post-Election Media Memes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


If you missed out on last night's election, well, don't you know that you missed out on the most important off-off-year election in our lives? It's t...

Doug Hoffman: How The Conservative Lost In NY-23

The Daily Beast | Max Blumenthal | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


On a night when conservatives expected a landmark victory in New York's 23rd congressional district, the movement's anointed candidate, Doug Hoffman, ...

Jon Stewart Revels In Inane Election Coverage (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.05.2009 | Comedy


The 2009 elections that have been dominating cable news coverage of late consisted of two gubernatorial races and two congressional seats. Of course, ...

Dud, Baby, Dud: The Lesson of Doug Hoffman

Chris Kelly | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


Chris Kelly

Doug Hoffman lost his election last night in NY-23. He was supported by a plurality of talk radio entertainers, and a majority of former half-term governors of Alaska -- just not voters who actually live there.

NY 23 Election Results: Bill Owens Beats Doug Hoffman

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November n...

New York Election Results: Updates On NY-23 Race

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: Democrat Bill Owens has been declared the winner in the race for the 23rd District. ******* The nation focused on a rural swath of north...

NY-23 Election Takes On Outsize Importance

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


ALBANY, N.Y. — Democrat Bill Owens held a slim lead in a special congressional election in northern New York that grabbed national headlines in ...

Doug Hoffman Calls Glenn Beck His Mentor (VIDEO)

Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


While Rush Limbaugh was out proclaiming former GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava "guilty of widespread bestiality," Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoff...

NY-23: Hoffman Tells GOP Clean Energy Bill Lie, Completely Botches it

Josh Nelson | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Josh Nelson

Doug Hoffman is dangerously out of touch. Recent false statements he made on cap-and-trade tell it all.

Centrism and Swing Voters

Mike Lux | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


Mike Lux

In some ways, in some elections, at some times, centrism and swing voters are closely connected. But the connection is growing more and more tenuous.

GOP Election Victories Won't Erase Party's Problems

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — For Republicans, an election win of any size Tuesday would be a blessing. But victories in Virginia, New Jersey or elsewhere won't ...

Present at the Cremation: The Long, Slow Death of the GOP?

Rob Diamond | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Rob Diamond

We are witnessing today an unmistakable emergence of deep fissures within the Republican Party. It begs the question, are we watching the beginning of the end -- the long, slow death of the GOP?

Meet Wall Street's Man in the Adirondacks

Tom Matzzie | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Tom Matzzie

The irony of a grassroots movement -- supposedly angry about being victimized by the financial crisis -- supporting the Wall Street candidate in the special election in upstate New York couldn't be more obvious.