WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's successor, ...
The Atlantic | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics
Chuck Schumer, the brash New York senator, helped drive the Democrats' recent rise to power with what he says is a critical insight about the American...
Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics
Speculation about Hillary Clinton's successor in the Senate will soon be moot, but the debate about America's political dynasties is hopefully just starting.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.28.2008 | Politics
Like a restricted country club that would rather die than change, the Republican Party is marginalizing itself for the sake of the white men who run it.
RJ Eskow | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
The Democratic leadership may be prepared to ride out the current storms over Caroline Kennedy and Rick Warren. That would be a mistake. This is a time to heal wounds, not create new ones.
Sunil Adam | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics
If the Democrats send Caroline Kennedy to the Senate, the GOP will have an easier time sending Jeb Bush to keep her company. Talk about heir apparents.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business
The battle over the bailout of some segments of the US auto industry has become increasingly defined in terms of class, but this hides the fact that the same type of players will benefit from both bailouts.
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics
This recent election showed us that many old assumptions about presidential elections are wrong; figuring out the new assumptions will be essential to the future success of both parties.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.
Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics
In his first month as President-elect, Barack Obama has remained silent on the issue of poverty. Across more than 30 public statements since electio...
Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics
What we have is De Gaulle-style socialism (state-funded corporations, cronyism, an overstuffed military), but without free and decent French schools, doctors and trains.
Dave Maass | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics
I grilled Democratic Party Chairman of New Mexico Brian Colon on the election cycle, his political ambitions and whether he taunted his Republican counterpart with text messages.
Washington Post | Chris Cillizza | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
President-elect Barack Obama's speed in naming Cabinet nominees and top White House staffers has drawn praise from many within his party but also has ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
As President-elect Obama prepares to take office, Democratic partisans are battling over a crucial issue: is the United States a "center-right" or "ce...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics
Much of the sweeping victories enjoyed by the Democratic Party this November have been credited to three major catalysts: Barack Obama, for his campai...
Bob Cesca | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics
I submit to you, Sen. Lieberman, that you were punished yesterday more than you realize. Stick with me on this. I'll explain: it never fully occurred to me how Obama would use his strengths in a position of leadership. Until this week.
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics
Plouffe would be a guarantee of smarts, a no-drama hand on the tiller, a likely tranformer of the Obama Movememt into a Democratic Party on steroids.
Ben Arnon | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics
Please, Mr. Plouffe, on behalf of the vast infrastructure of dedicated Democratic field organizers and community activists, go run the DNC.
HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics
DNC Chair Howard Dean welcomed the decision to keep Senator Joseph Lieberman as head of the Homeland Security Committee and, consequently, in the Demo...
Stu Kreisman | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home
So the Senate Democrats decided to let Joe Lieberman keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Oversight Committee. What a bunch of spineless weasels.
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman appears increasingly likely to hold onto his prized chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee as he...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics
Evan Bayh, appearing on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC tonight, called for Joe Lieberman to apologize for attacking Barack Obama, a move which would,...
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.12.2008 | Media
It's interesting that at a time when the Republican Party is facing its most bitter internal battles, Nagourney chooses to ignore that story and jumps head first into "analyzing" non-existent antagonisms among Democrats.
David Corn | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics
As the manager of Obama's campaign, Plouffe steered the best-run presidential campaign in years. He efficiently matched man, message, money, and machine.
AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's big victory could provide Democrats with a road map for an even bigger electoral majority in the future _ something ...
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AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics