Robert Byrd’s Anti-War Vote for Obama Robert Byrd’s Anti-War Vote for Obama
Hillary Clinton won a landslide victory last week in West Virginia. It is likely that she will be similarly rewarded tonight by the voters of Kentucky, a state that neighbors Wes...
May 20, 2008 / John Nichols
Hoping, Praying for the Liberal Lion — UPDATED Hoping, Praying for the Liberal Lion — UPDATED
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain are agreed on one thing. They are all worried about Ted Kennedy. While cynicism is always appropriate when dealing with politicians...
May 17, 2008 / John Nichols
California Decision Makes Same-Sex Marriage a 2008 Issue California Decision Makes Same-Sex Marriage a 2008 Issue
Same-sex marriage just made a major comeback as a campaign issue. Today's ruling by the California Supreme Court that a reasonable reading of the state constitution prevents the ...
May 15, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama’s GOP Base Obama’s GOP Base
Judging by their voting patterns in the primaries, crossover Republicans may swing the presidential election for Barack Obama.
May 15, 2008 / John Nichols
Mississippi Turning: Dems Grab Another GOP Seat Mississippi Turning: Dems Grab Another GOP Seat
Not since a Republican president named Richard Nixon was trying to explain away the Watergate scandal has the Grand Old Party been on such a losing streak in special elections for...
May 13, 2008 / John Nichols
John McCain: Eco Warrior John McCain: Eco Warrior
Yikes, it's really true. John McCain is running for president as a tree-hugging liberal. No, not an all-the-time environmentalist -- rather, as a swing-state-savvy, targeted-mess...
May 12, 2008 / John Nichols
One in Four Republicans Reject McCain One in Four Republicans Reject McCain
Much has been made of the fact that a substantial portion of North Carolina and Indiana Democratic primary voters who cast ballots on Tuesday for Hillary Clinton told exit pollste...
May 8, 2008 / John Nichols
Clinton Backer McGovern: Time for Hillary to Quit Clinton Backer McGovern: Time for Hillary to Quit
When I interviewed George McGovern last summer about the Democratic presidential field last year, the liberal icon expressed the most enthusiasm about the candidacy of Illinois Se...
May 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Split Result Helps Obama, But Leaves Race Undone Split Result Helps Obama, But Leaves Race Undone
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination did not end Tuesday night. A split result -- North Carolina solidly for Barack Obama, Indiana narrowly for Hillary Clinton -- ...
May 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Dem Scenarios: An End, A Beginning, A Nightmare Dem Scenarios: An End, A Beginning, A Nightmare
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is far more volatile now than it was on January 3, that distant day when hopeful Iowans trooped to their caucuses. And it is a ...
May 6, 2008 / John Nichols