Early Warning Early Warning
So goes Louisville, Kentucky, maybe goes the GOP. In the toilet, thatis. The race is Rep. Anne Northrup, usually reliable Republicanincumbent, versus a supposedly weak Democrat....
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Witching Hour Witching Hour
Witching Hour We are in the weird zone at just after 7 pm EST, when nobody really knowsanything and political types are flashing inside information around the country. I picke...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Smoke and Dirty Tricks in Virginia Smoke and Dirty Tricks in Virginia
With the Allen-Webb race in a dead heat, the Allen campaign is claiming that the incredibly high turnout in Virginia is from Christian conservatives who showed up to vote for the ...
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
The Machinery of Democracy The Machinery of Democracy
The great machinery of American democracy whirred into action thismorning, only to seize up and shut right down again--in precinct afterprecinct, county after county, and state af...
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
The Ad Wars – Election ’06 The Ad Wars – Election ’06
Below are five of the nastiest ads of the midterms. They offer a glimpse into what a party and its candidates do when the issues are stacked against them (Bush, Iraq, health care...
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
Flavor of the Cycle – Election ’06 Flavor of the Cycle – Election ’06
Tom Kean is down in the polls. So he's unleashing a desperate last-ditch effort to smear Sen. Bob Menendez (who I mention in a recent post on peace candidates). It involves the ...
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
Refusing to Swallow the Spin Refusing to Swallow the Spin
No one is going to suggest that the mainstream media that spent much of the last week of a critical national election campaign focusing on a non-candidate's failed attempt to tell...
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
Missing on Affirmative Action: Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate Missing on Affirmative Action: Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate
Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate.
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
Gambling Ban a Bust:History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet Gambling Ban a Bust:History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet
History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet.
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
Rally Round(about): What are we here for? Absolutely everything! Rally Round(about): What are we here for? Absolutely everything!
What are we here for? Absolutely everything!
Nov 6, 2006 / The Nation