John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Envy John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Envy
How Scott Walker influenced the Republican presidential race.
Apr 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Why Romney is Attacking Obama for Comments to Medvedev Why Romney is Attacking Obama for Comments to Medvedev
Republicans want to portray President Obama as an insincere typical politician.
Apr 3, 2012 / Ben Adler
Why Scott Walker Is Avoiding Mitt Romney Why Scott Walker Is Avoiding Mitt Romney
The Wisconsin primary campaign features lots of praise for Walker from the GOP contenders. But Walker's not thanking Romney and Santorum for the favors.
Apr 2, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney’s Growing Momentum Romney’s Growing Momentum
The Republican nomination could be settled by the end of April.
Apr 2, 2012 / Ben Adler
Who Played Wisconsin Better: Romney or Santorum? Who Played Wisconsin Better: Romney or Santorum?
GOP tactics in the country's most serious political battleground.
Apr 2, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Are Set for June 5 Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Are Set for June 5
Volunteers gathered over 900,000 certified signatures on recall petitions—far more than the required 540,000.
Mar 31, 2012 / John Nichols
GOP Code Confusion GOP Code Confusion
From Romney to the Chamber of Commerce to the Supreme Court, Republicans are so distracted by their multiple phony attack lines that they’ve begun to confuse themselves. ...
Mar 30, 2012 / Leslie Savan
The Attack on Liberal Legitimacy The Attack on Liberal Legitimacy
The push against healthcare reform is just another chapter in the Right's ongoing attempt to deny legitimacy to liberals.
Mar 30, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
The Republican War on Voter Registration The Republican War on Voter Registration
New state laws seek to prevent organizations from registering new voters from under-represented groups.
Mar 29, 2012 / Ben Adler
The Right Wing’s Election-Year Islamophobia The Right Wing’s Election-Year Islamophobia
How some Republican are transforming a conspiracy theory into a policy position.
Mar 29, 2012 / John Feffer