Election 2012

Would Gay Voters Really Fall for a Pro-Marriage Equality GOP? Would Gay Voters Really Fall for a Pro-Marriage Equality GOP?

Nope. Just like the majority of Americans, they cast their vote for the candidate they trusted to fight rampant economic inequality and keep the recovery going.

Nov 8, 2012 / Emily Douglas

A Response to Ben Adler on Third Party Candidates A Response to Ben Adler on Third Party Candidates

Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader strongly objects to a recent Nation blog post that mocked third-party candidates.

Nov 8, 2012 / Ralph Nader

Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution

Republicans fail to recognize that it was their policies—not people’s “perceptions”—that lost them women and minority voters. 

Nov 8, 2012 / Ben Adler

Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012 Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012

In 2012, white supremacy not only lost the election. It was a crucial factor in explaining how Obama won.

Nov 8, 2012 / William Greider

Obama’s Progressive Mandate

Obama’s Progressive Mandate Obama’s Progressive Mandate

President Obama won big on election night, garnering a wider margin of victory than many of his predecessors. Now’s the time for him to act.

Nov 8, 2012 / Press Room

How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired

The backlash to voter suppression laws led to higher turnout among young, black and Hispanic voters.

Nov 8, 2012 / Ari Berman

Obama’s Re-Election Sets Record for Support From Latino Voters Obama’s Re-Election Sets Record for Support From Latino Voters

Even more striking than the overall level of support for Obama is the sky-high margin of Latino voters he got in the Western swing states.

Nov 8, 2012 / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Paul Ryan and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election Day Paul Ryan and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election Day

The presidential ticket he was on did not just lose nationally, it lost his hometown and his home county and his homestate.

Nov 8, 2012 / John Nichols

A Progressive Surge

A Progressive Surge A Progressive Surge

The “rising American electorate” carried Obama and a strong slate of Democrats to victory.

Nov 8, 2012 / The Editors

The You’re-on-Your-Own Society

The You’re-on-Your-Own Society The You’re-on-Your-Own Society

In this election, the deepest division was over whether we are all in this together. 

Nov 8, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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