Elections

Tempest in a Tea Party?

Tempest in a Tea Party? Tempest in a Tea Party?

Many progressives are going hysterical about a Tea Party takeover. People, get a grip! Here are four dynamics, including TINOs (Tea in Name Only), to watch behind the fright factor...

Nov 2, 2010 / Richard Kim

Election Night Primer: The Numbers to Watch Election Night Primer: The Numbers to Watch

Will the GOP get to 218 in the House? To 50 in the Senate? Where does Joe Biden fit in? What about governorships? Legislatures? Redistricting? The fate of the Republic? It's all he...

Nov 2, 2010 / John Nichols

Why the Democrats Will Win in California

Why the Democrats Will Win in California Why the Democrats Will Win in California

It's not the economy. It's not just the candidates. It's that California is the least white state, except for Hawaii, and Republican candidates aren't attractive to black and Latin...

Nov 1, 2010 / Jon Wiener

Slide Show: The Democrats Are the Real Party of Women

Slide Show: The Democrats Are the Real Party of Women Slide Show: The Democrats Are the Real Party of Women

Republicans may have touted 2010 as their own “Year of the Woman,” and recent polling suggests that women voters, traditionally a Democratic stronghold, may favor Repub…

Oct 29, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel on Coalition Building in Washington Katrina vanden Heuvel on Coalition Building in Washington

With this year's elections days away, vanden Heuvel joins Morning Joe to argue for a political coalition that could yield serious progressive results.

Oct 28, 2010 / Morning Joe

Predator’s Ball Predator’s Ball

The Republicans' reliance on corporate underwriting belies their recent commitment to populist democratic action.

Oct 20, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina Don’t Want to Be Seen with Sarah Palin Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina Don’t Want to Be Seen with Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin is coming to California this weekend, but the state’s top Republican candidates will be avoiding the fundraiser where she's speaking on Saturday.

Oct 14, 2010 / Jon Wiener

Working Families Party: Still Fighting for Working People Working Families Party: Still Fighting for Working People

Support the Working Families Party—a real progressive alternative.

Oct 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Slide Show: The GOP’s Worst Ideas

Slide Show: The GOP’s Worst Ideas Slide Show: The GOP’s Worst Ideas

Montana’s GOP is also calling for the outlawing of homosexuality—supporting the arrest and incarceration of people whose only “crime” is their sexual orient…

Oct 13, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Carly Fiorina Is a Job Killer Carly Fiorina Is a Job Killer

New video offers a detailed report on Carly Fiorina's record as CEO of Hewlett-Packard.

Oct 12, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

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