A Win for Women A Win for Women
Thanks to a thoughtful grassroots campaign, voters in South Dakota rejected a draconian abortion ban.
Nov 9, 2006 / Liza Featherstone
Democracy Worked for SD Abortion Vote Democracy Worked for SD Abortion Vote
The electoral process worked for pro-choice advocates in South Dakota, overturning an abortion ban with a grassroots appeal to keep the government out of citizens' personal lives....
Nov 8, 2006 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Lost in Connecticut Lost in Connecticut
Joe Lieberman won an idiosyncratic victory. He holds his seat despite his relentless support for Iraq, rather than because of it.
Nov 8, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Character Assassin Character Assassin
Republican adman Scott Howell has racked up a startling Democratic body count with his signature hyperemotional style. Will his attack on Harold Ford Jr. succeed or backfire?
Oct 30, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Bad Day in CA Bad Day in CA
While Democrats on the national level dream of a landslide, in California, the party is facing another electoral debacle.
Oct 26, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper
A New-Model Ford A New-Model Ford
Harold Ford has wooed and wowed white conservatives in Tennessee with a mash-up of star power, earthy eloquence and a contrarian right-wingery that has driven the GOP to take drast...
Weldon’s Wild Ride Weldon’s Wild Ride
The wheels are falling off Curt Weldon's electoral wagon, as the wacky Pennsylvania Republican finds himself mired in a criminal investigation.
Oct 25, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman
Lamont vs. Lieberman, Round 2 Lamont vs. Lieberman, Round 2
Lamont now lags behind Liebermans, but the Connecticut electorate is so volatile that the outcome is far from certain.
Oct 20, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Virginia’s Rumbling Rebels Virginia’s Rumbling Rebels
As Senator George Allen's faux-populist campaign devolves into a series of racial embarrassments, Virginia Democrat Jim Webb's unlikely campaign is surging, thanks in large part to...
The Minutemen Hit the Wall The Minutemen Hit the Wall
As Democratic Congressional candidates in Arizona embrace comprehensive immigration reform, conservative Republicans are no longer winning on their "militarize the border" message.
Oct 5, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper