Nation Topics - Lieutenant Governor | The Nation

The protests in Wisconsin have inspired a new generation of candidates—and they’re winning.

A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.

What does democracy look like? Try a grassroots campaign organized by ordinary citizens to recall their union-busting governor.

Awash in Super PAC money, defined by negative TV ads, degraded by dumbed-down media and poisoned by voter suppression—this is not what democracy looks like.

Only the deepest cuts in the country will satisfy this crowd. Will the treatment kill the patient?

Just after Christmas, the "death panel" meme was resurrected by healthcare opponents who worked the same network that has been fighting legal abortion since the 1970s.

While Nikki Haley’s political positions may fit squarely into the conservative Republican camp, her Indian-American identity allows South Carolina conservatives and the Tea Party crowd to boast of racial diversity in their ranks.

Yes, Blanche Lincoln won her primary. But consider this: a lieutenant governor supported by unions, environmental groups and the netroots came within a few points of defeating a powerful incumbent supported by two presidents and the Chamber of Commerce.

Bill Halter’s challenge to Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is revving up Razorback progressives, and Halter is now trailing by single digits. Will Tuesday's primary result in a run-off?

Debra Medina has come from nowhere to threaten a runoff in the GOP gubernatorial primary.