The Iraq War Election The Iraq War Election
What is a one-word description for an anti-war Democrat? "Winner." Despite all the attempts to spin Tuesday's election results as something else, the single most important messag...
Nov 8, 2006 / John Nichols
So Close So Close
With early morning wins in the tightly-contested states of Missouri and Montana, and with Virginia tipping toward them, Democrats ended one of the most intense election nights in ...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Payback Time Payback Time
Payback's a bitch.
There is no way to spin the election results. They were a repudiation of George W. Bush, his party, his agenda, and his war. The ...
Nov 8, 2006 / David Corn
Democrats Gone Wild Democrats Gone Wild
Former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe walked in the ballroom where House and Senate Democrats were congragating around 10 pm with a big smile on his face. At 11:11 pm, when CNN anno...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Praising Arizona Praising Arizona
With 94 percent of the vote reporting, it looks like Arizona's Prop. 107, the gay marriage ban will go down -- 51.6 percent against it, 48.4 percent for it. Of particular interes...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
South Dakota Abortion Ban Defeated South Dakota Abortion Ban Defeated
Voters in South Dakota have defeated a draconian ban on abortions, which would have outlawed the procedure in every instance, except to save the life of the mother. This contest ...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
California: Arnold and Jerry Big Winners California: Arnold and Jerry Big Winners
Partial returns in California still suggest the Golden State might, in an odd way be one the better Red success stories tonight. Schwarzenegger was immediately projected as re-el...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Arizona’s 8th District Goes Blue Arizona’s 8th District Goes Blue
At this hour of just after 8 pm Pacific, the first significant results are coming in here in the west. And as expected, the first congressional seat to flip Democratic is Arizona'...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Wisconsin and South Carolina Pass Marriage Bans Wisconsin and South Carolina Pass Marriage Bans
The AP is reporting that marriage bans have passed in South Carolina, Wisconsin and Virginia. In South Carolina 80% of voters approved a ban that not only eliminates the possibili...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Missouri and Ohio Raise the Minimum Wage Missouri and Ohio Raise the Minimum Wage
This evening's good news goes far beyond the obvious. (Obvious being, Republicans take a pounding, and cretins like Rick "Man-on-Dog" Santorum join the ranks of the unemployed.) ...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation