Will Nader Matter at All? Will Nader Matter at All?
The best-case scenario for Ralph Nader's fourth presidential campaign -- a 1992 write-in effort in the New Hampshire primary, Green Party runs in 1996 and 2000, and the independen...
Feb 22, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
The Democratic Race Now The Democratic Race Now
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is not over. In fact, it's getting a lot more interesting. Here are some notes on where the contest now stands: EDWARDS HAS A ...
Feb 19, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Trade Wins Trade Wins
Paul Wellstone would have loved the turn the race for the Democratic presidential nomination has taken.
Feb 19, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols
‘Mr. Nice Guy’ Feels the Heat ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ Feels the Heat
Running for the Democratic nomination for president has taught John Edwards some things he did not know about American politics. And not all of what the North Carolina senator has...
Feb 16, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Election Matters Election Matters
Percy Daley has seen a lot of politics in his eighty years, but he never saw anything like the crowd that showed up at the Belfast, Maine, city hall when Democrats gathered for t...
Feb 12, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols
‘I Think I Scared Them’ ‘I Think I Scared Them’
Howard Dean's supporters think he has gotten a raw deal from the media. And their candidate does not disagree. Even before the former frontrunner started to stumble at the pollin...
Feb 10, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
‘Send Them a Message’ Voting ‘Send Them a Message’ Voting
Name the Democratic presidential candidates who scored unexpectedly strong showings in Democratic presidential caucuses over the weekend? John Kerry? No, it is not exactly news t...
Feb 9, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
TRADE FIGHT: Edwards vs. Kerry TRADE FIGHT: Edwards vs. Kerry
John Edwards is preparing to mount an issue-based challenge to the John Kerry juggernaut. And the issue will be trade policy. Edwards, the North Carolina senator who many Democra...
Feb 6, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
The ‘Electability’ Contest The ‘Electability’ Contest
"Oh, this is the guy who is supposed to get it," Pam Earle-Benbow said as John Kerry addressed a candidate forum that drew several thousand advocates for low-income families to t...
Feb 5, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols
Labor Ponders Edwards, Kerry Labor Ponders Edwards, Kerry
On what was, undoubtedly, the most important day so far for his campaign for the presidency, John Edwards arranged to take time away from shaking hands with actual voters in the c...
Feb 4, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols