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
Haggard Values Haggard Values
The homophobic values vote took a body blow in the midterm elections, helped along by hypocrisy in high places.
Nov 9, 2006 / Richard Kim
Fixing Elections Fixing Elections
Let's stop obsessing over conspiracy and focus on the real problem: lack of reliability, transparency and accountability in our electoral system.
Nov 9, 2006 / Andrew Gumbel
A New Southern Strategy A New Southern Strategy
The midterm elections proved to Democrats that the South must not be written off. The key to winning rural and working-class voters in Dixie is the same as anywhere else.
Nov 9, 2006 / Bob Moser
And Now, Iraq And Now, Iraq
The election is over; the war is not. And George W. Bush is suddenly in one tight corner.
Nov 9, 2006 / David Corn
Measuring the Mandate Measuring the Mandate
Democrats will claim their electoral mandate by understanding how they won: by fielding activist candidates with a clear antiwar message and by defending civil liberties.
Nov 9, 2006 / John Nichols
It’s Over for Bush It’s Over for Bush
As voters expressed their disgust, this election signaled a repudiation of the corrupt Bush regime, a clear antiwar victory and the collapse of the conservative order.
Nov 9, 2006 / The Editors
Questionable Verdict Questionable Verdict
Even the most naive American voter cannot be expected to see the morally, legally and politically questionable death sentence given to Saddam Hussein a milestone in the Bush Admin...
Nov 6, 2006 / Richard Falk
The ‘Off-Year Primary’ The ‘Off-Year Primary’
As presidential hopefuls from both parties press their advantage on the platform of the 2006 midterm election, the winners are...
Nov 6, 2006 / John Nichols
Bring Democracy Home Bring Democracy Home
To repair our broken voting system, declare Election Day a holiday, establish national election standards and require reliable voting machines and a paper trail.
Nov 3, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel