Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can?

Progressives adore her. Conservatives despise her. But it’s Massachusetts’ fickle independents who’ll decide her high-stakes showdown with Scott Brown.

E.J. Graff

Washington: ‘Let’s Cut Spending!’ The Public: ‘Let’s Raise Taxes!’

Despite the obsession with spending cuts in Washington, DC, large majorities of Americans support tax increases to reduce the deficit.

Jamelle Bouie

Ignore the Pollsters and Champion the Progressives

It would be a mistake for President Obama to lurch toward the center in an attempt to regain his electoral footing.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why 62 Million Bleeding Heart Liberals Back Health Care Reform

 A remarkable new survey asks Americans to explain their health care position in their own words, and the visuals are revealing.

Ari Melber

Will the Progressive Majority Emerge?

New polling data shows that the majority of Americans are leaning liberal. How long will it take politicians and the media to get that?

Rick Perlstein

For Whom the Poll Tolls

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Katha Pollitt

Why the Polls Were Wrong

Some debatable assumptions underlie their use by the press.

Anna Greenberg

Stupefied Democracy

This election may jolt Americans out of a passive acceptance of civil mythologies.

William Greider

The Butterfly Election

Jonathan Schell