Campaigns and Elections

Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race?

Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race? Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race?

In Louisiana, women’s health could prove a meaningful point of divergence between the Democratic incumbent and her Republican challengers.

Jun 23, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Christie Panders to Christian Right at ‘Faith and Freedom’ Event

Christie Panders to Christian Right at ‘Faith and Freedom’ Event Christie Panders to Christian Right at ‘Faith and Freedom’ Event

Fitting a round peg into a square hole.

Jun 20, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Why Scott Walker Will Never Be President

Why Scott Walker Will Never Be President Why Scott Walker Will Never Be President

Prosecutors allege the Wisconsin governor was at the center of an “expansive” strategy to bypass campaign laws.

Jun 20, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Three Days After Speaking at a Koch Summit, McConnell Says He’s For the Little Guy

Three Days After Speaking at a Koch Summit, McConnell Says He’s For the Little Guy Three Days After Speaking at a Koch Summit, McConnell Says He’s For the Little Guy

McConnell fights for “the little guy” at a secret billionaire summit.

Jun 18, 2014 / Blog / Joe Sonka

Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa?

Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa? Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa?

The Tea Party is losing influence, and centrist Republicans are losing patience with it.

Jun 18, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit

Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit

This is what happens when Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, Tom Cotton, Cory Gardner and a gang of the world’s richest people meet behind closed doors.

Jun 17, 2014 / Lauren Windsor

Jeb Bush Is Still on Track for 2016, Despite the Tea Party

Jeb Bush Is Still on Track for 2016, Despite the Tea Party Jeb Bush Is Still on Track for 2016, Despite the Tea Party

The GOP will settle on someone like Bush, Chris Christie or someone else acceptable to Wall Street and the US Chamber of Commerce—Tea Party be damned.

Jun 12, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Eric Cantor’s Defeat Is Bad News for the Voting Rights Act

Eric Cantor’s Defeat Is Bad News for the Voting Rights Act Eric Cantor’s Defeat Is Bad News for the Voting Rights Act

Conservatives attacked Cantor for indicating a willingness to support a new fix for the VRA

Jun 11, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman

Is Christie Getting Back on Track for 2016?

Is Christie Getting Back on Track for 2016? Is Christie Getting Back on Track for 2016?

An early poll shows him within striking distance of Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania.

Jun 6, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

A Crisis to Address: Why the Senate’s Discussing a Democracy Amendment

A Crisis to Address: Why the Senate’s Discussing a Democracy Amendment A Crisis to Address: Why the Senate’s Discussing a Democracy Amendment

A judiciary subcommittee holds the first hearing ever on the need for a constitutional remedy to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United and McCutcheon rulings.

Jun 5, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

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