And the Winner is… Bill Clinton And the Winner is… Bill Clinton
The bottom line on Blanche Lincoln's win is simple: Bill Clinton got her renominated. Even Lincoln says his effort on her behalf in the Arkansas Democratic Senate runoff campaign...
Jun 9, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Arkansas’s Lincoln Wins Premier Democratic Primary Arkansas’s Lincoln Wins Premier Democratic Primary
Embattled Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln edged challenger Bill Halter in Arkansas. But Republican incumbents and insiders were facing Tea Party turbulence in other Souther...
Jun 9, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
A Candidate Who Meets the Daniel Ellsberg Standard A Candidate Who Meets the Daniel Ellsberg Standard
Daniel Ellsberg doesn't ask much of members of Congress -- just that they obey their oath to defend the Constitution. Unfortunately, that's too much to ask of most members and most...
Jun 7, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Ten Things You Can Do to Win a Political Campaign Ten Things You Can Do to Win a Political Campaign
How can progressives build winning campaigns that truly represent the people?
Jun 3, 2010 / Editorial / The Nation
Alabama Democrats Reject Health Reform Foe Alabama Democrats Reject Health Reform Foe
Conservative Democrat Artur Davis opposed healthcare reform, ran to the right on other issues and lost a supposedly certain Democratic nomination for governor of Ala...
Jun 2, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
The Republican Enthusiasm Gap The Republican Enthusiasm Gap
In recent primaries, Democratic turnout has exceeded Republican turnout—often dramatically. Yet, major media keeps suggesting that the action is overwhelmingly on the GO...
May 26, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Republican Justice(s) Republican Justice(s)
Citizens United and Bush v. Gore don't stand alone. A decade worth of Supreme Court decisions has tiled the electoral playing field toward the Republicans.
May 21, 2010 / Herman Schwartz
Where’s the Party? Where’s the Party?
The winners were challengers—right and left—and those who organized on the ground. There are lessons here, but are they party lessons?
May 21, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Primary Colors Primary Colors
After May 18's primaries, it's clear: despite all the Tea Party talk, there's as much turbulence among Democrats as Republicans.
May 20, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Labor’s Primary Victories Labor’s Primary Victories
Watch Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Democracy Now! discussing the anti-incumbent mood in the country.
May 19, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room