Campaigns and Elections

With Friends Like These… GOP Presidential Contenders Get Stomped by Palin, Perry Publicity With Friends Like These… GOP Presidential Contenders Get Stomped by Palin, Perry Publicity

Sorry guys and gals, but the Republicans who have spent months preparing to compete in tonight’s Iowa debate and Saturday’s Iowa straw poll are about to be elbowed asid...

Aug 11, 2011 / John Nichols

Downgrading Democracy Downgrading Democracy

When Congress, the president and the media run roughshod over popular will and citizen action, small-d democracy pays the price.

Aug 10, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue

Wisconsin Recall: This Is What Democracy Looks Like Wisconsin Recall: This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Today, Wisconsinites go to the polls to see if they can recall Republican senators and take back the State Senate from the hands of Scott Walker-pandering Republicans.

Aug 9, 2011 / The Ed Show

Is Newsweek’s Michele Bachmann Cover Sexist? Is Newsweek’s Michele Bachmann Cover Sexist?

Melissa Harris-Perry says that both mainstream and liberal media outlets need to avoid portraying conservative women as inherently incompetent as individuals.

Aug 9, 2011 / MSNBC

This Is What Democracy Looks Like: A Wisconsin Recall Primer

This Is What Democracy Looks Like: A Wisconsin Recall Primer This Is What Democracy Looks Like: A Wisconsin Recall Primer

Hundreds of thousands will vote today in recall elections to remove six Republican state senators who sided with Governor Scott Walker's anti-labor, anti-education, anti&ndash...

Aug 9, 2011 / John Nichols

GOP Causes S&P Downgrade, but Republican Candidates Blame Obama

GOP Causes S&P Downgrade, but Republican Candidates Blame Obama GOP Causes S&P Downgrade, but Republican Candidates Blame Obama

S&P downgraded the US credit rating because the GOP won’t raise taxes and played brinksmanship with the debt ceiling. But Romney, Bachmann et al. say it’s Obama&rsq...

Aug 8, 2011 / Ben Adler

Countdown to Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Countdown to Wisconsin’s Recall Elections

John Nichols joins The Ed Show to say that ultimately, it will boil down to who was with, and who was against Scott Walker. 

Aug 5, 2011 / Press Room

Countdown to Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Countdown to Wisconsin’s Recall Elections

John Nichols joins The Ed Show to say that ultimately, it will boil down to who was with, and who was against Scott Walker. 

Aug 5, 2011 / The Ed Show

Mitt Romney’s Tea Party Problem

Mitt Romney’s Tea Party Problem Mitt Romney’s Tea Party Problem

Mitt Romney is the Republican front-runner, but he isn’t as strong among Tea Party activists. 

Aug 5, 2011 / Ben Adler

Pawlenty Versus Bachmann Heats up in Iowa Pawlenty Versus Bachmann Heats up in Iowa

Tim Pawlenty knows that his only route to the Republican nomination is by process of elimination, so he’s trying to eliminate Michele Bachmann. 

Aug 3, 2011 / Ben Adler

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