Campaigns and Elections

Deciding What’s Next Deciding What’s Next

After too many years of watching the Democratic Party and its national candidates lose the crucial ground games of American politics, organized labor, activist groups and wealthy...

Nov 18, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

Why Bush Scored in Nevada Why Bush Scored in Nevada

The GOP message machine triumphs.

Nov 18, 2004 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Democrats Score in the Rockies Democrats Score in the Rockies

The West is not nearly as "red" as the red/blue maps and pundits would suggest.

Nov 18, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

The Poisoned Chalice The Poisoned Chalice

At least when Duffy's Circus left Youghal there'd be piles of dung from the elephant and the horses.

Nov 18, 2004 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

The Fight Goes On The Fight Goes On

From a permanent campaign to a permanent election?

Nov 18, 2004 / Editorial / David Corn

Recount New Hampshire Recount New Hampshire

Research support for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.

Nov 18, 2004 / Feature / Russ Baker

Abolish Election Day Abolish Election Day

The time has come for voting-by-mail.

Nov 13, 2004 / Feature / James K. Galbraith

Progressives: Get Ready to Fight Progressives: Get Ready to Fight

Applying the lessons of 2004.

Nov 11, 2004 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

Pin the Terrorist on the Donkey Pin the Terrorist on the Donkey

It's impossible to pinpoint any single factor that determined the Democrats' defeat on election day, but a significant disadvantage that is going unremarked in the discussion of ...

Nov 11, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero

A remarkable number of those in Blue America who hoped for an end to the Bush era on November 2 received the news of his election victory almost as if it had been a physical blow...

Nov 11, 2004 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

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