Power Shifts in the States Power Shifts in the States
Democratic gains in Statehouses around the country validated Howard Dean's "50-state strategy" and set the stage for a long process of party renewal.
Nov 21, 2006 / Editorial / John Nichols
Why They Lost Why They Lost
It's always a bad idea to rely on your opponents to be knaves and fools. It worked for the Democrats this time. But what about next time?
Nov 21, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Watershed Watershed
It's time for Democrats to break out of their risk-averse habits and blaze a new trail--if they can only remember how.
Nov 16, 2006 / Feature / William Greider
Now What? Now What?
The party of permanent war--which includes lawmakers like Biden, Emanuel and Lantos--is regrouping for a counterattack, their numbers refreshed by a phalanx of incoming Blue Dogs.
Nov 16, 2006 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
A Complicated Blessing A Complicated Blessing
Claire McCaskill's victory in Missouri proves that moral politics is growing more expansive--and less Republican--as values voters waken to the moral bankruptcy of the religious ri...
Exorcising DeLay’s Ghosts Exorcising DeLay’s Ghosts
Democratic Congressional leaders are taking the first steps toward real reform to clean up corruption, rein in lobbyists, limit earmarks and insure greater transparency in governme...
Nov 16, 2006 / Editorial / The Editors
A New Southern Strategy A New Southern Strategy
The midterm elections proved to Democrats that the South must not be written off. The key to winning rural and working-class voters in Dixie is the same as anywhere else.
Measuring the Mandate Measuring the Mandate
Democrats will claim their electoral mandate by understanding how they won: by fielding activist candidates with a clear antiwar message and by defending civil liberties.
Nov 9, 2006 / Editorial / John Nichols
The ‘Off-Year Primary’ The ‘Off-Year Primary’
As presidential hopefuls from both parties press their advantage on the platform of the 2006 midterm election, the winners are...
Nov 6, 2006 / Editorial / John Nichols
HRC: Can’t Get No Respect HRC: Can’t Get No Respect
If people keep making sexist attacks against Hillary Clinton, I may just have to vote for her. That means you, Elizabeth Edwards!
Nov 6, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt