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A big November ahead for Senate Democrats
Three experts tell Salon that the party may expand its Senate majority by half a dozen seats, but they also think at least one Democratic incumbent is vulnerable.
By Thomas F. Schaller Jul 22, 2008
How big will Democratic gains be this fall?
A panel of experts projects the number of seats Democrats will add in the House in November -- and which Democrats are most likely to lose their jobs.
By Thomas F. Schaller Jul 21, 2008
Barack Obama's super marketing machine
He knows your neighborhood, your favorite products and even when you open your e-mail. How Obama is betting on vast, corporate-style voter outreach to win the White House.
By Mike Madden Jul 16, 2008
Life in the catbird seat for Obama
Democrats have watched leads disappear before, especially when they sub "more of the same" for "change."
By Walter Shapiro Jul 15, 2008
Was Obama's FISA vote "calculated"?
If Barack Obama's vote for FISA amendments was truly a political "calculation," he needs to check his math.
Ed Kilgore Jul 10, 2008
Obama bites the bullet on FISA
As the Senate approves amendments to FISA, Barack Obama gets hammered from two different directions.
Ed Kilgore Jul 9, 2008
"Vote for the Udall nearest you"
When the smoke clears on Nov. 4, odds are good that two new Democratic senators from the West will share a last name and a political legacy.
Ed Kilgore Jul 9, 2008
The other "other woman" for veep
If Barack Obama wants to choose a woman other than Hillary Clinton as his running-mate, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano commands some real attention.
Ed Kilgore Jul 7, 2008
Jim Webb pulls out of veepstakes
The Virginia senator asks not to be considered for the vice presidential nomination.
Ed Kilgore Jul 7, 2008
Obama veepstakes: The other woman
She's no Hillary Clinton, but Kathleen Sebelius, the popular governor of Kansas, may have a shot at being Barack's running mate.
By Walter Shapiro Jul 7, 2008
Are Democrats backpedaling on abortion rights?
As feminist Obama supporters, we believe Clinton voters will come around -- but not if the party adopts an abortion reduction strategy.
By Kate Michelman, Frances Kissling Jul 7, 2008
All together now
Obama and Clinton's choreographed love fest in Unity, N.H., went off without a glitch. But are Democrats singing the same tune?
By Walter Shapiro Jun 28, 2008
The swing states of 2008
Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
By Thomas F. Schaller Jun 24, 2008
Why Clinton voters say they won't support Obama
The attack of the PUMAs, or a dozen reasons why Clinton voters are still too angry to come home.
By Rebecca Traister Jun 23, 2008
Why Clinton voters will come back to the fold
Don't worry about those angry Hillary supporters who say they'll vote for McCain or stay home in November. History proves they'll vote for Obama.
By Walter Shapiro Jun 23, 2008
Election 2008: Declare a forfeit
To avoid humiliating a once-great party and subjecting America to more painful glimpses of McCain's ideas and teeth, the mercy rule must be invoked now.
By Gary Kamiya Jun 17, 2008
And Obama's veep is ... a Republican?
Some are buzzing about Chuck Hagel, a strong critic of Bush and the war, for the Democratic ticket. A bold idea or political fantasy?
By Mike Madden Jun 17, 2008
Why Obama should NOT pick Hillary Clinton as veep
He would lose his claim to being the candidate of change -- and probably wouldn't get any swing states in return.
By Thomas F. Schaller Jun 16, 2008
Why Obama should pick Hillary Clinton as veep
The case for an Obama-Clinton ticket, also known as, you got any better ideas?
By Ed Kilgore Jun 16, 2008
Coming to a Kabuki theater near you -- the search for a vice president
Every four years, the who-for-No.-2 drama follows the same insincere rituals, from comically straining to soothing the party's base.
By Walter Shapiro Jun 12, 2008
Relax, liberals. You've already won
No matter who prevails at the ballot box in November, John McCain or Barack Obama, the four-decade-long conservative counterrevolution is over.
By Michael Lind Jun 10, 2008
The mix master
Barack Obama's candidacy spells the end of the one-drop rule and the beginning of a painful but necessary exploration of the real meaning of race in America.
By Gary Kamiya Jun 10, 2008
Democrats, put down your swords
Mourn defeat, yes, but the destruction wreaked by the Bush administration leaves little room for factional fights and identity politics between today and Nov. 4.
By Joe Conason Jun 6, 2008
Sitting shiva with Hillary
Before reports surfaced that she would bow out later this week, Hillary Clinton spent the day after Barack Obama's victory campaigning for president -- sort of.
By Mike Madden Jun 5, 2008
The other 18 million
Now that Obama has won his history-making bid, it's time for him to start winning over all of Hillary Clinton's constituencies, especially women.
By Joan Walsh Jun 5, 2008
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