Democratic Party

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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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Why Obama should pick Hillary Clinton as veep
The case for an Obama-Clinton ticket, also known as, you got any better ideas?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Barack Obama's epic win
The young senator makes history not only in terms of race, while a determined Hillary Clinton delays the inevitable a bit longer.
We are all appeasers now
The GOP and establishment media are attacking Barack Obama for being willing to talk to "terrorists" -- but many parties, including Israel, are doing just that.
Viva Hillary Clinton!
Although she won Puerto Rico easily, Clinton seemed to be campaigning in an alternate reality, as hopes for the nomination slipped away.
Will Clinton or Obama be voted off the island?
Puerto Rico may not provide Hillary Clinton with a national popular vote victory, much less those extra half-million votes Rob Reiner was talking about.
The fight over Florida and Michigan
Here's what to expect when Democratic leaders meet to decide the fate of delegates from the two states' outlaw primaries.
Did humor save the left at its darkest hour?
How did Stephen Colbert become a progressive political force? Theodore Hamm discusses "The New Blue Media," the rise of netroots and their role in the next administration.
Will the youth vote win it for Obama this fall?
The likely Democratic nominee has a unique appeal to voters under 30. A look at how a strong youth turnout -- or lack thereof -- could affect this November's results.
Two Democratic dynasties near the exit
The end of both Clintonism and its opposite -- Kennedy-style liberalism -- draws closer.
Joe Lieberman, ideological turncoat
The senator's indictment of the Democratic Party is just as dishonest as his failure to discuss his own evolution as an ally of McCain's.
The ugliest election
From the overly decorous Gore team to the bought-and-paid-for Supreme Court, HBO's enraging docudrama shows the Florida recount like it was.
She's in it to spin it
Hillary Clinton's goal is to come out of the primaries with a popular-vote lead over Barack Obama. Any questions?
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