Election 2004

How the Christian right could defeat Rudy -- and make Hillary president How the Christian right could defeat Rudy -- and make Hillary president

Salon crunches the numbers -- what happens to the 2008 electoral map if a third-party social conservative enters the race, as threatened, against Giuliani and Clinton?
By Alex Koppelman Oct 19, 2007

  • The gospel of Bush

    Has Chan Chandler, the Baptist pastor who banished nine members from his North Carolina church for failing to support President Bush, seen the error of his ways?
    By Julia Scott May 10, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Wall Street Journal sees a Waco ending for Dems' filibuster "cult." Victor Hanson sees the upside of anti-Americanism. Plus: Sean Hannity dishes out marriage advice to the Runaway Groom.
    By Mark Follman May 5, 2005

  • Right Hook

    John Bolton, king of the world! Plus: Karl Rove bootlegs Michael Moore, and James Dobson sees the Ku Klux Klan in the Supreme Court.
    By Mark Follman April 13, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Invoking bin Laden, Nazism and beheading by chainsaw, right-wingers pulled out all the stops to make their case for "saving" Terri Schiavo.
    By Mark Follman March 30, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Evangelicals in awe of hostage hero Ashley Smith fire up the family-values campaign, while Limbaugh and Coulter bash feminists.
    By Mark Follman March 18, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Why have conservatives been silent about new evidence that the Bush administration sanctioned torture? Victor Davis Hanson and Jonah Goldberg tell us.
    by Mark Follman February 28, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Secret memo reveals NBC's Brian Williams is GOP's new "go-to anchor." Tony Blankley's plan to make L.A. liberals spew their lattes. Plus: Still brooding over Janet Jackson's boob, Brent Bozell now discovers shocking depravity of MTV!
    By Mark Follman February 10, 2005

  • Right Hook

    After the vote: Podhoretz rips Democrats, Kerry for not celebrating "Bush's colossal vindication"; Steyn gloats that Iran is next. But a leading neocon acknowledges huge blunders.
    By Mark Follman February 2, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Christian conservatives threaten to take down Bush if he doesn't deliver a same-sex marriage ban. Plus: NBC's Brian Williams lauds Limbaugh; O'Reilly says Sen. Boxer is out to get "granny."
    By Mark Follman January 27, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Stop that gay-promoting SpongeBob! Fear CIA "mutineers" leaking secret neocon moves to Sy Hersh! Beware the coming Latino jihad! And more advice from the right wing as Bush retakes office.
    By Mark Follman January 21, 2005

  • More fun with exit polls

    New data gives ammunition to critics who believe the presidential election was stolen but still doesn't settle anything.
    By Farhad Manjoo January 7, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Fox News' Sean Hannity rips U.N. official over tsunami relief comment, wants him fired. Too bad his facts are wrong. And: Why is a right-winger singing from the same choir as Michael Moore?
    By Mark Follman January 6, 2005

  • The year of the sucker punch

    Bush's reelection was a body blow to liberals, but right-wingers hit below the belt from the start. From O'Reilly to Limbaugh to Lott, a look at 2004's lowlights from the right.
    By Mark Follman December 30, 2004

  • Investigating Ohio

    Rep. John Conyers isn't ready to declare the election stolen, but he'll continue to dig into the droves of complaints -- and fight to fix the broken U.S. election system.
    By Tim Grieve December 21, 2004

  • It's the incompetence, stupid

    Forget MoveOn and ACT -- the real downfall of the Democrats was the Kerry campaign itself. A volunteer speaks out.
    By James Verini December 16, 2004

  • End of the "big happy family"

    In answer to critics of MoveOn, Wes Boyd says that mobilizing a vibrant opposition to Bush's policies was just the first step. And he doesn't blame Kerry for the Democrats' loss.
    By Farhad Manjoo December 16, 2004

  • Right Hook

    Pro-lifers seize on Scott Peterson's death sentence; creationists behold an ancient Indonesian dwarf. Plus: Will tranny-bashing Limbaugh get an FCC spanking?
    By Mark Follman December 15, 2004

  • The revolution that failed -- for now

    Groups like ACT and MoveOn promised to remake American politics, but they didn't beat Bush. Is there a future for liberal People Power?
    By Farhad Manjoo December 15, 2004

  • Right Hook

    Andrew Sullivan says Republicans like "Will & Grace" because its characters are sexless and unthreatening. Meanwhile, Christian activist Joe Glover demands gays be driven from Washington.
    By Mark Follman December 8, 2004

  • Right Hook

    Terrorism expert says Bush's reelection gave bin Laden a "kosher stamp from the Islamic world" to use nukes on U.S. -- and a major attack is "inevitable." Plus: A karate champion says CIA must play dirty.
    By Mark Follman December 1, 2004

  • Scrooge's nightmare

    Despite Bush's election, the cranky old conservatives' days are numbered. The future belongs to middle-aged boomers and their kids, who embrace the tolerant values of the '60s.
    By Leonard Steinhorn November 25, 2004

  • Right Hook

    Rush Limbaugh blames NBA brawl on hip-hop culture, calls Detroit "New Fallujah," while a black minister dubs black celebrities "anti-American." Plus: Heritage analyst applauds Porter Goss' bloodletting at the CIA.
    By Mark Follman November 24, 2004

  • House party!

    MoveOn.org regroups in a nationwide brainstorming session, and finds not everyone is quite ready to just move on from November's election.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski November 22, 2004

  • Losing my religion

    My mother is a black evangelical Christian -- and a staunch Democrat. The party failed her and millions of other religious folk, and that has to change.
    By ZZ Packer November 20, 2004
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