Even some Republicans said their party had gone overboard in criticizing Obama for giving a speech to schoolkids
By Gene Lyons Sep 10, 2009
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Conservatives' favorite Senate long-shot looks to have a real chance in Florida
By Gabriel Winant
October 16, 2009
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The keyboard player on "Freebird" dies of heart failure. An homage to his tears
By Andrew Leonard
January 29, 2009
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The midterm elections are only two years away. Can the Democrats defend their gains?
By Thomas Schaller
December 8, 2008
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Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico.
By Alex Koppelman
November 13, 2008
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A leading right-wing blogger calls for a boycott of the GOP's Senate campaign committee in the wake of its endorsement of moderate Charlie Crist.
By Vincent Rossmeier
May 13, 2009
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"Now is not the right time to return to elected office," the former governor of Florida said in a statement.
By Alex Koppelman
January 6, 2009
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Republican Mel Martinez's decision not to seek reelection in 2010 could mean another Democratic pickup.
By Alex Koppelman
December 2, 2008
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More red states turn blue as a victory verges on a landslide
By Andrew Leonard
November 4, 2008
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"He just blew Florida for John McCain," a Florida Republican says of the decision made by Charlie Crist, a fellow Republican.
By Gabriel Winant
October 28, 2008
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The Obama campaign has inspired a wave of early voters -- but the waits have been long and some fear havoc on Election Day.
By Mike Madden
October 24, 2008
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From Ohio to Florida to Montana, here's where Republicans may be using voter suppression tactics to tilt the presidential election.
By Andrew Burmon
October 22, 2008
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In a state ravaged by the housing bust, the candidate asks: "Are you better off now than you were four weeks ago?"
By Andrew Leonard
October 20, 2008
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The congressman who rode anti-Foley anger into the House faces his second sex scandal in less than a week.
By Gabriel Winant
October 15, 2008
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As Republicans warn of catastrophe at the polls, an expert on election fraud explains the real partisan hoax -- the suppression of Democratic votes.
By Andrew Burmon
October 15, 2008
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John McCain was making a bid for South Florida's Jewish voters, a crucial demographic in a purple state. But then he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate.
By Tristram Korten
October 6, 2008
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"Stealing America" airs out the same old questions (and conspiracy theories) about the murky Bush-Kerry election. But it avoids the really scary stuff.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 1, 2008
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He's facing nervous Jewish voters in Florida, attacks by Joe Lieberman and smear tactics in a political war that threatens his campaign.
By Gregory Levey
July 2, 2008
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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
June 24, 2008
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Jon Ausman has half of a vote at the convention; he's supporting Hillary Clinton now, he says, to send a message to the Obama campaign.
By Alex Koppelman
June 3, 2008
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After a day of wrangling in Washington, the magic number for the Democratic presidential nomination is now 2,118, and Hillary Clinton nets 24 largely symbolic votes.
By Walter Shapiro
June 1, 2008
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Florida's delegation to the Democratic Convention has been restored, though all of the delegates will each have only half a vote.
By Alex Koppelman
May 31, 2008
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The DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee is more than an hour late returning from its lunch break -- could they be working on a deal?
By Alex Koppelman
May 31, 2008
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There's a growing sense that the issue of Florida's delegation is all but settled, but the fight over Michigan's could go late into the night.
By Alex Koppelman
May 31, 2008
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Speaking on behalf of Barack Obama, a Florida congressman signals the campaign's acceptance of a rumored deal concerning the state's delegation.
By Alex Koppelman
May 31, 2008