http://dir.salon.com/topics/primaries/?source=rss&aim=primaries en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT By David Sirota Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/26/sirota_primaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/26/sirota_primaries/index.html?source=rss The president is obstructing his own agenda by shielding incumbent senators from primary challengers By Joe Conason Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/06/06/primary_aftermath/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/06/06/primary_aftermath/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/15/dad_voting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/15/dad_voting/index.html?source=rss He says he's not really following politics, but is planning to vote anyway. By Farhad Manjoo Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/07/delegates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/07/delegates/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both claiming victory. But given the way delegates are awarded, the only clear victors are the spin doctors. By Rebecca Traister Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/06/clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/06/clinton/index.html?source=rss Wins in Massachusetts, California and other big states, plus an uncommonly good speech by their candidate, made a New York Super Tuesday crowd very happy. By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/06/democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/06/democrats/index.html?source=rss Clinton and Obama fight on to the next round of primaries -- and a probable matchup with John McCain. By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/05/super_tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/05/super_tuesday/index.html?source=rss A crucial turning point in the battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton? From New Jersey's independents to Arizona's Latino voters, here's what to watch for in the wave of returns. By Michael Scherer Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/30/florida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/30/florida/index.html?source=rss The Democratic Party is doing battle -- with itself -- over the state's role in the primaries. Some members say it could cost the party in November 2008. By Michael Scherer Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/08/presidential_primary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/08/presidential_primary/index.html?source=rss Why the game is rigged, and why true democracy is only a secondary factor in the nation's rush to nominate the next president. By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/07/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/07/obama/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama wants to transform politics. But can he defeat Hillary Clinton by casting her as the divider and himself as the uniter? By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/11/primaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/11/primaries/index.html?source=rss A powwow on '08 showed the GOP sweating Bush's war and Dems worried about more than just Iowa. By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/02/campaign_money/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/02/campaign_money/index.html?source=rss Hillary and Obama and McCain and Romney are all rolling in it. But how much does big money matter in the nomination fight? By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/19/primaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/19/primaries/index.html?source=rss What does the new thicket of Feb. 5 primaries mean for 2008? Will more voters have influence, as Schwarzenegger claims, or will it all still be decided in New Hampshire and Iowa? By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/13/hillary_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/13/hillary_speech/index.html?source=rss Democrats burning for the inspirational uplift of Barack Obama or the left-leaning edge of John Edwards may not be ready for an authentic moderate. By Ruy Teixeira Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/02/02/populist_kerry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/02/02/populist_kerry/index.html?source=rss To close the sale with the public, the Democratic front-runner should can the populist rhetoric and talk to Americans about an "opportunity society." Cartoon by Mark Fiore Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/fiore/2004/01/15/rovers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/fiore/2004/01/15/rovers/index.html?source=rss Watch them square off in a race across the most challenging environment in the solar system: Iowa! By Robert Scheer Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2004/01/07/robertson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2004/01/07/robertson/index.html?source=rss Pat Robertson says that God is calling a Bush blowout. My own pipeline to the Almighty says it's not a prediction, it's a warning. By David Corn Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/10/robertson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/10/robertson/index.html?source=rss Why was George W. allied with a man who called his father, the former president, a tool of Satan? By Samuel G. Freedman Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/10/catholics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/10/catholics/index.html?source=rss Catholics are too successful and secure in their identity as Americans to fall for McCain's attempt to paint them as "victims" of the Bob Jones fringe. By Anthony York Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/09/bradley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/09/bradley/index.html?source=rss He was an honorable antidote to Clinton, but for an electorate conditioned to empathy from their leaders, Bradley didn't work. By Sean Elder Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/elde/2000/03/08/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/elde/2000/03/08/media/index.html?source=rss Having nailed down exit poll data the same way Bush and Gore nailed down their nominations, the network anchors were free to opine smugly on Super Tuesday. By Daryl Lindsey Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/08/harlem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/08/harlem/index.html?source=rss Across from the Apollo Theater where Gore and Bradley vied for votes just two weeks ago, people apparently had better things to do than vote Tuesday. By Suzi Parker Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/08/georgia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/08/georgia/index.html?source=rss John McCain never even tried to win in Georgia, and it showed on Tuesday as George Bush blew him away big time. By Daryl Lindsey Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/08/dems/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/08/dems/index.html?source=rss After losing ugly, Bradley seems a new man. By Jake Tapper Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/06/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/06/mccain/index.html?source=rss John McCain's impulsive, inspired and angry ride misses a few turns before getting back on the road. But can he catch up?