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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
Jesse Helms is not dead
His politics and his methods live on -- among liberals as well as conservatives.
By Michael Lind Jul 11, 2008
Republicans fear black voter surge in the South
Rep. Adam Putnam worries that black turnout could "swamp" Republicans in down-ballot races in the South. Is he right?
Ed Kilgore Jul 10, 2008
A GOP plan for reclaiming the burbs
Two young conservatives famous for arguing that Republicans must consolidate their appeal to "Sam's Club" voters now offer a prescription for winning the Starbucks crowd.
Ed Kilgore Jul 10, 2008
The unwelcome guest at the GOP convention
With John McCain trying desperately to separate himself from an unpopular incumbent, Republicans wonder what to do with George W. Bush at their convention.
Ed Kilgore Jul 9, 2008
Losing the mullet, angling for veep
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has a shot at being John McCain's No. 2 -- and it's not just because of the snazzy new haircut.
By Mike Madden Jul 3, 2008
McCain's man in Ohio
Rob Portman is a Bush loyalist from the key swing state, who's even served as a John Edwards stand-in. Could he end up as McCain's running mate?
By Mike Madden Jun 26, 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
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
John McCain's Arab-American problem
Arab-Americans are concentrated in swing states like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. And the early signs are not good for McCain.
By Juan Cole May 28, 2008
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.
By Gary Kamiya May 23, 2008
What's in John McCain's medical records?
He'll be releasing everything about his repeated cancer surgeries. But he won't release his psychiatric records, which hold clues to the effect of his Vietnam captivity.
By Mark Benjamin May 22, 2008
Karl Rove's sly deal with Fox
The GOP mastermind is billed as a top campaign analyst for the cable news network. But he has his fingerprints all over John McCain's White House bid.
By Amanda Terkel and Matt Corley May 20, 2008
Why Ronald Reagan didn't completely suck
In "The Age of Reagan," liberal historian Sean Wilentz reckons with the enormous, ongoing influence of the teflon president.
By Louis Bayard May 13, 2008
Poetry vs. fear
The Obama-McCain contest will hold up a mirror to America's soul.
By Gary Kamiya May 13, 2008
Will McCain denounce Floyd Brown?
It's time for the GOP to finally repudiate the creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad, who is back smearing Obama.
By Joe Conason Apr 25, 2008
Obama, get ready for the "Clinton rules"
As Wednesday's awful debate proves, it won't matter who the presidential nominee is -- the press will play footsie with McCain and attack the Democrat.
By Joe Conason Apr 18, 2008
Media hypocrites love personality politics
Why is the GOP smear machine so good at re-creating the social dynamics of high school, pitting the Republican jocks against the Democratic nerds?
By Glenn Greenwald Apr 17, 2008
Dick Cheney was never a "grown-up"
A hard look at how one man changed the face of neoconservatism.
By Sidney Blumenthal Apr 14, 2008
The GOP attack plan for Hillary Clinton
If Clinton beats the odds and wins the Democratic nomination, Republicans will say she stole it. And then they'll try to give voters a 1990s flashback.
By Mike Madden Mar 26, 2008
McCain to media: Let's stay together
Now that he's the nominee, reporters may not get to spend as much quality time with John McCain. Can McCain and the press make a long-distance relationship work?
By Mike Madden Mar 13, 2008
Who would the GOP rather face?
John McCain's strategists look on with amazement, and a little glee, as Hillary Clinton tries to make a comeback against Barack Obama.
By Mike Madden Mar 10, 2008
Ralph Nader loves John McCain
In 2004, Nader asked McCain to help his campaign -- and the senator rushed to his side. Is the consumer advocate now returning the favor?
By Joe Conason Feb 29, 2008
Requiem for a right-wing icon
Never mind that the Republican right is in chaos, William F. Buckley is up for sainthood -- and John McCain is in on the act.
Mark Follman Feb 28, 2008
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