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Here’s Why Winning The House Is Still a Long Shot For Democrats
The government shutdown isn’t the end of the Republican majority
Some Good News For Shutdown-Weary Republicans
Silver linings for the GOP
Science Asks: Who’s More Pig-Headed, Dems or Republicans?
Duke researchers look at how liberals and conservatives rationalize their inflexible behavior
Report: Boehner Willing to Buck Conservatives on Debt Ceiling
Speaker may be willing to break the so-called Hastert rule
Viewpoint: The GOP Searches for a New Strategy — in All the Wrong Places
The Republican Party’s post-election reckoning is not going well.
How Libya Makes Obama Vulnerable — and the GOP Knows It
Rally-around-the-flag time is over. For the most part, Republicans — with the exception of Mitt Romney — had held their fire in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. embassy in Cairo and consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which claimed the lives of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens. But as …
Virginia’s Virgil Goode: Could this Man Cost Mitt Romney the Presidency?
Virgil Goode glides through the doors of a McDonald’s in Farmville, VA, at 11:52 am and instantly three construction workers in the back booth rise to their feet. “I’ve been wanting to shake your hand a long time, sir,” says …
The NAACP Boos Romney: A Double Standard and a Breach of Civility
It’s politically fashionable to question the relevance of the 103-year-old National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. But the NAACP is still one of America’s most revered institutions, and deservedly so – …
Barack Obama’s Occupy Wall Street Anthem
The campaign-rally soundtrack is typically as stale as one of those radio stations that promises the hits from each decade. More often than not, the opening bars of U2’s “City of Blinding Lights” welcomes Barack Obama to the stage, despite its ironic lyrics “The more you see, the less you know/ The less you find out as you go.” …
Las Palabras de Mitt Romney
Steve Schmidt, the strategic manager of John McCain’s 2008 campaign, got a friendly New York Times profile over the weekend, complete with some funny vision quest photos of Schmidt amid trees. The story is notable mainly for the perfectly sardonic way he summarizes the art of modern campaign strategy: “I’m not sure I want to spend …
How Polarization Explains Republicans’ and Democrats’ Governing Priorities
The headline on Pew’s new 25th anniversary American Values survey is probably not surprising to anyone attuned to Washington’s frequency the past few years: political polarization has risen sharply, not just in Congress but …
Over-Selling a Comeback: The Big Risk in Joe Biden’s First Campaign Speech
Pop quiz: What’s the difference between an Obama campaign event and an Obama White House event?
Answer: At a White House event, Republicans are called “folks” or “politicians.” At a campaign event, names are named.
Vice …