Which Democrat is a winner?
With the Iowa caucuses looming, victory-hungry Democrats want to know — who is the most “electable”? Here’s our best (totally wild) guess as to how each candidate might fare in November.
View ArticleMost Dems no better than Bush on Pakistan
The Bush administration’s bungling in Pakistan and Afghanistan has led to a resurgent Taliban and al-Qaida and loss of U.S. influence in the region. But Democrats did little to stop it.
View ArticleLet the voting begin
Which Democrat should win the White House? On the eve of Iowa, Salon asks some favorite writers, activists and media personalities whose ticket they’ll punch and why.
View ArticleWith the numbers in, Biden and Dodd are out
Bill Richardson says he’s in the “final four.”
View ArticleHow Barack Obama swept to victory in Iowa
In three different Des Moines precincts, a vote-by-vote account of how the Obama wave built.
View ArticlePulling out the big guns
Oprah Winfrey is going back out on the campaign trail for Barack Obama, stumping in California on Sunday.
View ArticleDodd endorses Obama
The senator and former presidential candidate had held off making his preference public, but he announced it at a press conference Tuesday.
View ArticleReid: McCain “only hurt the process”
Prominent Democrats say McCain contributed little during a White House meeting and showed no desire to participate in negotiations Thursday night.
View ArticleThe ACORN canard
Republicans are attacking the bailout proposal by falsely claiming that a substantial amount of money could go to a progressive community organizing group that’s unpopular on the right.
View ArticleDude, where’s my $700 billion?
Congress handed Wall Street a huge wad of cash to jump-start the economy. It didn’t work — so where did all that money go?
View ArticleLieberman heads for the bottom
A Quinnipiac University poll released today found Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman’s approval rating has dipped to its lowest mark ever.
View ArticleJoementum!
A new poll shows Sen. Joe Lieberman trailing badly in a hypothetical re-election campaign.
View ArticleDodd’s reelection campaign in big trouble
A new poll shows the veteran Connecticut senator is vulnerable to Republican challengers.
View ArticleChris Dodd teeters on the brink
As he faces a tough campaign in 2010, the Connecticut senator’s approval rating continues to plummet.
View ArticleDodd diagnosed with prostate cancer
The Connecticut senator will undergo surgery during the recess
View ArticleConnecticut Sen. Dodd retiring
A senator for almost 30 years, Dodd would have faced a tough reelection fight
View ArticleEmotional Dodd: “None of us is irreplaceable”
The senator gets choked up at a press conference about his impending retirement
View ArticleChris Dodd’s big chance to be a leader
Wall Street’s favorite senator doesn’t have to raise money anymore. Time for him to stand up and be counted
View ArticlePoll: With Dodd’s exit, Dems better off in Connecticut
The Democrat running to replace the retiring senator holds a lead of at least 30 points in one survey
View ArticleDemocrats aren’t dead yet
Tuesday’s retirement news may look worse than it really is for this year’s elections
View ArticleDodd: Time to put off healthcare “for a month, six weeks”
Senior Democratic senator suggests it’s time to “take a breather” on the issue
View ArticleChris Dodd to GOP: I surrender
The Senate Banking Committee chairman misplaces spine, declares he wants “bipartisan support” for regulatory reform
View ArticleWho’s killing financial reform?
Call me old-fashioned, but I thought Congress was in charge of passing legislation, not Wall Street
View ArticleExcellent news: Dodd gives up on the GOP
Finally, a sign of progress in the Senate’s effort to pass financial reform: The Dems will go it alone
View ArticleThe best politician is a nervous one
Bunning, Dodd give the lie to the Beltway elite view that Washington is too responsive to public opinion
View ArticleChris Dodd backbone alert
For the second time, the senator ditches the GOP on bank reform and says Dems will go it alone
View ArticleDodd’s bank reform bill lumbers into view
The Senate Banking Committee gets a week to digest the 1,336-page bill before marking it up. Good luck with that
View ArticleGetting the bankers out of the Fed
See ya later, Jamie Dimon. Under the Dodd bill, bankers will no longer be able to choose their own supervisors
View ArticleA citizen’s short guide to reforming Wall Street
In order to ensure that the financial meltdown is not repeated, the Dodd bill needs to consider three policies
View ArticleDid the GOP just cave on bank reform?
The media is already declaring victory for Democrats, but if Wall Street got what it wanted, the glee is premature
View ArticleBanking reform surprise: Not gutted yet
In a virtuoso display of moderate, incremental progress, the Dodd bill lumbers toward a vote
View ArticleCan a backroom deal on bank reform be stopped?
The legislative dance is more transparent than ever. But that doesn’t mean tough new rules on derivatives are safe
View ArticleChris Dodd effectively kills Blanche Lincoln’s derivatives proposal
It’s the Senate at its finest: Everyone gets to vote for a compromise that sounds good but does nothing
View ArticleHalter only one of the “replacements” who could save Dems
In a handful of races, the party has replaced doomed incumbents on the ballot. And the results are encouraging
View ArticleDemocrats’ Worst Week Ever not looking so bad now
The media flipped out when three Democrats announced their retirements in early January
View ArticleA history lesson from Elizabeth Warren
The consumer advocate minces no words in detailing how powerful politicians sell out to bankers
View ArticleDodd vs. Warren shows that government is broken
The senator says the professor can’t be confirmed, so Obama, with two majorities, should compromise
View ArticleThe New York Times misses the mark on Linda McMahon
An exhaustive magazine piece attempts to explain her rise, but presents some curious history instead
View ArticleThe most cowardly act of a retiring politician
You shouldn’t get to say you’d win an election if you’re not willing to run in it
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