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No Republican Wave With One Week To Go Several Democratic Senate seats are not threatened, notes W. Post's E. J. Dionne: "Just as striking is how many Democrats seem to have nailed down races the Republicans had once hoped to make competitive. This has narrowed the...
The Republican Governing Vision: Not
Despite predictions, Republicans still haven't locked up the Senate. They parade as "not Obama." But they have little to say about where they would take the country. It is hard to win without a clue.
David Brooks' Infrastructure Column Makes You Say "Oh My God!"
It was the Republican strategy to block infrastructure spending and then campaign on a theme of “Obama’s failed policies.” Brooks is not right when he says "both parties" and "the political class" are at fault.
On a Top-Heavy Planet, A Bit Of A Nordic Puzzler
Income gaps and wealth concentration go hand in hand, new global stats from the Credit Suisse Research Institute make clear. With one exception.
Wingnut Week In Review: Gay Gremlins
Calling gay people names is nothing new. We’ve been called many things throughout the ages. But “gremlins”? That’s a new one. The first — and perhaps only — Wingnut WTF prize goes this week to South Carolina Republican congressional...
Midterm Ad Watch: Republicans Learn To Love Class Warfare
Two years ago, the Republican Party was whining about makers and takers and class warfare. Now, in many close races, Republicans are exploiting the populist mood, criticizing links to corporations and attacking wealth.
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GOP Learns To Love Social Security Republican candidates suddenly embracing Social Security near Election Day. W. Post: "Cutting federal health and retirement spending has long been at the top of the GOP agenda. But with Republicans in striking distance of winning the...
From Secret McConnell Audio, 12 Destructive Things a GOP Senate Will Do
Mitch McConnell has been frank about what the GOP would do with the Senate – at least when he thinks nobody's listening. Here are 12 destructive things a Republican Senate would do, based on McConnell's own words.
Here's What Women Want: The Economy Unrigged So It Works For Them
A new poll shows Republicans about to pull ahead of Democrats among likely women voters. Our latest Populist Majority memo points toward how Democrats can keep a key part of their base in the fold.
Will Education Save The Democrats?
It may. And if grassroots public schools supporters bail out the campaigns of some Democratic candidates, there are lessons to be learned and potentially intriguing shifts in how the Democratic Party treats education policy?
