by Robert Borosage | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
“When the American people choose divided government, I don’t think it means they don’t want us to do anything,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told reporters. “We ought to start with the view that maybe there are things we can agree on to make progress for...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 5, 2014 | Blog, Democracy, Progressive Vision
Debacle. Bloodbath. Call it what you will. Democrats, as expected, fared poorly in red states in an off-year election. Worse, unpopular Republican governors survived. This was ugly. Yes, the electorate was as skewed as was the map. Many Republicans won office with the...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision
Even on election eve, campaign 2014 is too close to call. Control of the U.S. Senate may not be determined until run-offs are held in January. Conservative Republican governors like Wisconsin’s Scott Walker are in frenzied, pitched battles to survive. Millions in...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
This should be a banner year for Republicans. To pick up the six seats they need to take control of the Senate, Republicans need only to pocket three open seats in red-state South Dakota, West Virginia, and Montana, and knock off endangered incumbents in states Obama...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
How should Democrats make their case on the economy? In the last days of the election, this isn’t a rhetorical question. For all the furor about Ebola, ISIS, Ferguson, the Secret Service, and Obama, the economy will remain the determining issue in this election. Two...