by Dave Johnson | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog, Economy
The bloggers were right, it was about the jobs, jobs, jobs. For the first half of the year all the progressive bloggers were saying that the November election is going to turn out very, very badly for Democrats if they don't focus on jobs. We said please, please drop...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog
It did not take long for a mainstream newspaper—The New York Times, no less—to rush into print an analysis with the headline that Tuesday's Republican election victories "Suggest Wider Appeal of Tea Party." Yes, a number of "tea party" candidates were helpful in the...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog
It is, once more, the economy, stupid. This election was overwhelmingly about one thing—the lousy economy. Democrats paid the price as voters expressed their discontent. Conservatives in both parties are simply wrong to claim that the vote represents an ideological...
by Bill Scher | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog
LISTEN Bill Scher discussed the 2010 midterm election on The Rick Smith Show October 29. Here is the choice voters face today. Do you want a Congress that works with the President, or a Congress that doesn't let the President work? Do you want continued wonky debates...
by Zach Carter | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog
Corporate America is on the attack in every state. As Joshua Holland explains for AlterNet, outside groups have spent somewhere between $750,000 and more than $2 million in an attempt to unseat Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) in a state where ad buys come cheap. But Braley...