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...
by Zach Carter | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog
Two Tea Party leaders, Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin, have been jet-setting all over the country ginning up support for conservative politicians. Literally. They’ve been flying around in a private jet like Wall Street CEOs, except they’re heading to “grassroots”...
by Zach Carter | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog
Remember that horrible 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ad that helped derail John Kerry's 2004 presidential bid? Well, Bob Perry, the billionaire tycoon who financed that smear campaign is back, and he's underwriting a barrage of dirty ads that target politicians...
