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(Newser) - Barack Obama and Democrats in general are "pretty squishy" on the issue of gay marriage, and that's a disgrace, writes Joshua Holland at AlterNet.org. The reticence to embrace full marriage rights for all is a betrayal of  the "very important progressive ideal that the law should apply... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • gay marriage • civil union • Democratic Party • Election 2008

OPINION

 Time for 
 Hopefuls to 
 Wax Philosophical 

We still don't know how the candidates think: Noonan

Sep 26, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is rising in the polls, but he still seems “exotic”; John McCain is playing the maverick but his maneuvering on the bailout may have been “too cute.” In a week with “all categories upside-down and out the window,” it’s time for both... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • political party • Republican Party • Democratic Party • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • party politics

Obama Hopes
to Find Southern Comfort in Va.

State demographics shifting blue, but Dems haven't won since '64

Sep 18, 08 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is seeking to become the first Democrat to win Virginia since LBJ in 1964. He's got a good shot, writes the New York Times: demographic changes favor his party, and Virginia has now elected two Democratic governors and a senator. But John McCain has the support of several... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Virginia • voters • Republican Party • Democratic Party • swing states

OPINION

 Attention 
 Obamaniacs: 
 Remain Calm! 

With 2 months to go, Dems are going nuts, writes Collins

Sep 11, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the space of just 10 days, many Democrats have decided that Barack Obama's once sure-fire candidacy is now doomed. Gail Collins has some advice for them: stop hyperventilating. If Team Obama seems as cool as always, says the New York Times columnist, it's because "they don’t care... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • Democratic Party • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Dems Better Organized, Top Righties Say

DeLay, Santorum: Left is poised for big gains at expense of GOP

Sep 3, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top Republicans are convinced Democrats have out-organized them, and hold a significant tactical advantage heading into the fall, Politico reports. “The left has been incredible,” Rep. Eric Cantor said today. “When you’re talking about tactics … we’re at a disadvantage.” Former House Majority Leader... More »

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Tom DeLay • Republican Party • Democratic Party • Eric Cantor • Rick Santorum

OPINION

 A Mac Victory Would Crush GOP

An Obama win will energize the struggling party, but McCain won't accomplish anything in office

Aug 29, 08 8:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A John McCain win in November would be the worst loss Republicans have endured in decades, Peter Beinart writes in Time. On the other hand, an Obama win—and subsequent torrent of liberal legislation—would reinvigorate demoralized Republicans. If McCain takes the White House, he will likely compromise with Democratic... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • GOP • Republican Party • Democratic Party • Election 2008 • party politics

ANALYSIS

From Rockies, Dems Can See Their Future

Party can mine the West's demographic, ideological shifts

Aug 28, 08 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The past few years have shown a surprising trend toward a Democratic preference in the Mountain West, but that doesn’t mean voters are embracing the party line, Ryan Lizza writes in the New Yorker. Governors like Colorado’s Bill Ritter—who gained office on a coalition more of new... More »

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Barack Obama • Denver • Colorado • Democratic Party • centrism • Bill Ritter • New Deal coalition

A Convention Outsider Moves to Center Stage

In '00 Obama couldn't get a seat; in '04 he wowed the crowd

Aug 27, 08 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama arrives in Denver today one election away from the presidency—a far cry from the 2000 convention, when he couldn't even get a seat on the floor. As Al Gore received the Democrats' nomination in Los Angeles, the state senator barely had enough money to rent a car.... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • John Kerry • Democratic National Convention • Dick Durbin • Democratic Party • Election 2004 • Illinois State Senate

OPINION

Advice for Obama: Don't Take Any Advice

Dems risk rubbing out the candidate's authenticity: Brooks

Aug 26, 08 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Barack Obama arrives in Denver, the once-buoyant candidate is being assailed with bad advice from all sides, writes David Brooks. From a Dukakis-style policy blitz to Michael Moore-ish pugilism, the suggestions for Obama's team are a "Greatest Misses compilation" of past failures. Obama knows what he should do,... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • authenticity • Democratic Party • Election 2008 • culture wars

Dems, Still Bruised, Open Convention

Hillary slams Mac attack ad, will call for Obama support on floor

Aug 25, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(AP) - The Democrats opened their 2008 presidential nominating convention today in Denver, a four-day political festival to nominate Barack Obama for president and fellow Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, was in Denver for the opening and might speak tonight to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Ted Kennedy • Democratic Party • Election 2008

OPINION

 It's Not Race That's
 Holding Him Back 

Blaming white voters will only be counterproductive, says Bai

Aug 25, 08 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama goes into this week's convention in Denver with only the slimmest of leads—or, as some polls suggest, trailing John McCain. In a year when it's widely assumed that any Democratic candidate should be a shoo-in, many in the press have suggested that Obama's race is costing him... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Democratic National Convention • race relations • Democratic Party • white voters • African-Americans

Anxious Dems Urge Obama
to Hit Hard

Convention will seek
to define candidate
and attack McCain

Aug 25, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic convention opens tonight, not quite the coronation envisioned only a month ago as twitchy party grandees push Barack Obama to make his case forcefully to a still-skeptical electorate—using the spotlight to draw the strongest possible distinctions between himself and John McCain. "The stakes of this election... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Kerry • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Democratic Party • convention

Clinton Fans
Say Her Support for Obama Tepid

Her Florida speech seems lackluster, worrying partisans

Aug 22, 08 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday Hillary Clinton gave a speech in Florida, site of her uncontested primary victory, and urged Democrats to vote for Barack Obama in November. But as the New York Times reports, many at the rally found her support for the presumptive nominee lukewarm at best. In a room full of... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic Party • Hillary Clinton supporters • Florida voting • Democratic candidates

ANALYSIS

Obama Building His Own Democratic Party

Candidate focuses on boosting top-to-bottom health through better infrastructure

Aug 19, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is running as an “outsider candidate” fed up with partisan politics—yet he is, ironically, perhaps the most party-focused presidential candidate in history, Dana Goldstein and Ezra Klein write in the American Prospect. Obama has moved much of the Democratic National Committee apparatus to Chicago, rebuilt its... More »

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Barack Obama • Howard Dean • Democratic National Committee • Obama 2008 • Democratic Party • Tom Daschle

Lobbying Law Won't Crimp Convention Parties

Loopholes allow lavish bashes for lawmakers

Aug 16, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough new rules aimed at weakening the influence of lobbyists won't keep Democrats and Republicans away from some of the most lavish convention parties ever seen, funded by those seeking to influence legislation, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dozens of loopholes allow lawmakers to skirt the legislation by accepting gifts... More »

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Democratic National Convention • lobbyist • Republican Party • lobbying • Democratic Party • Republican National Convention

Obama Camp Steers Clear
of Arkansas

Campaign avoids state's Hillary-loving, white Democrats

Aug 15, 08 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a novel strategy in Arkansas, a Southern state that likes Democrats: He's not there. The presumptive nominee has no Arkansas office and hasn't even visited in 2 years. Yet analysts aren't surprised, noting that conservative Democrats heavily favor Hillary Clinton and backed President Bush the past two... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Arkansas • Bill Clinton • Democratic Party • George W. Bush • white voters

GOP Fears Big Losses in Northeast

Dems likely to pick up
a dozen seats in Congress, parties say

Aug 14, 08 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Up to a dozen Republican Congressional seats in the Northeast could fall to Democrats this November, and the New York Times looks at some of the tightest races in the region, where a well-financed Democratic party has won ever more supporters. "There could be a dramatic political realignment in... More »

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Northeast • New England • Republican Party • Republican candidate • Democratic Party • congressional candidates • congressional seat • Democratic candidates

ANALYSIS

Dem Platform Reaches Out
to Pro-Lifers

Obama approves language that finds 'common ground'

Aug 13, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama campaign is reaching out to Catholics, evangelicals, and other anti-abortion swing voters by adjusting the language of the official Democratic platform on the controversial issue, Alec MacGillis writes in the Washington Post. The new party plank moves "closer to the middle ground where most Americans reside—not... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • Catholic Church • Roe v. Wade • religion • evangelicals • Democratic Party • party platform • Religious Left

Perennial Swing State Ohio Looks Blue

Rejuvenated local Dems bode well for Obama campaign

Aug 1, 08 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ohio is the ultimate swing state: Since 1960 no president has been elected without winning its electoral votes, and in 2004, by the narrowest of margins, it delivered George W. Bush a second term. But this time around, Democrats are confident of their chances, the Economist reports. The state party... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • electoral college • Ohio • Ted Strickland • Democratic Party • Election 2008 • Sherrod Brown

 Gore a Likely
 Convention Star

Nobel prizewinner perfectly poised
to take spotlight

Jul 31, 08 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats haven't finalized the lineup for their upcoming convention in Denver, but one man seems certain to land a central role in the proceedings: Al Gore. Once mocked for his wooden style, Gore now enjoys even higher approval ratings than Barack Obama, Reuters reports. Tickets for a recent Gore... More »

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environment • Al Gore • Democratic National Convention • vice president • Democratic Party

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