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Bloggers, Unions Team Up
to Push Dems to the Left

Feb 26, 2009 1:38 PM CST

Bloggers, Unions Team Up to Push Dems to the Left

Liberal coalition will fund competition for centrist incumbents

(Newser) - A new political action committee backed by liberal bloggers and labor unions aims to push the Obama administration and Democratic establishment to embrace more progressive politics, the New York Times reports. Called “Accountability Now” the group will recruit and promote liberal candidates to challenge centrists in Congress. Their goal...

Mac's Preferred Contest: Obama as Incumbent

OPINION

Aug 11, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Mac's Preferred Contest: Obama as Incumbent

Republican can't win if debate is about him or Bush: Dionne

(Newser) - John McCain is doing perhaps the only thing he can to win this race—casting Barack Obama as the incumbent and attacking him, writes E.J. Dionne Jr. in the Washington Post. It makes sense: People are tiring of the heavy coverage of Obama, it seems, and McCain knows that...

Slim Poll Gap Looks Good
for Mac, at First

ANALYSIS

Jul 14, 2008 5:33 PM CDT

Slim Poll Gap Looks Good for Mac, at First

Stumbles haven't hurt Republican, who's in similar polling spot to both Bushes

(Newser) - A new poll shows Barack Obama up just 3% on John McCain (from 15% a few weeks ago), and another has them tied—numbers that look fantastic for the presumptive Republican nominee at first blush, Chris Cillizza writes in the Washington Post. "Given the tilt of this electorate, it's...

History Against McCain Winning Third Term for GOP

analysis

Jul 14, 2008 4:10 PM CDT

History Against McCain Winning Third Term for GOP

Ruling party has only increased share of popular vote once since 1928

(Newser) - In all six elections since 1928 in which one party had 8 consecutive years in the White House, the incumbent party lost popular vote ground; in four, Americans voted for change. That's bad news for John McCain, Robert David Sullivan writes in the Boston Globe, because George Bush only won...

GOP Firewall: 2011 Redistricting

Jul 7, 2008 12:36 PM CDT

GOP Firewall: 2011 Redistricting

Republicans eye 2010 governor races

(Newser) - Republicans may be pessimistic about November 2008, but they’re feeling pretty good about November 2010. The census that year will spark a round of congressional redistricting, and if Republicans can pick up some statehouses, they might find themselves with a much bigger Capitol contingent. A rep for the party’...