If gay marriage fails in New York, Mayor Bloomberg’s money is partly to blame
The billionaire mayor supports equality with words, but he helped the GOP retake the state Senate
Friday, Jun 24, 2011 3:40 PM UTC 33Politics Gay Marriage, 2009 Elections
2009 Elections
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“Mean girls” struggle at the polls
An onslaught of attack ads don't seem to be having the desired effect. If anything, they're only backfiring
Friday, Oct 29, 2010 6:30 PM UTCPolitics 2009 Elections, Advertising
Justin Elliott on “Democracy Now”
Salon's Justin Elliott joined Amy Goodman to talk about House hopeful Ilario Pantano's controversial past in Iraq
Friday, Oct 29, 2010 2:49 PM UTCPolitics Iraq war, 2009 Elections, Iraq
Obama: We should have sold our policies better
The president acknowledged Thursday that he may not have taken enough time to explain his policies to the public
Thursday, Oct 21, 2010 5:58 PM UTC 41News Barack Obama, 2009 Elections
$#*! my congressman says
The 2010 elections have given us some of the most entertaining television in memory. Here's the best and worst
Monday, Oct 18, 2010 4:10 PM UTCPolitics 2009 Elections, Sharron Angle
Candidate flip, president flop
Obama crushes a medication policy he'd vowed to endorse. Such bogus election-year promises undermine democracy
Saturday, Dec 19, 2009 1:30 AM UTC 82All Salon Barack Obama, 2009 Elections
Hoffman concedes NY-23 race — again
The conservative favorite had retracted his concession, but won't challenge the final results
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 8:58 PM UTC 11Politics 2009 Elections, War Room
Hoffman decision on election challenge this weekend
Victory's out of reach for now, but the conservative candidate may try to overturn the results
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 9:41 PM UTC 11Politics 2009 Elections, War Room
How the GOP got its groove back
Republicans look ahead to 2010, without bothering to figure out whether they've solved their problems first
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 12:20 AM UTC 30News Republican Party
Victory slips from Hoffman’s grasp again — blame ACORN!
It's still possible the conservative could challenge the results of a special election, but for now, he's lost
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 11:45 PM UTC 17Politics 2009 Elections, War Room
Hoffman retracts concession, says ACORN stole election
The conservative candidate worries about "scheming behind closed doors"
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 3:37 PM UTC 38Politics 2009 Elections, War Room, Acorn
Does Sarah Palin make GOP governors nervous?
The two newest Republican governors offer weak explanations for why they didn't campaign with the former Alaska one
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 2:19 AM UTC 18Politics War Room, 2009 Elections
Low Democratic turnout explained — through song!
Plus, a quick treatise on why the conservative candidate lost in NY-23 -- the answer will surprise you
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 6:01 PM UTCPolitics War Room, 2009 Elections
GOP learned wrong lessons in New York race
Republicans thought that driving moderate Dede Scozzafava into arms of Democrats was a good thing
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 5:55 PM UTC 54Politics 2009 Elections
The stock market and the “Obama agenda”
Did Tuesday's election results provoke a stock market rally? No. What about a booming Chinese economy? Yes
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 11:45 PM UTC 12Politics Stock Market
Glenn Beck gives his take on Hoffman loss
The Fox News host says "what's coming next year" will "dwarf 1994"
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 11:30 PM UTC 59Politics Glenn Beck, War Room
I heart Dede Scozzafava
I promised to blog from vacation if Bill Owens won NY23; here's my lazy compromise
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 7:05 PM UTC 63Politics 2009 Elections
Michael Steele: Everything’s coming up GOP
The RNC chairman says that the GOP is speaking with one, sane voice again, and America is listening
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 5:45 PM UTC 33Politics 2009 Elections, Michael Steele
What Maine means for gay marriage in California
The Maine fight was supposed to be the dress rehearsal for repealing California's Prop. 8 -- but gay marriage lost
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 5:05 PM UTC 212News Gay Marriage, 2008 Elections
How to succeed in elections without really winning
To listen to some conservatives, you'd think they wanted their chosen candidate in one race to lose all along
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 5:01 PM UTC 36Politics War Room, 2009 Elections
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