Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.

It’s not morning in California

It's an apocalyptic twilight; Barbara Boxer as the new Herbert Hoover

Adam Hanft Thursday, Oct 7, 2010 6:15 PM UTC 17
News 2010 Elections, Advertising

Are GOP midterm expectations oversold?

The "Democratic doom" narrative is meant to demoralize, but even Scott Rasmussen believes Dems will hold the Senate

Joe Conason Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 5:30 PM UTC 38
Politics 2010 Elections

Wednesday link dump: Drone doom

Our "secret" war continues, Obama antitrust failure, and Mike Castle signs on with the repealers

Alex Pareene Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 11:01 PM UTC
Politics War Room

Tea party, GOP, primed for November wins

Senate races are among the most hotly contested as Republicans attempt to change the Washington power dynamic

David Espo, Associated Press Sunday, Sep 5, 2010 4:11 PM UTC 31
News Republican Party

Schwarzenegger: Allow same-sex marriages to resume

In a role reversal, the California governor exhorts a judge to sign off on gay weddings

Paul Elias, Associated Press Saturday, Aug 7, 2010 4:34 PM UTC 37
News Gay Marriage

All Carly Fiorina supporters have the exact same handwriting

Various "handwritten" anti-Boxer signs across California bear a remarkable resemblance

Alex Pareene Thursday, Jul 8, 2010 3:45 PM UTC 27
Politics 2010 Elections, War Room

Barbara, Carly, Meg and Sean

Tuesday's election results keep having fascinating aftershocks. Plus: The Alvin Greene story is just sad

Joan Walsh Saturday, Jun 12, 2010 3:12 AM UTC 49
Politics 2010 Elections

Open mic catches Fiorina on Boxer’s hair: “So yesterday”

The California Senate race gets off to an awkward start, as the Republican mocks her Democratic opponent

Mike Madden Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010 10:10 PM UTC 38
Politics Carly Fiorina, War Room

Orly Taitz receives thousands more votes than Mickey Kaus

The Birther Queen is an order of magnitude more popular than the contrarian blogger

Alex Pareene Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010 2:45 PM UTC 13
Politics Orly Taitz, War Room

A new threat to the GOP’s Senate chances

Illinois Republican's fibbing about military record catches up with him, possibly costing the party a key race

Gabriel Winant Wednesday, Jun 2, 2010 12:30 PM UTC 29
Politics 2010 Elections, War Room

Mickey Kaus is honest!

Did the blogger-candidate mislead Californians about how much he was paid by the lamestream media? No, he didn't!

Alex Pareene Friday, May 28, 2010 6:55 PM UTC
Politics 2010 Elections, War Room

Tea Party could cost GOP nine Senate races this fall

Uprisings by the GOP base could produce weak Republican candidates in some of this year's biggest races

Steve Kornacki Friday, May 28, 2010 12:01 PM UTC 36
News 2010 Elections

Tea Party candidate Chuck DeVore, “military reservist,” was not “shot at” in Lebanon

The Tea Partiers' favorite California Senate candidate jumps on the "exaggerating your military record" bandwagon

Alex Pareene Friday, May 21, 2010 4:45 PM UTC
Politics 2010 Elections, War Room

Blumenthal drama a reminder that GOP can still win the Senate

There is volatility in three Senate races that Democrats have long assumed they'd win

Steve Kornacki Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:01 PM UTC 28
News Richard Blumenthal

Barbara Boxer’s secret weapon

Poll numbers are shaky for the three-term California liberal. But she's still in good shape to survive in November

Mark Greenbaum Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 7:25 PM UTC 39
News Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.

Democrats’ Senate majority at risk?

The electoral map is filled with weak Democratic candidates struggling to keep up

Gabriel Winant Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 2:25 PM UTC 32
Politics 2010 Elections

Kerry: US leadership at stake in climate debate

H. Josef Hebert and Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 7:01 AM UTC
News Global Warming

Senate finally taking up cap-and-trade bill

After a long delay, legislation to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions is announced; passing it might not be easy

Vincent Rossmeier Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 7:20 PM UTC 10
Politics John F. Kerry, D-Mass.

Anonymous tip: Barbara Boxer is a bullying shrew!

Unnamed sources claim personal flaws will keep the senator from passing a climate change bill. (Sotomayor, anyone?)

Gabriel Winant Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 9:24 PM UTC 10
Life Environment, Global Warming

On warming, relations between GOP, Dems stay cool

There's no era of post-partisanship to be found in the Senate's debate over global warming.

Christopher Matthews Wednesday, Feb 4, 2009 4:00 PM UTC 13
Politics Global Warming, War Room

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