“Not a great president”
In an exclusive interview, Michael Dukakis reacts to a week of Poppy Bush puffery
Friday, Jun 15, 2012 4:05 PM UTC 65Politics War Room
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A fake Bill Clinton headache
No, he didn’t just discover a new, retroactive way to undermine Obama
Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 3:46 PM UTCPolitics War Room
Bush 41: See, I told you so
The Republican who raised taxes claims vindication in a new film – years after repudiating his own deal
Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012 6:35 PM UTC 44Politics War Room
Romney’s gay agenda
New revelations about his pandering to the anti-gay right as Mass. governor could be a glimpse of what’s ahead
Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012 8:28 PM UTC 10Politics War Room
Jeb’s GOP dis and the long game
Bush's remarks that the party's patron saint was a compromiser and dealmaker may help his 2016 White House dreams
Monday, Jun 11, 2012 4:22 PM UTC 13Politics War Room
One state where the GOP base loves Mitt
Hint: It's definitely not Massachusetts
Friday, Jun 8, 2012 6:03 PM UTCPolitics War Room
Obama’s context problem
Obama was making a good point by saying “the private sector is doing fine” – but it still plays to Mitt’s strategy
Friday, Jun 8, 2012 4:05 PM UTC 18Politics War Room
Our least popular ex-president
A poll confirms W’s dubious place among former White House occupants. Is there a way for Obama to harness this?
Thursday, Jun 7, 2012 8:26 PM UTC 26Politics War Room
Don’t be scared of Mitt’s money
Romney outraised Obama in May, but nowhere does campaign cash matter less in politics than in a presidential race
Thursday, Jun 7, 2012 4:27 PM UTCPolitics War Room
The cure for the Tea Party?
Norm Ornstein tells Salon how California’s new primary system could help combat the biggest problem in Washington
Wednesday, Jun 6, 2012 6:07 PM UTC 83Politics War Room, Editor's Picks
Mitt’s pay equity jam
Congressional Republicans seem determined to undermine the inroads their candidate has made with female voters
Tuesday, Jun 5, 2012 3:06 PM UTCPolitics War Room, Editor's Picks
The Obama campaign’s annoying spin
Sorry, but he's not in better political shape now than he was four years ago
Monday, Jun 4, 2012 8:06 PM UTC 11Politics War Room
A dangerous time for context
Bleak jobs numbers make it even more urgent for Obama to erode Romney’s economic credibility – and harder too
Monday, Jun 4, 2012 5:12 PM UTCPolitics War Room
Testing the Big Dog’s muscle
Can Bill Clinton push two underdogs, one in Wisconsin and the other in New Jersey, over the top next Tuesday?
Friday, Jun 1, 2012 6:11 PM UTC 21Politics War Room
The price of tribal betrayal
Former GOP Rep. Bob Inglis talks to Salon about the mindset that drives the Obama-era GOP
Friday, Jun 1, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 60Politics War Room
The history of the 1990s, revised
Imagine if conservatives had been this excited about Bill Clinton’s presidency when Bill Clinton was president
Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:12 PM UTC 11Politics War Room
It’s looking grim for Wisconsin Dems
A tough new poll undermines Democrats’ claim that they’re closing in on Scott Walker
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:59 PM UTC 33Politics War Room
The Massachusetts assault
The Obama campaign wants to do to Mitt Romney what Republicans did to Michael Dukakis 24 years ago
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:38 PM UTC 25Politics War Room
The sad story of Thaddeus McCotter
The guitar-playing GOP congressman thought he was presidential material but can’t even make a House primary ballot
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:04 PM UTCPolitics War Room
Mitt’s lucky breaks
So much for a brokered convention. Romney crosses the threshold tonight, making lots of punditry look foolish
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 3:59 PM UTC 34Politics War Room
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