Do Democrats need the South?
The party is doing fine, winning the Northeast, the West and the Midwest. So why is James Carville still pushing a Southern strategy?
View ArticleIs Harold Ford built for the road ahead?
The DLC proves it's living in the past by picking the failed senatorial candidate as its new chairman.
View ArticleLosing Louisiana to the GOP
While the rest of America gets more Democratic, Katrina -- and George W. Bush -- may have turned the state bright red. Can John Breaux save the Democrats?
View ArticleIs Rush Limbaugh right?
Could immigration really be the issue that finally cracks the Republican base? It's already making the party's '08 contenders act funny.
View ArticleWhy the Republicans don't like their candidates
The GOP front-runner isn't Fred Thompson or Mitt Romney. It's "none of the above."
View ArticleHow strong is the Democratic presidential field?
Not as strong as you think. A devil's advocate probes for weaknesses among the front-runners.
View ArticleSo long, white boy
Could 2008 be the year that Democrats finally admit an old sweetheart is never coming back, and stop pandering to the white male voter?
View ArticleAre you there, God? It's me, Rudy
An unholy trinity of issues -- abortion, immigration and his messy personal life -- could hurt Giuliani's chances with his key constituency, Catholic voters.
View ArticleThe Oprah Winfrey show
The TV host accompanies her chosen candidate to South Carolina as Barack Obama closes on Hillary Clinton in the polls.
View ArticleObama: "I am still fired up and ready to go"
The Illinois senator's message of hope saw some dramatic reframing as Clinton's victory in New Hampshire unfolded.
View ArticleWhen principles aren't enough
Like the poor people he talks about, John Edwards has been forgotten by a lot of Democrats. Is his next role to play king- or queenmaker for the party?
View ArticleAnd then there were two
In a highly anticipated showdown, Clinton and Obama duked it out, sort of, in a fight for the high road.
View ArticleHow Hillary Clinton botched the black vote
Her failure to challenge Barack Obama's huge momentum among African-Americans -- not a given at the start -- may have doomed her campaign.
View ArticleWhy Obama should NOT pick Hillary Clinton as veep
He would lose his claim to being the candidate of change -- and probably wouldn't get any swing states in return.
View ArticleThe swing states of 2008
Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
View ArticleHow big will Democratic gains be this fall?
A panel of experts projects the number of seats Democrats will add in the House in November -- and which Democrats are most likely to lose their jobs.
View ArticleA big November ahead for Senate Democrats
Three experts tell Salon that the party may expand its Senate majority by half a dozen seats, but they also think at least one Democratic incumbent is vulnerable.
View ArticleUsing Bush's playbook
"Karl Rove politics" aren't quite dead: Obama's strategy in 2012 will mirror W's in 2004
View ArticleDebate rematch: Obama has to call out Mitt's flip-flops
In tonight's debate, the president needs to channel Joe Biden and expose the two faces of "moderate Mitt"
View ArticleCool cat Obama shows his claws
At last, the president proves he's willing to fight for what he believes -- and flash a little mean streak
View ArticleWhy Obama/Romney will win/lose
Mitt has it in the bag! No, Obama! Depending on whom you're listening to, both candidates are winning -- and losing
View ArticleElection's forgotten winner: Harry Reid
A gain in seats and a more liberal caucus strengthen Democrats' position for the epic battles ahead
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