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BILBO: Every Democrat Should be Thankful for Bill Halter
Tyler Bilbo, Yellow Dog Democrat
Blanche Lincoln’s vulnerability transcends the ideological preferences of Arkansas’s conservative electorate. For the sake of keeping Lincoln’s seat in Democratic hands, Bill Halter cannot afford to feed into an ideological dichotomy that distracts voters from Lincoln’s corrupt presence in Washington. Even if Halter does play into this liberal vs. conservative game, however, his primary will ultimately help Lincoln by making her appear more conservative in the general election.
SIEFF: On California Part 3: The Governorship
Adam Sieff, Liberal
On Thursday, a Daily Kos-Research 2000 poll released numbers on the state’s upcoming gubernatorial race: Jerry Brown (D) leads Meg Whitman (R), but only barely. Adam Sieff takes a closer look at this year’s California gubernatorial race and its longer term implications.
ROGERS: Obama’s Vote of Confidence – America’s First
By Conor Rogers, Moderate Republican
If Congress can’t pass healthcare, America may find itself in a situation like we’ve never seen before – a President dealt a no confidence vote by a system that has no remedy for the situation.
BARON: What Progressive Strategy?
Noah Baron, Religious Progressive
I would much rather have one more moderate Democrat in the Senate and a Democratic majority than a failed progressive Democratic candidate, and no majority at all.
CARPENTER: The Democrats’ Western Blues
Emma Carpenter, Columnist
Ideology: Liberal | Writing from: University of Colorado – Boulder
Starting in 2004, with the election of Colorado Senator Ken Salazar, the west steadily got bluer and bluer. By [...]
BARON: Wake Up, Internet Generation!
Noah Baron, Religious Progressive
If the many progressives of the internet generation do not make it a point to log off of Facebook and actually show up to the meetings of the groups they joined there, we are going to be in serious trouble, starting with the elections coming later this year.
McCAFFREY: Ron Paul: A Primer
Libertarian Republican Kathleen McCaffrey explains Ron Paul’s win in the annual CPAC Presidential Candidate Poll. Perhaps the Texas Congressman’s success will herald a fiscally-focused GOP in 2010.
ROGERS: GOP Has Everything To Lose, Nothing to Win, on ‘Don’t Ask’
Conor Rogers, Moderate Republican
The GOP is risking a political and public relations disaster by opposing the repeal of don’t ask don’t tell – just as they’ve begun to take a national lead.
BILBO: Carly Fiorina and the Corporate Republican Experience
Tyler Bilbo, Democrat
Though the Tea Party is the most oft-cited faction in the GOP, it is really the super-wealthy, out of touch class of Republicans that are the most likely to cause an internal implosion of the party. Carly Fiorina’s candidacy for Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat is an instructive microcosm of this dynamic.
MARIN: John Boehner’s Guide to the Healthcare Summit
Paul Marin’s ideal GOP strategy for facing the President’s healthcare summit and capturing the president’s bipartisan aura.
BILBO: Enthusing the Urban Base in 2012
Tyler Bilbo, Staff Writer
Ideology: Yellow Dog Democrat | Writing from: Georgetown University
In last week’s column, I argued that an increasingly unenthusiastic base of urban voters threaten Barack Obama’s re-election. [...]
WALK: Obama – Clinton’s Doppelganger?
Michele Walk, Associate Editor
“Celebrity Doppelgangers” has become the latest trend on Facebook, but the last person anyone expected to participate was President Obama. No – a picture of the “Joker” didn’t appear on the South Lawn – but Obama is showing striking resemblance to Bill Clinton.
BILBO: Enthusing the Urban Base for 2012
Tyler Bilbo, Democrat
In an ailing economy that features an extraordinarily high jobless rate, Democrats will struggle to build on the gains of 2006 and 2008. As Republicans look to capitalize on the fluidity of the suburban electorate, Democrats need to re-energize core urban constituencies in order to re-elect Barack Obama.
McCAFFREY: High Speed to Rubio 2010
Kathleen McCaffrey, Libertarian
Obama’s odd paradox of saving money amidst a record federal deficit and unnecessary high-speed rail proposals should make Marco Rubio’s job easier in 2010.
ROGERS: President Obama, (R-DC)
Conor Rogers, Republican
In tonights State of the Union, the President put himself more in line with Senate Moderates Susan Collins and Ben Nelson than with Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid.