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Please, Bobby! End the Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis!

Will Bower | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Will Bower

Bobby Jindal has begun the process of pandering to the upcoming, 2012 cycle of the "Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis."

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Only One Day Left to Tell Your Senators "Lieberman Must Go!"

ZP Heller | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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ZP Heller

Stripping Lieberman of his committee chairmanships is not about exacting revenge. Lieberman has careened to the right on both foreign and domestic policy issues.

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Proposal For 2012 Primaries

Will Bower | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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Will Bower

The primary calendar we need most is one that is built on an orderly and rational plan, and not on an arbitrary, publicity-driven, system of one-upsmanship.

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Lieberman Must Go Once and for All

ZP Heller | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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ZP Heller

It is dangerous for Lieberman to remain chair of the Homeland Security Committee, particularly when that position gives him subpoena power to investigate the Obama administration.

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Fellow Democrats: Kill the Elitist and Undemocratic Caucuses

Lanny Davis | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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Lanny Davis

Party caucuses discourage voter participation and are, in fact, undemocratic for a variety of reasons. Senior citizens and most people who work for a living can't afford to or are unable to sit for three hours in order to vote.

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Netroots Nation 2008: Caucus Refugee

Katie Halper | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Katie Halper

Watch me desperately search for my caucus, for my voice, for my representation. Why are the Netroots excluding me? Why are they so hateful towards me and my people?

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What A Long, Strange Primary Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Rather than a Vince Lombardi halftime pep talk about giving 110% in the second half, I'd like to review where we've been so far. This will be my final "picks" article for 2008.

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Interview With Political Science Professor Kenneth Janda

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Last Thanksgiving, I took a vacation from the blog and (while I was gone) I ran a series of speech transcripts from all eight of the Democratic candid...

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My Primary Picks -- "The Road Goes On Forever" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

"The road goes on forever and the party never ends."--Robert Earl Keen   Tomorrow is yet another primary day in the Democratic presidential nomin...

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Today's Sign of the Apocalypse: Island Fever

Rob Kutner | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

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Rob Kutner

My new book, Apocalypse How, is about how the world is about to end... and why we should be psyched! In that spirit, I'll be alerting you whenever I spot a sign of our impending doom -- or should I say, your impending opportunity!

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Friday Talking Points [30] -- "Mainstream Media Out To Lunch" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

If every port on the West Coast of the United States of America was shut down because of a terrorist threat, do you think it would make the news? So d...

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Backyard Democracy

Tad Daley | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

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Tad Daley

The caucus itself was an amazing experience. More than 700 citizens, cornering each other, lobbying each other, hectoring each other, working the room.

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Sam Stein

Clinton Camp Won't Say How Hillary Disagrees With MoveOn

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

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There was a significant dose of stonewalling on Monday's conference call with aides to Sen. Hillary Clinton. Asked to explain what areas of disagreem...

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Clinton Slams Democratic Activists At Private Fundraiser

Celeste Fremon | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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Celeste Fremon

At a small closed-door fundraiser after Super Tuesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton blamed what she called the "activist base" of the Democratic Party -- and ...

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Double Voting In TX Primary Still Unresolved

Erin Medlicott | Posted 04.13.2008 | Home

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Erin Medlicott

Texans told me they heard about something called the "Texas Two-Step," and thought it was legal to vote twice. Some admitted voting once for Senator Obama and once for Senator Clinton.

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Caucus, Shmaucus. A Primary is Better

Jackson Williams | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

A primary is designed to accommodate people's individual lives. A caucus, on the other hand demands your presence at a specific time. It's an event, and one thing Obama does well, let's face it, is events.

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Friday Talking Points [22] -- Hillary Sweeps The Awards!

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

A quick primary pick here, before we get on to the awards and the talking points. Wyoming will be holding its Democratic caucus tomorrow. This one is...

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Clinton: "I Would Not Accept A Caucus"

US News | Kenneth Walsh | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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The day after her victories in Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island, Sen. Hillary Clinton was scheduled to take some time off, but she went ahead and gave in...

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Will Hillary Clinton Have the Last Laugh in Spite of the Media? Or Will the Super Delegates Pull a Surprise?

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.05.2008 | Media

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Michael Russnow

I'm really tired that the media doesn't take the trouble to put the charges through a filter to measure their actual veracity and significance.

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Why Primacaucus?

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 03.02.2008 | Home

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Jacob Soboroff

VIDEO: I run through the rules of the super-complicated Texas presidential primary election process.

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My First Caucus (and Last?)

Sara Davidson | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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Sara Davidson

It's time for a grassroots uprising to demand national popular elections, both for the nominees and the president. Let every citizen have an equal vote.

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Clinton Spinning Into Twilight Zone

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

The Clinton operation's dismissive attitude towards the states that she loses feels uncomfortably like a post-facto snub by the aggrieved party in a break up: "he's not really my type anyway."

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Reading The Pictures: Not Pimping, But Something

Michael Shaw | Posted 02.11.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2008-02-11-chelsea_hillary_shaw_fp.jpgThe firestorm around David Shuster's snide remark obscures the fact there is a point in there somewhere.

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In Nebraska, It's Not Just The Size Of Our Caucus...

Chuck Lippstreu | Posted 02.10.2008 | Politics

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Chuck Lippstreu

It's how we used that caucus -- we re-energized the blue side of a state that's every conceivable shade of red.

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Governor Gregoire: Fired Up And Ready To Go!

University Of Washington's SeattlePoliticore | Posted 02.09.2008 | Home

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University Of Washington's SeattlePoliticore

I just had a chance to personally speak to Governor Gregoire and she is very excited about this election. "This is the most exciting election since I...

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