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Campaign '06

The Meaning of the Midterms
A new book examines Rahm Emanuel's hardball strategy in the midterm elections, and wonders if it's the right direction for Dems.
May 21, 2007 | By Sarah Goldstein | web only

The Insurgent
Keith Ellison made news for being the first Muslim ever elected to Congress, but his hard-edged liberalism is just as noteworthy.
December 8, 2006 | By Conrad Wilson | web only

Not for the Takings
How was a libertarian land use initiative defeated in blood-red Idaho?
December 1, 2006 | By Jay Stevens | web only

The Right's Denial
So George Bush isn't a real conservative, and conservatism was vindicated in this election? Right-wingers, get real.
November 16, 2006 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

The Fair-Trade Election
The midterms ushered in a new progressive center on trade.
November 14, 2006 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Slice-and-Dice Follies
There's little more annoying -- or less helpful -- than the genre of election analysis that gave us soccer moms, NASCAR dads, and angry white men.
November 14, 2006 | By Matthew Yglesias | web only

Poor Initiative
Tuesday's results should put to rest once and for all the myth that anti-gay marriage initiatives exert a significant effect on other political races.
November 13, 2006 | By Ben Adler | web only

Look Back in Anger
The Democrats won, but they shouldn't for a second let victory cause them to forget the Republicans' dirty tricks operation.
November 10, 2006 | By Rick Perlstein | web only

Waging Victory
One undernoted factor in Tuesday's results: minimum wage initiatives that swept to overwhelming victory in six states.
November 10, 2006 | By John Atlas and Peter Dreier | web only

Tester Case
What was at stake in the Montana Senate race.
November 9, 2006 | By Jay Stevens | web only

Spinned Right
Let's put this notion to bed: yesterday's results did not mark a victory for conservative Democrats, let alone one for conservatism itself.
November 8, 2006 | By Ezra Klein | web only

Still the One
Soft-rocker and sterling citizen John Hall inches towards an upset in a New York House race.
November 6, 2006 | By Suzanne Charle | web only

Fingers Crossed
Some cautiously optimistic thoughts about tomorrow.
November 6, 2006 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Dr. Nice Vs. Mean Jean
Those hoping to understand Tuesday's elections need to look at Ohio Democrat Victoria Wulsin's surprisingly strong congressional run against Jean Schmidt.
November 3, 2006 | By Jim McNeill | web only

That's Affirmative
Two campaigns this season -- the Ford race in Tennessee and the affirmative action ballot measure in Michigan -- offer glimpses of the current state of racial politics in America.
November 3, 2006 | By Alex P. Kellogg | web only

Action, Meet Reaction
The gradual southern exodus from the Democratic coalition finally looks to have provoked a complementary northern exodus from the Republican one.
November 2, 2006 | By Harold Meyerson | web only

Allen's Options
Why did a beleaguered hi-tech company grant 50,000 stock options to George Allen on the eve of his 2000 election to the Senate -- and his departure from the company's board?
November 1, 2006 | By Garance Franke-Ruta | web only

Micro Machines
The GOP's superior microtargeting proved critical in the turnout wars of the last few election cycles. Dems swore they'd work to catch up this year. Have they?
November 1, 2006 | By Joseph Ax | web only

Hold, Hamper, Hinder
A primer on the organized effort to suppress voter turnout next week.
October 30, 2006 | By Robert Kuttner | web only

Crossed Lines?
E-mails allege that Curt Weldon's office attempted to obtain information on his opponent from the Navy.
October 26, 2006 | By Laura Rozen | web only

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