Paul Waldman, Author at The American Prospect

Can Democrats Get to a True Blue Majority?

The Southern Democratic senator is all but extinct.

Tossing millions of Americans who now have coverage back into the ranks of the uninsured? That’s just a bonus.

He could be the most terrifying of the 2016 GOP candidates.

They can’t pass legislation, because Barack Obama is a big meanie.

They might have lost anyway, but demoralizing their own base probably didn’t help.

All of a sudden, Mitch McConnell is talking about “restoring the 40-hour workweek.” Here’s what he means, and what he’s going to try to do.

The congressional GOP is more conservative than ever, and has every incentive to do exactly what they’ve been doing.

When you compare the Senate results to the 2012 presidential state totals, they look awfully similar.

If only red state Democrats ignored voter data and painted sweeping visions of the future, they’d be winning, right?

If your particular brand of radicalism doesn’t seem personal, the media won’t take much of an interest.

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