While the urge to read the political tea leaves is strong, Tuesday’s results say little about next year’s elections.
Terence Samuel
Terence Samuel is a Prospect senior correspondent and the author of The Upper House: A Journey Behind the Closed Doors of the U.S. Senate, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Follow him on Twitter.
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High-Stakes Health Reform
Senate Democrats finally seem willing to take risks to ensure the public option’s survival.
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Obama’s Foxhole
The White House is fighting back against Fox News, and journalistic objectivity is at risk of becoming collateral damage in this war.
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All These Governors
Do the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey say anything about the Democratic Party’s future?
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Southern Baggage
As long as racism is tolerated within their party, Southern Republicans shouldn’t act too surprised when they get pushed on the issue.
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How Van Jones Will Help Win the Health-Care Fight
The resignation of Obama’s green-jobs czar is a primer on the right’s political warfare tactics — those preparing to defend health-care reform should take note.
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Barack Obama, Explainer-in-Chief
Republicans have been able to confuse the issue, but their chances of killing health-care reform remain slim. All Obama has to do is lay out the facts.
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A President in Need of a Break
Birthers, Blue Dogs, Glenn Beck, and beer — all of these things have spelled a bad week for Obama. Now, it’s time for a vacation.
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The Dick Cheney Diversion
Cheney’s re-emergence in the media spotlight can only make Obama look good.
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Palin on Prime Time?
Sarah Palin may be well suited to the small screen, but she was never White House material.
