On the heels of a major conservative surge, Republicans have overplayed their political hand and created an opportunity the Democrats can seize.
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El Governador
Is Hispanic support for George W. Bush a genuine political phenomenon—or a case of targeted campaign spending run riot?
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Below the Beltway: New Labor, New Democrats — New Alliance?
Washington, D.C. On April 27, Al From, the president of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), and Will Marshall, the president of the DLC’s Progressive Policy Institute, had lunch with John Swee ney, the president, and Steve Rosenthal, the political director, of the AFL-CIO. These four people had met but had never talked amicably or seriously […]
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Can new Labour Dance the Clinton?
F or the first time in 18 years, Britain, barring some cataclysm, will soon elect a left-of-center government. Starting with their name and extending to a wide range of policy and rhetorical stances, Tony Blair’s New Labour Party has much in common with Bill Clinton’s New Democrats. Even before the recent changes in the Democratic […]
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Where Have You Gone, Nelson Rockefeller?
Impeachment may have hurt conservatives, but it also revealed just how weak GOP moderates are. The plight of northern Republicans isn’t just temporary; it’s structural.
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Gore Or Bradley
Bill Bradley bailed out on some of the big political battles of the 1990s. Is that what’s behind the former New Jersey senator’s surprising strength?
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Comment: Is Bradley for Real?
We’ve gotten our hearts broken before. Clinton, many of us hoped, was really a closet progressive who somehow also attracted moderates. His fellow southern governor, Jimmy Carter, looked to be a fine reformer for the post-Watergate era. But both presidents left legacies more conservative than liberal. Both were anti-party men. Both failed to use their […]
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George W.’s Compassion
George W. Bush can cut taxes and speak Spanish, too. But is compassionate conservatism anything more than Gingrichism with a human face?
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More Liberal Than You Thought
As George W. commandeers the political center, Gore and Bradley may find more compelling voices as liberals.