More prognostication II: Democrats

For once, I agree with the CW. Hillary Clinton has a big lead. Unlike
McCain, or Lieberman in 2002, she actually has grassroots support
outside of the Washington chatterati, and she can suck up more money
than anyone else. Plus she's got the party's one true rock star backing
her. On the other hand, a whole lot of people, including me, would
really prefer anyone else.



Barack Obama: Dull as already-dry
paint. I really don't know who it is who hears his contentless bromides
as inspiring rhetoric, and I really don't know who out there outside
the list of bored Washington talk-show bookers is desperate for an
Obama run. I'm sure there's someone...

More prognostication II: Democrats

Flashback

A Bush in the White House, the Democrats in control of the House and Senate, Jimmy Baker, Robert Gates and now Larry Eagleburger making U.S. foreign policy, the neocons in retreat and the Sandinistas back in power in Nicaragua.

I feel like I stepped into a political time warp and came out in 1989. Open

The Netroots

Odds are this is the best article on the netroots you'll ever read.

2008 Candidates: Edwards

Edwards has the Iowa pole position. He will also have very strong union support - they will run his ground game - the same ground game that helped Kerry win the nomination in 2004. He's a trial lawyer - he'll be able to raise more than enough money. He's an economic populist which is actually the position which did best in 2006 (forget right and left and "moderate"), and he has said he was wrong on Iraq, which is the majority position in the country.

If it isn't Clinton, my money is on Edwards. Obama? An empty suit who needs to get knocked around a bit more before I take his chances seriously. Open

McCain, Lieberman call for deployment of more troops

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Operation Yellow Elephant Roll Call: Pelosi to Back Murtha

Per Roll Call, via Josh Marshall, presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now publicly supporting Jack Murtha for the Majority Leader position (I suspected as much listening to her during a recent conference call with her). As you may remember, I'm not wholeheartedly opposed to Steny Hoyer serving as Majority Leader, particularly because of his success whipping the House Democrats during the first session of the 109th Congress (though I'm not quite as gung ho as I once was on this stance). What are your thoughts? Open

Operation Yellow Elephant

Military recruiters should find plenty of willing recruits at the Capitol and the House/Senate office buildings. Open

DNC: Which McCain Is Running?

"If the reports are correct, we welcome John McCain to the race," said DNC Communications Director Karen Finney. "The question is, which McCain is running: the McCain who called right wing extremists like Jerry Falwell an evil influence, or the McCain who spoke at Liberty University as he attempted ... Open

S.R. Sidarth in the Washington Post: "I Am Macaca"

This past summer, between my third and fourth year of college, I decided to volunteer for the campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb in my home state of Virginia. For most of the summer, I worked behind the scenes at the campaign headquarters in Arlington, helping set up field offices stat...Open

Democrats Surge in State Legislatures

Somewhat obscured by the hoopla of the Democrats picking up 6 seats in
the Senate and 29+ seats (at this point) in the House of
Representatives is the deep blue surge by Democrats in state
legislatures around the country.
Democrats Surge in State Legislatures

The end of the southern strategy

As Jim Webb became Senator-elect Webb, it is clear that the Southern strategy is, if not dead, dying.



The
Allen campaign showed this in spades. From macaca to beating on Mike
Stark, Allen showed that the old south had limited appeal to modern
Virginia. Harold Ford lost by three, not 30 points. The race baiting of
the NRSC blew up on them.

The end of the southern strategy

Feingold rules out 2008 run for president

- Sen. Russ Feingold will not seek his party's presidential nomination
in 2008, the Wisconsin Democrat told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on
Saturday.Feingold rules out 2008 run for president

Democrats chalk up gains in Mountain West

The victories also left Democratic leaders in the region positive that the national party would hold its 2008 convention in ... Democrats chalk up gains in Mountain West

Evangelicals Leave the GOP Flock

A recent poll from Beliefnet showed that U.S. evangelicals have lost
some of their affiliation with the GOP, and that was clearly evident
with the ‘thumpin’ the GOP took in the mid-term elections. Evangelicals Leave the GOP Flock

Gary Leupp: Democrats Can Be NeoCons, Too

Gary Leupp: Democrats Can Be NeoCons, Too

More subpoenas in Menendez probe

Feds seek documents on rental, but senator's office denies contact


More subpoenas in Menendez probe

David Gregory says Gore "wants to get into" the '08 race

On the Tim Russert show this week, Tim and 3 other's including
David Gregory dissected the '06 elections. Lot's of the same stuff we
have been hearing, and then at the end they started talking about the
upcoming race in '08. All agreed that McCain and Billary might have
trouble about their stances on the war. Russert pointed out that in '04
only Howard was against the war, and now Obama is huge due to his
opposition.

Then Tim says, There is one other guy who was against the war who was in the Senate, and served in the White House, Al Gore. As he spoke his face lit up and his eyes twinkled. Open