This was a powerful victory under political circumstances the difficulty of which are seriously under-appreciated. The consequences of this win for the country’s unfolding debate with itself over inequality are large. It’s obviously a relief and gratification for all the president’s supporters, for what is the country’s first broad and real multiracial political party, the early 21st century Democratic party. Read More
Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) survives in her exceedingly close re-election race.
The advances made yesterday by the gay rights movement are unparalleled. Our recap.
Sinclair Broadcasting anchor on company’s anti-Obama programming: “I had no choice.”
If the presidential race had come down to Florida, we’d still be waiting for a result.
So there’s two vantage points from which to measure how big a shocker Democrats’ performance in Senate races was. If you go back 12-18 months ago, this outcome — a net gain of two seats — was unthinkable. You would have been laughed out of town. Just not a possible outcome.
But even a week ago, a pickup of two seats was still the sort of pie in the sky dreaming that even Democrats would barely let themselves consider for fear of jinxing the whole thing.
Brian Beutler on how Republicans blew it so badly.
Numerous studies show that unresolved schadenfreude can lead to major medical problems later in life. Read this article to feel it, express it, get it out of your system.
No rest for the weary. Speaker Boehner and Leader Reid holding dueling press appearances this afternoon on Capitol Hill. Thus begins the next big national political story: the fiscal cliff and all the interwoven fiscal, economic and political issues that go with it. You might think of it as turning to all the unfinished business that four years of GOP stonewalling has left undone — although that might be a tad too optimistic by implication about how much is going to get done now. Stay tuned.