Tag Archives: Democratic Party

New Politics : Romancing the Internet

Obama’s Organization, and the Future of American PoliticsBy Micah L. Sifry / June 8, 2008 Barack Obama’s victory over Hillary Clinton is the first time an insurgent has beaten the establishment candidate in the Democratic primaries since Jimmy Carter in … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden on Hillary’s Endorsement of Obama

Hillary’s Winning SpeechBy Tom Hayden / June 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton’s moving and brilliant speech today cemented an independent place for herself and feminists in general in the unfolding historical drama of the 2008 presidential election. The speech, which situated … Continue reading

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Can George McGovern’s Left Populism Instruct Obama’s Modest Progressive Vision

Campaign worker Bill Clinton shown with presidential candidate George McGovern in 1972 AP photo.The American Left: McGovern, Obama, and ‘transformative’ changeBy Ken Brociner / May 25, 2008 One of the most common complaints among progressives is that we don’t have … Continue reading

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Barack Obama wants Bill to heal Hillary Clinton wounds

Obama’s team think their man and Bill Clinton can reunite the partyAn assassination remark is the latest twist to sour relations between the two rivalsBy Sarah Baxter / May 25, 2008 WASHINGTON — Barack Obama, the probable Democratic presidential nominee, … Continue reading

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Picking an Obama Running Mate

How about Obama-Webb?Building the Best Winning Ticket:Who’s the Progressive VP Choice?By Tom Hayden / May 18, 2008 [Tom Hayden has written this piece to initiate a discussion among progressives about the Democratic ticket. The Progressives for Obama website is running … Continue reading

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S. Trimble : Obamamania, the Democratic Party and the Left

If we could just get on the same page…By Scott Trimble / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog [These comments from Scott Trimble are the latest contribution to a Rag Blogger discussion of radical strategy and electoral politics. Go … Continue reading

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A Rag Blogger Conversation about the Democratic Party and Radical Change

Posted May 9, 2008 / The Rag BlogUpdated May 10, 2008 [The following is a conversation among Ragbloggers from a left point of view: about the viability of the Democratic Party and the two-party system, about the corporate influence in … Continue reading

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The Stakes Have Been Raised in New Ways

The Sorrows of Race and Gender in the 2008 Presidential ElectionBy Robert Jensen [Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a member of the board of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center. He … Continue reading

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Election Analysis – D. Hamilton

My take on what lies ahead. By David Hamilton / April 26, 2008 / The Rag Blog The remaining Democratic primaries. The remaining Democratic primaries are Guam (5/3), North Carolina and Indiana (5-6), West Virginia (5/13). Oregon and Kentucky (5/20), … Continue reading

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Uncommitted Dems Still Set to Endorse Obama

Dems’ suspense may be unnecessaryBy Elizabeth Drew / April 25, 2008 [Elizabeth Drew writes for The New York Review of Books. She is the author of numerous books, most recently “Richard M. Nixon”] The torrent of speculation about the end … Continue reading

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Limbaugh Dreams of Riots in Denver

Limbaugh says he wasn’t actually “calling” for riots, just, you know, “dreaming” of them….by Joey Bunch / April 15, 2008 Rush Limbaugh says he was not calling for a riot in Denver during the Democratic National Convention – he only … Continue reading

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