The Democrats' real problem (U.S. News & World Report)
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U.S. News & World Report - What a difference a couple of weeks make. Polling during and just after the Republican National Convention, Time and Newsweek have George W. Bush ahead of John Kerry 52 to 41 percent. Post-convention polls show Bush ahead 52 to 45 percent (CNN/ USA Today /Gallup), 49 to 42 percent (CBS), 47 to 43 percent (Fox News), and 52 to 43 percent (ABC/ Washington Post ). Post-convention polls in battleground states show similar results. ...
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Liberal pundits are now as enraged as their foes. That may be a problem for the Democrats
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* The Democrats have the blues. Their guy lost the White House. Their candidates lost campaigns for the US House and Senate. The map of the United States looks like someone spilled a full can
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A few days ago Kerry sent around this ad:  "Yesterday, the Bush-Cheney campaign, losing any last sense of decency, placed a disgusting ad called "The Faces of John Kerry's Democratic Party" as the main feature on its website. Bizarrely, and without explanation, the ad places Adolf Hitler among those faces."  "The Bush-Cheney campaign must pull this ad off of its website. The use of Adolf Hitler by any campaign, politician or party is simply wrong."  Which of course is a mistake.  I went and downloaded the video (which is just stupid btw.  Not a masterpiece by any means.) and there are shots of Hitler in there, but only from the MoveOn contest from a few months back.  Here's the problem.  The ...
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(An earlier version of this story mistakenly attributed comments from a report by Democratic Cen. Carl Levin of Michigan in October 2004 to a report by the Pentagon's inspector general. A correct version of the story follows.)
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I just read an article on the Village Voice website that summed up one of the complaints I have had for some time about the Democratic Party: They won't fight.  At the same time, they are trying to convince conservative voters to vote for them instead of the Republicans and are losing votes on the liberal side as a result.   For both of these problems, I blame the Democratic Leadership Council.
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Tim Johnson's illness has threatened the Democrats' majority. But that may not be such a bad thing
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It's a painful irony for Democrats: In the space of a year, the Iraq war that was the source of party's resurgence in Congress became the measure of its impotence.
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Â· Rightwing pressure wins commutation for ScooterÂ· Democrats say president has trampled on the law
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Comment is free: Andrew Rawnsley: It's little wonder that Liberal Democrat leaders are driven to drink and despair.
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Bloomberg - July 17 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. political parties are defying stereotypes in the 2008 presidential contest: Republicans, traditionally the party of big money, are behind in donations, while Democrats, often tagged as financially reckless, have better balance sheets.
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There is another election this week. The issues are not war, taxes, morals or international credibility. They are microbes, diseases, data and international credibility.
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Two economists argue that economic reporters slant the news unequivocally in favor of the Democrats.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans according to USA Today/Gallup Poll
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Democrats are aiming for a resolution that is simpler than the Senate's.
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On New York Daily News: Politics
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After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it from slipping into perpetual minority-party status. And the task is daunting, many Democratic consultants and leaders agree.