Democrats loath to predict win this fall
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Call it the campaign with no margin for Republican error, in a nation that is war-weary and eager for change, yet seems wary of the Democratic option.
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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.
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Often when the dust settles on a Democratic Senate primary in Maryland, the hard work is done and the winner can expect to roll over the Republican in the fall. Not this time.
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Republicans were well-positioned to retain narrow control of the Senate as voters went to the polls Tuesday, but with nine races too close to call, Democrats still had a long-shot chance of scoring an upset, political analysts said.
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One of the two democratic campaigns will end up with a fresh sense of possibility, the other with a sense of opportunity lost.
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The Democrats suddenly face a map with unexpected opportunities in their battle for control of the Senate.
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Their numbers and power diminished, congressional Democrats hope their vigorous response to President Bush's State of the Union address will help fuel a turnabout from the election miseries of November.
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A demoralized Democratic Party tried to pick up the pieces on Thursday as Republicans celebrated President Bush&#39;s re-election, with both sides
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Why Republicans are starting to look chipper about November
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Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii had their say Tuesday in a hard-fought presidential campaign that has grown increasingly negative with charges of broken promises, plagiarism and petty partisanship
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The Democratic nomination is now Barack Obama's to lose.
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Democratic leaders worry they may not have the 60 votes to replace $146B plan passed by House.
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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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Democrats see a broken system, with major items out of sight. The GOP sees ideals of conservatism advancing.
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Democrats began turning Wednesday to the fight that some in the party fear they wage most consistently: with one another. Democratic politicians and operatives said the
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Poll indicators suggest Democratic race for the White House about to take decisive turn
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House Democrats range from nervous centrists to an antiwar contingent that wants a swift withdrawal.