Democrats Have Bad Case of the Blues
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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.
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When it comes to American presidential elections, blue blood counts.
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Bill Clinton, considered to be the  Democrats' biggest campaign draw, will be sidelined by illness  from much of the presidential race -- spelling either boost or  bust for John Kerry, depending who's talking in the spin-driven  world of U.S. partisan politics.
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In his illuminating new book, the journalist Matt Bai examines the health of the Democratic Party.
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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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Democrats see a broken system, with major items out of sight. The GOP sees ideals of conservatism advancing.
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Unless Kerry surges, Democrats may see hope of controlling House or Senate slip away.
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Tim Johnson was hospitalized after becoming disoriented, throwing into question Democratsâ control of the Senate.
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Hurricane Katrina convulsed the nation with its massive destruction. Now Democrats believe it could wreak havoc again in a tide of voter resentment that could sweep Republicans from power.
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Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking &amp;#151; each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.
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The Democratic Party's most powerful  weapon is heading back into battle.
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Dismal approval ratings for the Democratic-led Congress &#151; even worse than President Bush's &#151; don't seem to be a threat to the party in next year's elections.
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Democrats are likely to enter a period of intense soul-searching and internal struggles after their 2004 election defeats, as they ask themselves how they regain the confidence of the American majority, political analysts said on Wednesday.
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Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, the new Democratic leaders of the House and Senate, are obviously not in it for the money.
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DEMOCRATS have got to learn that when their political opponents hit them with dirty tricks, they have to come back and fight fire with fire.
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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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Democratic leaders have a wish list a mile long as they ponder a successor to Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The person they pick will be the first sign of where the party is headed after agonizing White House and Senate losses last month.