Where the Democrats go from here
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As dispirited Democrats take stock of across-the-board electoral losses and begin an inevitable bout of soul-searching and recriminations
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Two distinct road maps are taking shape as Clinton, Obama are both looking well past the next few days in plotting their paths to the nomination.
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A baby step towards democracy, but liberal reformers lose
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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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For Democrats, this has been an inspiring election -- and a devastating one. They have two strong candidates, who have thus far wrestled to a draw.
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A probable move to curb funding for a 'surge' may put Democrats at odds with one another.
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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so goes an old musical number -- the major political parties haven&#39;t changed their positions: The Democrats here are soaring, while the Republicans are dwindling.
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Key questions answered about what comes next after Super Tuesday, in the race to succeed George W Bush.
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In a year the Democrats should win the White House in a walk, we've got a perfect storm that could put a Republican there. With the Republican nominee all but decided, the Democrats are split down the middle across racial, gender and age lines. So we have three parties, not two, and the Republicans are spouting the same old fear about war and security while they advocate raping the Constitution and spending us into oblivion. Four more years of spitting and swearing while our economy goes from second rate to third world. How will this get resolved? Oy?
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As results come in, party appears highly conflicted about its direction and guiding principles
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Lose the brainy Washington-speak. Expand the playing field to states President Bush captured. Baby-sit for moms who want to get involved in politics. Democratic activists, gathering for the first time after last month's election losses, offered plenty of ideas for how the party can get back to its winning ways.
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The meeting of the the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last weekend in Washington, D.C. Ã¢ÂÂ its first since the partyÃ¢ÂÂs takeover of the Senate and the House in the 2006 elections Ã¢ÂÂ provided the first real showcase for those hopefuls who want to pursue the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ next big goal: taking back the White House in the 2008 election.
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(CBS/AP) The Democratic Party&#39;s sharp defeat in the 2004 election has already produced a round of soul searching. The GOP recaptured the White House and strengthened its hold on Congress with powerful support from churchgoers.
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Will a sweep by Obama make him the front-runner? Will the race split Democrats? More...
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There may be no better example of the Latino influence than in the results of the presidential election. Traditionally, the Democratic Party counts on winning votes from minority communities.
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The Democratic Party's most powerful weapon is heading back into battle.