Category Archives: Democratic Party

The New York Times: Peter Wehner: Have Democrats Pulled Too Far Left?

The New York Times Peter Wehner, who normally writes for the neoconservative Commentary Magazine, who I read on a regular basis, including Wehner, because they do write interesting, provocative pieces and even intelligent and accurate pieces, is simply dead wrong … Continue reading

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David Weigel: ‘Martin O’Malley in Iowa’

Source:David Weigel– former Governor Martin O’Malley (Democrat, Maryland) in Iowa. “Martin O’Malley in Iowa. Press scrum in Concord, NH.” From David Weigel I don’t think there will ever be another John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton or Barack Obama. These are great … Continue reading

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Salon: Opinion: Mike Conrad: The Left’s Real Choice in 2016: Why it Doesn’t Need Elizabeth Warren to Run

Salon: Opinion: Mike Conrad: The Left’s Real Choice in 2016: Why it Doesn’t Need Elizabeth Warren to Run I agree that the Democratic Party needs a strong progressive challenger to Hillary Clinton. At the very least to challenge Hillary for … Continue reading

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Salon: Opinion: Mike Conrad: America’s Anti-Liberal Myth: Why Democrats Learned The Wrong Less From 1984

Salon: Opinion: Mike Conrad: America’s Anti-Liberal Myth: Why Democrats Learned The Wrong Lesson From 1984 Just correct some of the things that Mike Conrad said. Walter Mondale lost badly in 1984 to Ronald Reagan winning just one state and just … Continue reading

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Liberal Values: Ron Chusid: ‘Al Gore As The Liberal Alternative To Hillary Clinton?’

Source:Liberal Values I’ve blogged several times even within the last year that the Democratic Party needs to challenge Hillary Clinton with a center-left liberal challenger. And if Hillary does end up as the Democratic nominee for president, she’ll need that … Continue reading

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USA Today: Susan Page Interviewing Howard Dean on the State of the Democratic Party

. Source:The New Democrat  I’ve been somewhat reluctant to write about why the Democratic Party lost so badly, because it was an election where I don’t know how they could’ve done better considering the state of the country and with … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Will Marshall: How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself

Source:The New Democrat  Will Marshall seems to be arguing that since the Republican Party now operates the anti-government Tea Party Right, to go along with the Christian-Right when it comes to social issues, that the Democratic Party should operate the … Continue reading

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Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: Should Populists Declare Victory?: Some of the Differences Between McGovernite Democrats and New Democrats

U.S. Senator George McGovern & The McGovernites Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: Should Populists Declare Victory? This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Just to start this post off I need to give a … Continue reading

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Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: The Economic Debate in the Democratic Party

Democratic Value Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: The Emerging Democratic Debate I agree with Bob Borosage that there is an emerging economic debate in the Democratic Party about the future of America’s economy and what direction we should … Continue reading

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Democracy Journal: Opinion: Paul Starr: Al From, The Frame-Maker: How New Democrats Re-Defined Liberalism

New Democrats Democracy Journal: Opinion: Paul Starr: From the Frame-Maker I agree with most of what Paul Starr said in his piece about New Democrats which I’m one philosophically and what part of the Democratic Party I’m from and how … Continue reading

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