Nov 08 Democratic Dustbowl: The End of the Prairie Progressives? "Tea Party tidal wave," "historic election," "political realignment": there have been a lot of overblown claims about the scope of this midterm election but as Nov. 2 recedes a bit, some clearer and still potentially troubling realities appear to… Continue reading
Nov 08 Obama Emphasizes Cooperation During India Visit President Obama inspects a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential palace in New Dehli on Nov. 8, 2010. President Obama is wrapping up a three-day stop in India, the first country he is visiting in… Continue reading
Nov 08 Obama in India; BP Oil Spill Hearings Begin; Myanmar's Junta Holds Election President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pose after a joint press conference at Hyderabad House on Nov. 8, 2010, in New Delhi, India. President Obama is spending a second day in New Delhi, where he is addressing… Continue reading
Nov 08 Democratic Leaders Play Musical Chairs New leadership positions are coming for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Whip James Clyburn. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced her intention… Continue reading
Nov 05 Shields and Brooks on Obama Overseas, Olbermann, October Classics By Hari Sreenivasan In the sport of politics and the politics of sport, as we say, we talk in this week's Doubleheader about President Obama's trip to Asia and whether it can be effective spurring job growth considering how central issue was… Continue reading
Nov 05 Dem-Friendly Pollsters Find Electorate Frustrated With Bickering, Partisanship Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg released a poll Friday that provides yet another look at what message voters wanted to send when they voted a new Republican majority to the House of Representatives and six new Republicans to the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch Brooks: Obama's Reelection Hopes Face Danger in Midwest Columnist Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze this week's top news with Jim Lehrer, including whether outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's decision to run for minority leader makes her a political liability for the Democrats, what John Boehner's… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Job Creation Focal Point of Obama's Asia Trip President Obama began a 10-day trip to Asia Friday. Margaret Warner gives a preview of his itinerary and goals for this trip with two officials from past administrations, Douglas Paal and Wendy Sherman. Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch News Wrap: Pelosi Seeks Democratic Minority Leader Mantle In other news Friday, outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced she wants to be Democratic minority leader in the new Congress. In Pakistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside of a mosque. Continue watching
Nov 05 Why Did So Many Democrats Lose? Some Districts Were Never a Good Fit As the Democrats sort through the wreckage of Tuesday night, the question "what just happened?" is undoubtedly running through their minds. Was it Tea Party enthusiasm that buried them or anger at the economy or a loss of faith… Continue reading