Jake Johnson / Common DreamsDec 10, 2019
The former U.S. Labor Secretary explains his case for why Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren have the best chance of defeating Trump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BEN NADLER and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated PressDec 4, 2019
Brian Kemp chooses Kelly Loeffler to succeed Johnny Isakson, flouting President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate, Rep. Doug Collins. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
STEVE PEOPLES and SARA BURNETT / The Associated PressJul 30, 2019
The progressive stalwarts push back hard n second Democratic primary debate against pragmatists who warn against "wish-list economics." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
JULIE PACE, THOMAS BEAUMONT and MEG KINNARD / The Associated PressApr 19, 2019
The former vice president, who would be the oldest and most experienced politician in the race, faces multiple challenges. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 29, 2016
Marco Rubio is being positioned as a moderate alternative to Ted Cruz or Donald Trump. Baloney. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigNov 28, 2011
Some of my middle-of-the-road columnist friends keep ascribing our difficulties to structural problems in our politics. But the problem we face isn't about structures or the party system. It's about ideology. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 30, 2011
A recent study from the University of California, Berkeley, reports that people who are more easily embarrassed may also be more trustworthy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigSep 16, 2010
After two decades in which moderates fled a party increasingly dominated by its right wing, the Republican primary electorate has been reduced to nothing but its right wing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigJul 8, 2008
Politics is a cruel and disappointing business. This year, Democratic liberals gambled on a young man who offered hope and change. But after those wondrous primary days, they are furious over Sen. Barack Obama's understandable effort to reach out to an electorate that is, and long has been, planted firmly in the middle of the road. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 1, 2008
California's celebrity governor has thrown his muscle behind the McCain campaign. Despite the occasional pander, McCain still plays better with California's moderates than Mitt Romney, who appears to have been embraced, if reluctantly, by the more conservative elements of his party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 8, 2008
Barack Obama's determination to unite Americans and his strong electoral showing in Iowa, fueled in no small part by independents, have taken the wind out of Michael Bloomberg's sails. The New York mayor has been, by some accounts, considering an independent run for president, but now there just doesn't seem to be much of a point. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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