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Republicans vs. the Palinites

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 6, 2009 Democrats have some thinking to do after Tuesday's elections, but Republicans don't have time to think. They're too busy trying to survive the party's internal purge and avoid being shipped off to political Siberia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The GOP’s Toxic Tea Party

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 5, 2009 The more that Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and kindred spirits appear to represent the Republican brand, the less appeal that brand possesses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Not Right Wing but Still Angry

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Nov 5, 2009 Tuesday's elections were a rebuke to the right wing and a warning to Democrats. President Obama has work to do, but the night's biggest loser was the Palin-Limbaugh-Beck complex. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dems Win N.Y. Consolation Prize

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2009 They may have lost the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia, but Democrats expanded their majority in the House of Representatives by one seat Tuesday. Bill Owens won a surprise victory after a bizarre race that saw a third-party conservative candidate drive the Republican in this staunchly GOP district out of the running and into the arms of the Democrats. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New York 3-Way Gets Even More Interesting

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2009 The party lines in New York’s 23rd Congressional District got even more confused Sunday A day after a conservative third-party campaign hounded Dede Scozzafava out of the race, the moderate Republican turned around and endorsed her Democratic rival Politico reports on the Democrats’ (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )