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Do Democrats Know How to Win?

February 12, 2026 |
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It’s likely Democrats will flip the House this fall. They need to gain only three seats, and the president’s party generally loses ground in midterm elections.

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July 23, 2008 |
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John McCain and Barack Obama have both changed positions in this campaign. That's OK. Voters understand that politicians can and, sometimes, should change their views. After all, voters do. Witness the wide swings in their answers to opinion polls....
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July 16, 2008 |
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Elections are often reshaped by unexpected and fast-moving events, and when this happens a candidate who quickly takes the lead on the new issue can bolster his chances to win. There is such an opportunity now for Barack Obama and John McCain with the cri...
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July 09, 2008 |
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For a campaign that says it wants to end the politics of the Bush-Cheney years, the Obama for President effort has cribbed an awful lot from the Bush-Cheney playbooks of 2000 and 2004....
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July 02, 2008 |
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On the money front, how do Sens. Obama and McCain stack up? No contest, it seems. Since the campaign began, Mr. Obama has raised a staggering $295-plus million, versus Mr. McCain's almost $122 million. But that's misleading....
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June 25, 2008 |
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Many candidates have measured the Oval Office drapes prematurely. But Barack Obama is the first to redesign the presidential seal before the election....
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June 18, 2008 |
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Barack Obama and John McCain are busy demonstrating that in close elections during tough economic times, candidates for president can be economically illiterate and irresponsibly populist....
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June 11, 2008 |
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"Don't tell me words don't matter!" Sen. Barack Obama thundered at a Wisconsin Democratic Party dinner in February. He should have remembered that at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference last week....
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June 04, 2008 |
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Politics has become hi-tech with sophisticated databases, the Internet, TV ads, focus groups and polls....

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