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Election 2004

AlterNet's coverage of the 2004 election.

How Bush Won

Mark Danner, Tomdispatch.com. January 4, 2005.
Tales from the frontlines of Bush's re-election.

Not Your Grandfather's Anti-Semitism

Tony Judt, The Nation. January 3, 2005.
It's time to recognize that anti-Semitism has changed from what it used to be, even if it's difficult and painful to talk about.

The Myth of the Exurban Voter

Ruy Teixeira, The Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation. December 23, 2004.
Public Opinion Watch: The exurban myth; Who needs the political center; The people don't want to privatize Social Security

Back to Bush's Regularly Scheduled Problems

David Corn, LA Weekly. December 23, 2004.
Easy to run for office, hard to govern: It didn't take long for problems to crop up for George Bush post-election.

Will the GOP Nuke the Constitution?

Arianna Huffington, AlterNet. December 22, 2004.
The plan to do away with judicial filibusters is an out-and-out power grab by the president and his Congressional accomplices.

My Holiday Gift List

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. December 22, 2004.
I'm sending Donnie Rumsfeld a six-month stint as a grunt in Iraq, assigned to drive one of those vehicles that he still hasn't outfitted with life-protecting armor.

Throw Down Your Cross

John Gorenfeld, Gadflyer. December 22, 2004.
Why is President Bush supporting a group trying to convince African American churches to literally throw their crosses in the trash?

Sabotaging Social Security

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. December 21, 2004.
The anti-Social Security crowd is trying to make this a young-versus-old generational fight, even though seniors still pay taxes like anybody else.

The Mainstream Crying For Election Reform

Steven Hill, Rob Richie, AlterNet. December 21, 2004.
When you have Tom Brokaw calling for election reform, it means that something is really wrong.

Fighting Dirty

David Morris, AlterNet. December 20, 2004.
In war, one tries to demoralize and destroy the enemy, seize territory and gain unconditional surrender. Must liberals approach politics as war in order to win?

Did Jesus Wear Birkenstocks?

Alexander Zaitchik, New York Press. December 17, 2004.
Conservative evangelical Christians are getting worried about the fate of God's creation. Can the greening of the GOP base happen fast enough to derail the party's scorched-earth plans for Bush II?

D.L.C.: Democrats Love Corporations?

David Sirota, The Nation. December 17, 2004.
The Democratic Leadership Council's addiction to contributions from Philip Morris, Texaco, and Merck is proof enough that its "centrism" is really a naked corporate agenda.

The Values Voters Debate Continues

Ruy Teixeira, The Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation. December 16, 2004.
Public Opinion Watch: Where's the evidence that values voters increased this election from 2000? Also, an update on the National Exit Polls results on Hispanic voting.

What (Good Things) Happened in Colorado?

Rick Ridder, AlterNet. December 15, 2004.
A political strategist explains why Democrats in Colorado cleaned the Republicans clocks on Nov. 2.

Her Kinsey Obsession

Max Blumenthal, AlterNet. December 15, 2004.
Judith Reisman believes sex researcher Alfred Kinsey is responsible for all the cultural decay and sexual permissiveness that she sees. And she's got the ear of the Christian right and the White House.

A Cloud Over the Constitution

Nat Hentoff, Village Voice. December 14, 2004.
The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee lack the grit or the will to stop Alberto Gonzales.

What Labor Learned on Nov. 2

David Moberg, The Nation. December 14, 2004.
The challenge for labor – and the Democrats – is straightforward: There aren't enough union members.

Social Security Suicide

Molly Ivins, AlterNet. December 14, 2004.
The Bushies don't want to mend Social Security, they want to end it – and they are quite upfront about it.

Gary Webb R.I.P.

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 14, 2004.
The real tragedy of journalist Webb’s historic gift – and of his life cut short – is that because of the major news media’s cowardice, a dark chapter of the Reagan-Bush era remains largely unknown to the American people.

Kansas Fooled, Again

Robert L. Borosage, TomPaine.com. December 13, 2004.
Immediately after the election, the Republican-led Congress convened in Washington, dropped their culture war, and passed a gigantic spending bill loaded with corporate pork.

Selling Social Security

Dean Baker, In These Times. December 13, 2004.
If Bush's attempt to privatize Social Security is stopped, then he's a lame duck for the rest of his term.

The Five Stages of Democratic Grief

Will Durst, AlterNet. December 11, 2004.
Dems need to pass through denial to acceptance in order to move on.

Meet Mr. Rogers

Ruth Conniff, The Progressive. December 10, 2004.
While party leaders are busy putting on their cardigans and practicing their Bible verses in the hopes that the big bullies in Washington won't pick on them, out in the states progressives are organizing.

Bush's Posse Roundup

James Bovard, AlterNet. December 10, 2004.
The Bush administration has shown a disregard for the firewall between military and domestic affairs. Is that a G.I. knocking at your door?

Reconsidering the Ohio Results

Ruy Teixeira, The Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation. December 9, 2004.
Public Opinion Watch: Reconsidering the conventional wisdom about Ohio; Bush's Hispanic support headed downward; It's still a Roe v. Wade Country.

The Democrats' Da Vinci Code

David Sirota, The American Prospect. December 9, 2004.
Encrypted within the 2004 election map is the Democrats' road map to political divinity. It is time for the party's centrists to make way for the economic populists who racked up wins on Nov. 2.

The Next DNC Chair: Why You Should Care

Arianna Huffington, AlterNet. December 8, 2004.
Anyone raising the idea that the party needs to "move to the middle" should immediately be escorted out of the building.

Keep on Rocking Us: An Interview With Jehmu Green

T. Eve Greenaway, WireTap. December 8, 2004.
The director and spokesperson for Rock the Vote talks about celebrity involvement, what she's learned from the election, and the issues that will keep the momentum going.

Secretary of Agribusiness

John Nichols, The Nation. December 8, 2004.
Challenging the pro-free trade, pro-corporate agribusiness policies of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Mike Johanns is the best place for Democrats to start connecting with rural voters.

Is Liberalism Dead?

Lakshmi Chaudhry, AlterNet. December 8, 2004.
Adam Werbach argues that the moral and intellectual framework underpinning Democratic politics has become irrelevant. It's time to craft a new progressive vision of fulfillment.

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