On AlterNet: 2010 elections

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Pelosi's Opposition: C Street Dem Who's Anti-Choice

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check. November 5, 2010.

The next election that matters: the battle for who will lead House Democrats. The outcome will show just how far to the right Democrats are willing to move.

Dems Take a Pounding in the Mid-Terms: Progressives Not Bold Enough, Says Caucus Leader

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 3, 2010.

The final results of the 2010 mid-term elections have only just been tallied, but progressives have already begun their soul-searching.

Inside Americans for Prosperity's Scheme to Suppress Votes in Wisconsin

Sarah Posner, The Nation Institute. November 2, 2010.

In Wisconsin, where Tea Party candidate Ron Johnson is surging, Americans for Prosperity has been hard at work to manipulate the vote.

Will the Tea Party Take the Senate? 8 Races to Watch

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 2, 2010.

The Republicans may not win the Senate, but the Tea Party could take it hostage, thanks to millions of unaccountable dollars, post-Citizens United.

Are Treasury’s Knives Coming Out Against Elizabeth Warren?

Zach Carter, AlterNet. October 29, 2010.

In recent weeks, Treasury officials have leaked details about Warren to Politico to smear her reputation.

How Rand Paul, Tea Party Darling, Learned to Love Mitch McConnell and the GOP Establishment

Dan Bischoff, AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. October 29, 2010.

Rand Paul came to to the GOP table as an outsider, but there's no way to win without holding hands with the ultimate insider -- the Senate minority leader. So he is.

Tea Party Senate Candidate Mike Lee Tried to Dump 1,600 Tons of European Nuclear Waste on Utah

Andrew Belonsky, AlterNet. September 23, 2010.

With an assist from FreedomWorks, Mike Lee grabbed Utah's Senate nomination from incumbent Bob Bennett. Now he shows he's not a states' rights kind of guy.

How "Grassroots" Is Obama's Organizing for America?

Janine Wedel, Linda Keenan, AlterNet. July 15, 2010.

Obama's organizing arm has been accused of creating a feeling of false intimacy among members, while creating little new in the form of participatory online politics.

The Tea Party Is Dangerous: Dispelling 7 Myths That Help Us Avoid Reality About the New Right-Wing Politics

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 1, 2010.

It may be fashionable to dismiss the Tea Party and its radical, right-wing pals, but we do so at our peril.

Former Fox Analyst McGlowan: Tea Partying While Black and Female

Cynthia Gordy, Essence.com. June 3, 2010.

Angela McGlowan, former Fox News analyst, is one of 32 African Americans running for Congress as a Republican. And she's running on a Tea Party platform.

Obama Finally Gets His Victory for Bipartisanship

Drew Westen, AlterNet. January 21, 2010.

With all its efforts to tack to the center, the White House missed the point. The issue isn't about right or left. It's about whose side you're on.