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7 Winning Issues for Democrats (If They Only Had the Guts to Fight)

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 15, 2011.

It's not enough for progressives to count on Republicans to lose in 2012. Democrats need to find some issues to fight for. Here's a few suggestions.

The Real Reason Why Arizona Passed Such Harsh Immigration Laws

Greg Palast, GregPalast.com. April 28, 2010.

Arizona Republicans know their party will soon be electoral toast without preventing the exploding number of legal Hispanics from voting.

Prashad: The Ideological Tides Have Turned, and Republicans Are On the Ropes

Vijay Prashad, CounterPunch. May 29, 2009.

Though not defeated, Republicans are dented, aware that their orthodoxy is undesirable to the citizenry.

Barack Obama's Team Believes He Can Win by a Landslide

Tim Shipman, The Telegraph (UK). October 1, 2008.

Obama's senior aides believe he is on course for a landslide victory over McCain and will comfortably exceed most current electoral vote projections.

New Jersey Voters Wrongly Purged

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. September 10, 2008.

Comparisons by new statewide databases generates mistakes possibly affecting thousands of voters.

Exercising Ballot Power to Push Back Attacks on Immigrant Communities

Jackie Mahendra, AlterNet. July 1, 2008.

The message has never been clearer: Become a citizen and then vote… before it’s too late.

How the GOP Might Try to Steal the 2012 Election

Digby, December 31, 1969.