Read more Democratic candidates stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/29581/democratic-candidates.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:35:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73442/kiss-dem-agenda-goodbye-say-hello-to-job-worries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is running out of time in its race to enact its liberal agenda before Democratic candidates start caring more about their own re-election than the party line, writes Kim Strassel . Tuesday's results show that Obama's power is weakening, and will be the tipping point for many "Blue...http://www.newser.com/story/73442/kiss-dem-agenda-goodbye-say-hello-to-job-worries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 9:22:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73441/voters-punished-obama-dems-for-going-deaf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Democratic Party should view its walloping in Tuesday's election as an opportunity to start listening before it's too late, writes Peggy Noonan . The Democrats have been focusing on the wrong issues since they gained power last year and that explains the huge swing to the Republicans in Virginia and...http://www.newser.com/story/73441/voters-punished-obama-dems-for-going-deaf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 5:19:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73256/obama-cant-save-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe message to Democratic candidates from yesterday's GOP wins in New Jersey and Virginia should be loud and clear: they're on their own, writes Dan McLaughlin . Jon Corzine and Creigh Deeds tied themselves as closely to possible to President Obama and lost, demonstrating that the president's continued personal popularity isn't...http://www.newser.com/story/73256/obama-cant-save-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 4:17:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69833/prez-to-paterson-get-out-of-ny-gov-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has told New York Gov. David Paterson not to run in next year's gubernatorial election, reports the New York Times . Obama's fear is that the unpopular Democrat could give otherwise listless Republicans incentive to storm the polls, sources say. That would be doubly true if former New York...http://www.newser.com/story/69833/prez-to-paterson-get-out-of-ny-gov-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 4:49:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51890/bloggers-unions-team-up-to-push-dems-to-the-left.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new political action committee backed by liberal bloggers and labor unions aims to push the Obama administration and Democratic establishment to embrace more progressive politics, the New York Times reports. Called “Accountability Now” the group will recruit and promote liberal candidates to challenge centrists in Congress. Their goal is...http://www.newser.com/story/51890/bloggers-unions-team-up-to-push-dems-to-the-left.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 13:38:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40719/pundits-7-worst-campaign-blunders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPundits make mistakes. And Salon has tallied the biggest whoppers of the presidential campaign: The “Palin bounce”—It fizzled and the Alaska governor has the highest negative approval ratings of a VP candidate in history. “Sergeant” Schmidt will right the USS McCain—Steve Schmidt’s strategy of daily news-cycle ready attacks...http://www.newser.com/story/40719/pundits-7-worst-campaign-blunders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 13:16:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40631/obama-welcomes-mac-attacks-as-signs-of-flailing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou wouldn’t expect a political campaign to circulate its opponent’s attack on its candidate—yet that’s exactly what Barack Obama’s media-relations team is doing, observes Andrew Romano for Newsweek . An email linking to stories on John McCain’s latest jabs is part of the “rapid response” squad’s attempt to paint the...http://www.newser.com/story/40631/obama-welcomes-mac-attacks-as-signs-of-flailing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 15:45:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37311/gop-sees-smoother-ride-on-palins-coattails.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongressional Republicans nervous about their own election chances are encouraged by the thought of a Sarah Palin-fueled boost to the GOP’s overall image, Real Clear Politics reports. Polls conducted since she was picked as John McCain’s running mate show a generic Republican congressional candidate trailing a generic Democrat by only...http://www.newser.com/story/37311/gop-sees-smoother-ride-on-palins-coattails.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Sep 2008 15:42:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37048/franken-wins-minn-primary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Franken won Minnesota's Democratic Senate primary last night, the Hill reports. The former funnyman had almost 70% of the vote with two-thirds of precincts reporting. The state party-endorsed Franken saw off a late challenge from attorney Priscilla Lord Faris, who used some of Franken's crude jokes of the past...http://www.newser.com/story/37048/franken-wins-minn-primary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 7:19:40 CDT