Barack Obama at Yad Vashem, Israel

News you can use: According to research commissioned by EMILY'S List, Obama leads McCain among women aged 18 - 27 by 30 points (62 - 32%). If you haven't seen it already, The Washington Post has a ...

Despite my unhealthy addiction to politics, and my fondness for pushing local groups like those that compose The Bus Federation, most of what I do is at the national level, and I know precious little ...

Update: HippieChick has more on this in her diary. I also wanted to point out that when Bush was making similar noises in 2004, Rock the Vote ran a great campaign focusing on the draft. It ...

Today, while at a town hall meeting, McCain made one of the stupidest mistakes he could have made. He agreed with a women who brought up the draft. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Senator McCain I truly hope you ...

Like a lot of people who work somewhere in the general orbit of politics, I often find myself playing the role of low-budget pundit with friends and acquaintances. "How's the election looking?" they ...