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* Taken all together, liberal groups have raised nearly $2 million for recall drives against Wisconsin GOP state senators, a sign that the national Dem base won't lose interest in this standoff anytime soon. * Sam Stein's reporting reveals the...
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Greg Sargent
| March 10, 2011; 6:26 PM ET |
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UPDATE, 9:00 p.m.: I've been arguing that the big story in Wisconsin is that the showdown proves that the scapegoating of public employees is not proving so easy, after all, and the new New York Times/CBS poll demonstrates this as...
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Greg Sargent
| February 28, 2011; 6:38 PM ET |
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Bad media coverage makes the people ignorant and stoopid
Yesterday a Kaiser Family Foundation poll brought us some startling news: 22% of Americans wrongly believe the Affordable Care Act has already been repealed, and another 26 percent are unsure whether it has been or are unwilling to say. Today,...
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Greg Sargent
| February 25, 2011; 3:48 PM ET |
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Frontiers in targeted advertising
The labor-backed group Americans United for Change has hit on an interesting way of pushing back on the House GOP's drive to repeal the Affordable Care Act: An ad campaign on Facebook that targets people by House district and age....
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Greg Sargent
| February 18, 2011; 4:07 PM ET |
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* Some of the missing Wisconsin Dems have been located at an Illinois hotel. * A new poll finds Americans sympathize more with public employee unions than with the plight of municipal governments. * David Dayen has more on how...
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| February 17, 2011; 6:41 PM ET |
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The Leonard Lance saga, ctd.
Okay, so yesterday I brought you the tale of one Leonard Lance, a GOP House member from New Jersey who got called out by his local paper for supporting repeal of the Affordable Act even while he enjoys a very...
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Greg Sargent
| February 15, 2011; 3:19 PM ET |
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Conservatives won't let poor Mitt Romney off hook on health care,
Greg Sargent
, February 14, 2011
House GOPer against big government health care enjoys taxpayer-funded state government insurance,
Greg Sargent
, February 14, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, February 14, 2011
Mitt Romney's health care Gordian Knot ,
Greg Sargent
, February 11, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, February 11, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, February 10, 2011
House Republican on health law repeal: Time for GOP to "put up or shut up",
Greg Sargent
, February 10, 2011
Ben Nelson on the individual mandate: "We need to find an alternative",
Greg Sargent
, February 9, 2011
The right's delusions of world-historical grandeur,
Greg Sargent
, February 9, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, February 9, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, February 8, 2011
The Morning Plum,
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, February 8, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
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, February 7, 2011
House GOPer: Leadership had to talk me into voting for repeal,
Greg Sargent
, February 7, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, February 7, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, February 4, 2011
The flawed conservative case against the mandate,
Greg Sargent
, February 4, 2011
John Thune cheerfully creates an alternate reality,
Greg Sargent
, February 4, 2011
Is the GOP's health repeal push creating "uncertainty" for businesses?,
Greg Sargent
, February 4, 2011
Sorry: Scalia is not going to save the Affordable Care Act,
Adam Serwer
, February 4, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, February 4, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, February 3, 2011
What would conservatives do for Hillary St. Pierre?,
Greg Sargent
, February 3, 2011
For the GOP, there's no putting the `repeal' genie back in the bottle,
Greg Sargent
, February 3, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, February 3, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, February 2, 2011
Wisconsin AG clarifies claim that health law is "dead",
Greg Sargent
, February 2, 2011
Vinson fallout: Florida returns $1 million in health care money to feds,
Greg Sargent
, February 2, 2011
Conservative legal scholar: We already regulate inactivity,
Greg Sargent
, February 2, 2011
Please inform your readers,
Greg Sargent
, February 2, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, February 2, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, February 1, 2011
Wisconsin attorney general: "Health care law is dead",
Greg Sargent
, February 1, 2011
Yet another gaping hole in Vinson's ruling?,
Greg Sargent
, February 1, 2011
Media playing up rulings against health reform?,
Greg Sargent
, February 1, 2011
The fight over health-care reform is more political than legal,
Adam Serwer
, February 1, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, February 1, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 31, 2011
Yes, but what will Anthony Kennedy say?,
Greg Sargent
, January 31, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 27, 2011
Obama seized control of debate over government,
Greg Sargent
, January 26, 2011
Support for repeal is vastly overstated, part 973,
Greg Sargent
, January 25, 2011
GOP strategy: Force Dems to vote on `job killing' taxes in health reform,
Greg Sargent
, January 24, 2011
Obama's speech may seek to redefine the "center",
Greg Sargent
, January 24, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 24, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 21, 2011
Historian: Thomas Jefferson supported `government run health care',
Greg Sargent
, January 21, 2011
Is support for repeal vastly overstated?,
Greg Sargent
, January 21, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 20, 2011
Newsflash: Founders favored "government run health care",
Greg Sargent
, January 20, 2011
Steve Cohen: I regret that Goebbels crack created "distraction," but Republicans are still liars,
Greg Sargent
, January 20, 2011
Delusions of world-historical grandeur,
Greg Sargent
, January 20, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 20, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 19, 2011
Dem Rep: No apology for saying GOP mendacity is worthy of Goebbels,
Greg Sargent
, January 19, 2011
More House GOPers giving up their insurance,
Greg Sargent
, January 19, 2011
Bad polling exaggerates support for repeal,
Greg Sargent
, January 19, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 19, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 18, 2011
Do Americans really want health law fully repealed?,
Greg Sargent
, January 18, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 18, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 14, 2011
War of the talking points!,
Greg Sargent
, January 14, 2011
Poll: More want health law expanded than fully repealed,
Greg Sargent
, January 14, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 14, 2011
Dems settle on branding for GOP repeal effort: "The Patient's Rights Repeal Act",
Greg Sargent
, January 13, 2011
House GOP to move forward with repeal next week,
Greg Sargent
, January 13, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 7, 2011
The GOP's message discipline,
Greg Sargent
, January 7, 2011
Obama didn't govern from the "left," part 973,
Greg Sargent
, January 7, 2011
Why Dems are kicking into high gear against repeal,
Greg Sargent
, January 7, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 7, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 6, 2011
Dems sharpen message for health repeal fight,
Greg Sargent
, January 6, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 6, 2011
Sarah Palin proves lying can be very effective,
Greg Sargent
, January 5, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 5, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 4, 2011
GOP unlikely to allow Dem amendments to repeal bill,
Greg Sargent
, January 4, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 4, 2011
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, January 3, 2011
Dems playing rough on health reform?,
Greg Sargent
, January 3, 2011
Why Dems should welcome GOP reading of Constitution,
Greg Sargent
, January 3, 2011
Senate Dems to Boehner: We'll block your repeal push,
Greg Sargent
, January 3, 2011
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, January 3, 2011
Congressional GOP accomplished a great deal, too,
Greg Sargent
, December 23, 2010
The forgotten accomplishments of the 111th Congress,
Greg Sargent
, December 23, 2010
Obama's (conservative) liberal agenda,
Adam Serwer
, December 23, 2010
Obama bested GOP in extraordinary lame duck session,
Greg Sargent
, December 22, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, December 21, 2010
The most effective and diabolical lie of the year,
Greg Sargent
, December 17, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, December 15, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, December 14, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, December 14, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, December 13, 2010
Legal expert: Ruling on health reform is "very defective" and "will be overturned",
Greg Sargent
, December 13, 2010
Obama administers a stern scolding to lefty critics,
Greg Sargent
, December 7, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, December 1, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, November 30, 2010
No mandate for repeal of health law, part 973,
Greg Sargent
, November 29, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, November 24, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, November 23, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, November 22, 2010
Will Tea Party settle for anything less than full repeal?,
Greg Sargent
, November 18, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, November 17, 2010
Obama: GOP successfully outplayed us on health reform,
Greg Sargent
, November 17, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, November 16, 2010
In testy exchange, Chuck Grassley told Obama: No deal! ,
Greg Sargent
, November 16, 2010
Rahm: I never believed in bipartisanship,
Greg Sargent
, November 16, 2010
Americans are a lot like Andy Harris,
Adam Serwer
, November 16, 2010
Obama advisers chart the route back,
Greg Sargent
, November 14, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, November 12, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, November 12, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, November 10, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, November 9, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, November 8, 2010
Dem memo: GOP doesn't have mandate for repeal,
Greg Sargent
, November 4, 2010
Why Dems were right to do health care, ctd,
Greg Sargent
, November 2, 2010
It took all of two years for public to sour on gov't ,
Greg Sargent
, October 31, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, October 29, 2010
What if Obama and Dems hadn't passed health reform?,
Greg Sargent
, October 29, 2010
Minority of Democrats say Congress accomplished more than usual this year,
Greg Sargent
, October 29, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, October 28, 2010
The coming war among Dems over health reform,
Greg Sargent
, October 28, 2010
Foes ran $100 million in ads against health care -- after it passed,
Greg Sargent
, October 27, 2010
If you don't get health coverage, Dems will send you to jail,
Greg Sargent
, October 25, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, October 8, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, October 6, 2010
Only one third of Democrats see this Congress' achievements as historic,
Greg Sargent
, October 5, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, October 4, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, October 1, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, September 30, 2010
Sharron Angle Republicans,
Greg Sargent
, September 30, 2010
Dear White House: Here's how to handle the left's "whining",
Greg Sargent
, September 28, 2010
Sebelius jumps into Nevada Senate race, blasts Angle autism comments,
Greg Sargent
, September 27, 2010
Sharron Angle's `chickens for checkups' moment?,
Greg Sargent
, September 24, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, September 22, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, September 21, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, September 20, 2010
The coming war among Dems,
Greg Sargent
, September 8, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, September 7, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, August 27, 2010
More House Dems fleeing (and bashing) Obama and Pelosi,
Greg Sargent
, August 25, 2010
Why is left so disappointed in Obama?,
Greg Sargent
, August 23, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, July 29, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, July 28, 2010
Now a Blue Dog Democrat gets caught talking chickens for checkups!,
Greg Sargent
, July 27, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, July 26, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, July 15, 2010
What's really driving tensions between House Dems and White House? It's jobs, stupid!,
Greg Sargent
, July 14, 2010
Rasmussen: Support for repealing health reform dropping,
Greg Sargent
, July 12, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, July 7, 2010
The America John Boehner grew up in? Check out the GOP platforms at the time,
Greg Sargent
, July 7, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, July 7, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, July 6, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, June 30, 2010
Death panels worked! Seniors now key to shifting opinion on health reform,
Greg Sargent
, June 23, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, June 23, 2010
Happy Hour Roundup,
Greg Sargent
, June 21, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, June 17, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, June 16, 2010
What Obama should say on climate change,
Greg Sargent
, June 15, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, June 10, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, June 1, 2010
Don't ask Lowden about chickens OR civil rights!,
Greg Sargent
, May 24, 2010
Sestak vows aggressive campaign on "accountability",
Greg Sargent
, May 21, 2010
Lowden denies chickens-for-checkups comment,
Greg Sargent
, May 19, 2010
Liberals were right about futility of bipartisanship,
Greg Sargent
, May 17, 2010
Yes, Halter and Sestak are challengers from the left,
Greg Sargent
, May 17, 2010
Obama Robocall: Lincoln 'on side of workers',
Greg Sargent
, May 17, 2010
Book: Rahm "begged" Obama for days not to pursue ambitious health reform,
Greg Sargent
, May 14, 2010
The Morning Plum,
Greg Sargent
, May 13, 2010
SEIU ad contradicts Obama on Blanche Lincoln ,
Greg Sargent
, May 6, 2010
Lowden's campaign chief: Everyone has access to health care -- at emergency room,
Greg Sargent
, May 3, 2010
