In two elections, the 12-year House Republican majority has been transformed into a smaller, more conservative, Southern-dominated minority.

It was the Democrats’ year in every way in 2008, as it was in 2006. Democrats prevailed in the presidential …

It isn’t as if Republicans weren’t warned. 

For years — especially as conservatives’ rants against immigration seemed to lose any distinction between illegal and legal residents — Republican Hispanic media consultant Frank Guerra sounded the alarm for Republicans to …

Barack Obama’s landmark election, along with sweeping Democratic gains in the Senate, the House and statehouses around the country, gives Democrats a historic chance to build a lasting national majority.

With victory, however, comes responsibility — and our most …

Now that the election is over, there is no longer any question as to whether the Internet had a demonstrable effect on its results. The 2008 presidential campaign was by far the most engaging in modern history because there were …

Barack Obama promised he would lower taxes for 95 percent of Americans and presumably raise them for the 5 percent who benefited most under President Bush’s tax policies. But, remarkably, the most affluent 5 percent supported Obama and that was …

An interesting subtext to John McCain’s defeat last week is what it means for the future of the Republican Party with respect to veterans and military voters. With McCain facing a diminished role in the GOP, and Chuck Hagel retiring …

History is clear about how political parties emerge from the wilderness.

Legendary newspaper columnist James Reston laid down the law more than a half century ago: “the decisive battleground of American politics lies in the center and cannot be …

Sarah Palin was picked by John McCain as his vice presidential nominee because he saw her as the quintessential Everywoman — a person who soccer moms throughout America could relate to. Palin’s all-American qualities included a large family, a love …

Weeks before Barack Obama won the presidency, he met privately in Washington with his former Democratic rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, and Latino political leaders who had fervently backed her bid.

The cards were laid …

Democrats should take a day and savor the historic victory of 2008 but should then get back to work, because the 2010 campaign begins this week.

What Democratic incumbents running in 2010 do (or don’t do) starting today …