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The Cajun David Vitternew

Meet Jeff Landry, the ambitious, Tea Party-backed U.S. Representative from Acadiana.
Holy Snoozer, Batman!new

It appears Bobby Jindal will win re-election without a fight — or anything else interesting
Fight the Powerlessness - Boycott the Democrats
Many progressives are angry. They want to send Obama and his fellow phony Democrats a message next November. But they don't know how to counter the central argument of the two-party trap.
Johnny DuPree Aims to Win Mississippinew
Johnny DuPree needs 38 percent of the white vote to become the first black governor of Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
09-01-2011 |
Elections
Bachmann: Tea Party represents 90% of Americansnew

On the final stop of her tour of South Carolina, GOP presidential hopeful and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann praised the Tea Party and promised a strong military.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-22-2011 |
Elections
Rick Perry Announces Run for Presidency, Mildlynew

Rick Perry announced his run for the presidency during a conservative conference in Charleston Saturday. Compared to some of the other speakers at the convention, he was hardly a populist agitator.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-16-2011 |
Elections
At RedState Gathering, Leaders Praise Tea Party's 'Beautiful Uprising'new

What do hobbits, John the Baptist, and the Texas Revolution have in common? All of them were used to make rhetorical points at a right-wing conference this past weekend.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-16-2011 |
Elections
Can Rick Perry Govern?new

Rick Perry is a terrific campaigner, but has accomplished little in office.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
08-15-2011 |
Elections
Why don't people vote?new

Voter turnout in local elections is abysmally low, though it is difficult to pinpoint exactly why so many people abstain.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
08-10-2011 |
Elections
Chairman Bryantnew
Will Mississippi elect a radical-right governor?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
08-03-2011 |
Elections
PACs, Super-PACs ... and Super-Duper PACsnew

Stephen Colbert has a Super-PAC -- but just what is a Super-PAC, and how might these fundraising juggernauts affect the next election?
Americans Elect: Another Astroturf Group
Just what we need—another phony Astroturf movement (hello, Tea Party) financed by thieving Wall Street hedge-fund scum.
Rock You Like a Herman Cainnew

The dizzying rise of Atlanta's best-known black conservative.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
07-26-2011 |
Elections