PDD Event — Netroots and Politics

This looks like a really great event from the PDDs. Details are from the PDD announcement: Lecture and Q&A by Prof. Matt Kerbel, author of "Netroots, Online Progressives and the Transformation of American Politics".

The GOP Cult

Frank Rich ponders the NY-23 special election and what it means for the GOP: The battle for upstate New York confirms just how swiftly the right has devolved into a…

Palin-Envy

On the heels of Pandora's Republican Woman post comes Fox "News" look at a little thing that says if you are critical of ex-governor Sarah Palin, you are just  envious…

Weekend Open Thread

Here is an open thread for your weekend. Sorry for the lateness of the thread, I was literally asleep on the job. ;-) Anyway, you've already seen this, but Republican…

Call It! Predictions of Nov 2 Elections (Weekend Practice Run)

So next Tuesday there are multiple off-year elections that people are watching. We're launching this thread early so you can spend the weekend debating and working out your selections of the outcomes of Tuesday's races. On Monday AM we'll put up another thread where you can make your FINAL predictions complete with winning spreads. Whoever gets the most wins correct, with the closest guess to the winning spread and closest guess to the Bonus Question wins a delightful prize.