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The Downhill Run

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but we could be seeing the beginning of the end of an era in politics.

Daily News Roundup, 1/15/08: O, Michigan

The Michigan GOP primary is today, and so the two or three candidates who have a shot there are all over it.

GOP Becoming Latest Party of Self-Destruction

The Republican Party has clearly stolen the playbook that Democrats drafted back in the ’70s and is following it to a T. The playbook sets forth how a political party can go about destroying itself from the inside out.

A Primary Sense of Humor: Dems for Mitt

From Daily Kos user Andy Cobb comes a comedic take on strategic voting, after the jump.

Daily News Roundup, 1/14/08: The War And You

This weekend, CNN ran a lengthy election issues analysis piece beginning with a question: "Whatever Happened to the War?" Not long after that story was published, Clinton and Obama brought the war back to the forefront.

On The Record: Dan Pugh

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Dan Pugh, County Chair for the Aransas County Democratic Party.

The GOP Michigan Anecdotal Poll

The all-important, all-revealing anecdotal poll tells me that Mitt Romney might have trouble in his native state of Michigan.

The Mailbag, Live and Direct from TDP Headquarters

Many of the Texas Blue crew are in Austin for the weekend, and while we won't really be performing much of a mailbag function at the event, you could come and see us at the TDP Headquarters in Austin this afternoon at a reception kicking off the 2008 campaign season. It runs from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 505 West 12th Street, Suite 200. Texas Majority Builders get in for $15; all others $25. We hope to see you there.

Taking It To Them

On Monday, Jan. 7, Environment Texas and the Sierra Club filed suit in federal district court against Shell Oil Company and several subsidiaries.

Abstaining From Common Sense

Approximately 750,000 American teens become parents each year. This is, incidentally, the highest rate among Westernized nations. America’s secret? Abstinence-only education.