February 4, 2010
While accepting a Focus on the Family anti-abortion ad, CBS rejected a Super Bowl ad for a gay dating service.
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January 28, 2010
Unless the political logjam in Congress is broken, starting with health care reform, where the threat of a filibuster has ground Democrats' efforts to a near halt, a scenario exists where President Barack Obama would seek re-election in 2012 by running against Republicans and a do-nothing Senate where Democrats are in the majority.
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January 27, 2010
President Barack Obama used his first State of the Union address to remind his national audience of the state of the union he inherited a year ago, with record deficits and a spiraling economy. And in plain language, he defended his actions and pushed for more: a jobs bill, tax credits for small business, clean energy spending, a freeze on a small part of the federal budget, and most significantly, passage of health care reform.
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January 26, 2010
Two national political operatives from opposing camps were among those highly critical of last week's historic Supreme Court decision to allow corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money to elect or defeat political candidates, in part because of its potential impact on sparsely populated states.
last week's historic Supreme Court decision to allow corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money to elect or defeat political candidates.
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January 26, 2010
With polls showing flagging public support for the Democrats' health care plan while other issues like jobs and government spending rise in public concern, Obama's State of the Union could turn out to be a course correction.
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January 21, 2010
Scott Brown's pickup truck became a metaphor for his stunning Senate victory in Massachusetts.
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January 20, 2010
How President Barack Obama responds to the Democrats' defeat in the coming days will determine the long-term direction and shape of his presidency.
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About RaaschChuck Raasch is national political writer for Gannett. His column, New Politics, appears here and on USA TODAY.com. A native of South Dakota and a graduate of South Dakota State University, Raasch has covered political campaigns since 1978, including Tom Daschle's first race for Congress and George McGovern's last race for the Senate. He has covered presidential campaigns since 1988.
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