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Posted at 07:13 PM ET, 05/13/2013

Scandals, "scandals," and 2014
By Jonathan Bernstein
The electoral effects of Washington scandals often play out in the choices of ambitious politicians, we can't guess yet what they're going to do.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  07:13 PM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill Clinton, congressional elections, Democrats, Monica Lewinksy, Republicans, Watergate

Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 04/23/2013

The Insiders: Democratic Senate retirements are a big deal
By Ed Rogers
How will they act now that their time in Washington is winding down?

By Ed Rogers  |  04:47 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Congress, Democrats, senator max baucus, The Insiders

Posted at 10:31 AM ET, 04/18/2013

The Insiders: The president's Sandy Hook exploitation fails
By Ed Rogers
President Obama used the Sandy Hook families as props and lobbyists to try and fight a Washington legislative battle that was not their fight.

By Ed Rogers  |  10:31 AM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, gun control, sandy hook, The Insiders

Posted at 11:32 AM ET, 02/20/2013

The Insiders: Empowering campaigns and political parties
By Ed Rogers
The Supreme Court should overturn the contribution limits. Our current campaign finance system has it exactly backwards.

By Ed Rogers  |  11:32 AM ET, 02/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Campaigns, Democrats, Political Contributions, Supreme Court, The Insiders

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 02/15/2013

The Insiders: Spending problem or no? Let's have the debate.
By Ed Rogers
Democratic leaders say that we don't have a spending problem, drawing a clear contrast with the Republican position on this issue.

By Ed Rogers  |  09:55 AM ET, 02/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, The Insiders, Tom Harkin

Posted at 02:09 PM ET, 11/30/2012

Is a filibuster deal possible?
By Jonathan Bernstein
It's hard to tell whether Harry Reid can get Senate rules changed.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  02:09 PM ET, 11/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bipartisanship, Congress, democrats, Republicans, senate