Krugman: How the lunatic Right could bring down AmericaThe Republican Party’s “lunatic fringe” — your Birthers, teabaggers, etc — isn’t really a fringe at all, says Paul Krugman: it’s taking control of the party. And if paranoid, far-right candidates win state office, the entire country could become “ungovernable”.
2009 gubernatorial elections
New Jersey turns a deep, dark shade of purple
If people still bought newspapers in America, they’d be reading about a Republican resurgence today, with the Republicans winning their first election in New Jersey since 1997.
Republicans stage a comeback
On the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama’s landslide win, the winds of change appear to have shifted, with two Republican candidates winning seats in this year’s state elections. Is this a sign that voters are becoming increasingly disaffected with the new President and his party?
