http://nymag.com Daily coverage of New York's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, politics, and culture. en Copyright 2006, New York Magazine Holdings, LLC Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:12:31 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/60123/ At State, as in the Senate, she often talks softly—but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t carry a big stick.]]> HASH(0x11d7cf10) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/60123/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:09:51 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/59907/ How the public option, helped by a congressman looking for an issue and a shrewdly silent White House, returned from the brink.]]> HASH(0x11e76024) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/59907/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:02:24 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/54691/ Michael Steele and Bobby Jindal don’t look like the vast majority of Republicans. But do new faces mean new ideas?]]> HASH(0x11d81268) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/54691/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:17:48 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/54058/ With the Daschle mess and the outsourcing of the stimulus bill to the Democratic Congress, Obama runs the risk (already!) of seeming same-old, same-old.]]> HASH(0x11d8b778) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/54058/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:01:42 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/53604/ The left quadrant of Obama’s base wants to stay relevant by staying angry. And the right doesn’t have anything to do but get angry. So who’s his biggest problem?]]> HASH(0x11d8d86c) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/53604/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:51:31 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/53165/ Why the current president is rooting for the next one.]]> HASH(0x11d90e40) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/53165/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:44:28 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/52922/ Obama’s Illinois past is not gone. It’s not even past.]]> HASH(0x11d9dfa4) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/52922/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:40:46 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/52428/ In all the dizzying personal and political complexities of Hillary at State, one thing is clear: Obama has nerve.]]> HASH(0x11d957a4) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/52428/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:33:00 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/52030/ He won by being No Drama Obama. Should he now stir some up?]]> HASH(0x11e5a278) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/52030/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:25:36 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/51837/ And she’ll be a stronger candidate than you think. Does Sarah Palin have Reagan potential?]]> HASH(0x11d9dfd4) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/51837/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:22:56 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/51406/ The prospect of a McCain loss has the Republican Party angrily turning on itself. Can the eggheads and the Joe Six-Packs get along?]]> HASH(0x11d5b0b0) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/51406/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:16:03 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/51166/ He spent months trying to find the right economic voice. And his steady, understated, optimistic populism arrived just in time.]]> HASH(0x11daddf4) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/51166/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:12:05 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/51016/ From maverick to crank in an instant.]]> HASH(0x11da99d4) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/51016/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:09:32 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/50516/ The first debate is on McCain’s favored ground: foreign affairs—which presents his opponent with a large opportunity.]]> HASH(0x11dab014) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/50516/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:58:08 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/50277/ “Wal-Mart moms” may be the key to this election. And a certain gun-toting governor in red shoes is selling them what they want.]]> HASH(0x11db0e4c) http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/50277/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:53:03 -0500