Remembering Carmen Warschaw

By Bill Boyarsky
Published on November 7, 2012

I first met Carmen Warschaw when I became a political writer for the Associated Press in the mid 1960s. I thought she was one of the most interesting, challenging people I'd met on my new beat, an opinion that has not changed over the years. Carmen and her husband Lou -- they were teenage sweethearts -- became active in the Democratic party in their youth.

A young Republican activist’s final plea before election day

Published on November 5, 2012

The upcoming 2012 presidential election is the most important of our generation. In the past four years under the direction of our current president, the United States has become a morass of economic volatility and disappointment.

Calif. Democratic Party chair rues any offense with Goebbels analogy

Published on September 4, 2012

John Burton, the chairman of the Democratic Party in California, apologized to those who took offense at his remarks comparing Republican statements to Nazi propaganda.

Democratic platform omits language on Jerusalem, notes Iran military option

Published on September 4, 2012

The 2012 Democratic Party platform omits language recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and suggests that military force is "on the table" as an option for addressing the Iranian nuclear issue.

Democratic party vote sends Berman v. Sherman contest to convention

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on January 22, 2012

Did Democrats dupe California’s redistricting panel and set up the Berman v. Sherman race?

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on December 23, 2011

Big money, a game of chicken, and Wikipedia smears: a month in the Berman v. Sherman race

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on October 12, 2011

Briefs: Jews back Obama because he’s a Democrat, study says; Ayalon leaves Nefesh B’Nefesh

Published on October 23, 2008

Jews are backing Sen. Barack Obama based primarily on traditional identification with the Democratic Party, a new study finds.

Candidate profile: John Edwards

By Ron Kampeas
Published on January 31, 2008

In 2004, John Edwards lost the Democratic presidential nomination because he was considered a foreign policy lightweight. He won the vice presidential slot because his social policies had depth.

Four years later, Edwards' social and domestic positions remain pretty much the same -- positions that are favored by the vast majority of American Jewish voters.

His foreign policies now have substance, too. That's what worries some Jewish voters.

Social Issues Still Divide Jews, GOP

By Ron Kampeas
Published on September 2, 2004

Call it the tale of two Mellmans.

Mark Mellman, one of John Kerry's top four advisers, launched a talk with Jewish Democrats in Boston last month with a drasha (short sermon) on the meaning of Tisha B'Av, the Jewish fast day that happened to fall during the party convention. Then, with nary a comment from the crowd, Mellman glided into the case for the Massachusetts senator.

Contrast that with the introduction this Sunday for Bush-Cheney campaign manager Ken Mehlman at a similar Jewish event.

"One of us, Ken Mehlman -- let me repeat that, one of us, Ken Mehlman -- is running the Bush-Cheney campaign," said Morris Offit, a Republican and the president of the New York federation, barely containing his grin as he emphasized Mehlman's Jewishness.