“Chris Cillizza” on The Daily Caller

Michael Steele assumed the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee two years ago buoyed by hopes he would serve as a rhetorical counterbalance to President Obama. (more)

During a bipartisan education seminar for congressional interns last week, Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown told a crowd of young people that those who opposed the Democrats’ health-care reform plan were on the wrong side of history, much like segregationists who opposed the Civil Rights movement. (more)

Voters head to the polls in Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina Tuesday for primary elections. In the age of the Tea Parties and anti-incumbency sentiment, all three should give some insight into whether 2010 really will be a down-with-the-establishment year. (more)

Mike Tyson was the best man in his wedding. Former madam Heidi Fleiss once lived in his house. And now, depending on what Gov. Charlie Crist decides to do later this week, he could be the man who allows Democrats to pick up a seat in the soap-opera saga that is the Florida Senate race. (more)

No American president has ever had this much power, a stealth force of 13 million foot soldiers ready to unleash their modern communication devices upon command. (more)

Organizing for America, the grassroots-harnessing brainchild of Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, is facing some seriously depleted pep reserves, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (more)

The United States is a center-right country. Under most circumstances, few would argue otherwise. If there was any time when this was in question, it was late 2008 when President Obama was elected and the left wing of the Democratic Party had the wind at their backs. The president himself seemed to believe the country had moved substantially to the left. And now his decision to bail out failed companies, try terrorists in civilian courts, and support a government takeover of health care is backfiring. This shouldn’t be a surprise. This is a center-right country. (more)