There will be a Democratic divide on Afghanistan, but where the fault line will be is fuzzy.

CNN: Obama ally breaks with him on Afghanistan

The Democratic female members are one of many factions that divide the Assembly, which makes Silver's job as leader tougher, but also makes it more difficult for anyone to gain enough support to challenge him.

WSJ: Analysis: NY Assembly speaker shaken after scandal

Some conservatives won't support the governor because of her more liberal views on some "moral issues, " but Whitman should benefit from a Democratic primary race that will drain resources from the party and divide the Democrats.

CNN: By Stuart Rothenberg

According to Congressional sources, AIPAC's desire to hide the partisan divide has caused it to preemptively water down Republican initiatives to gain Democratic support or torpedo Republican proposals that the Democrats would oppose.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Republicans, Democrats & Israel

The right-left divide, a product of the 1988 merger of the Liberal and Social Democratic parties, means the Lib Dems have no clear identity on which to draw when making policy.

ECONOMIST: The Lib Dems are having an identity crisis. Splendid

Celinda Lake, a pollster for Emily's List (a group that campaigns for more pro-abortion Democratic women candidates) and the Gore campaign, has looked at the other end of the demographic divide to find the Reagan Seniors.

ECONOMIST: The duck-hunting season begins