Brendan Nyhan

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Brendan Nyhan

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Oct 7, 2011 at 4:21 PM

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.@CJRDaily on “Obama’s disconnect” http://j.mp/nd5gSG Reminder: Only popular presidents “connect” http://j.mp/b5VUvC He’s not so no surprise
Cjr-icon-128x128 CJR Holds a Town Hall in Nebraska Obama’s disconnect with the voters In a recent column for The Washington Post, Richard Cohen recounted how FDR cried when he learned that children living in migrant worker camps had no toys for …
6a00d83451d25c69e200e551c0a2d98833-220si Presidents “connect” when they’re popular – Brendan Nyhan Last Monday, I predicted that the combination of an unfavorable political environment for Democrats and the downward trend in President Obama’s approval ratings will spur the media to create ela…
Oct 7, 2011 at 4:04 PM
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Yes. Very easy to “connect” if growth is high MT @dankennedy_nu And only presidents who are in office during good economic times are popular
Oct 7, 2011 at 4:11 PM
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Strong work RT @pemalevy: I can tweet this cause I heart Joe Biden. http://t.co/JAjQjxGl
18-pictures-that-show-what-joe-biden-is-really-li-7029-1317764228-29 18 Pictures That Show What Joe Biden Is Really Like “Aliens, Barry. Aliens” “BIDEN’D” Good stuff. Two and a Half Men killed me. The pie one is so accurate. The Pie one absolutely SLAYED me. This is what Jimmy Fallon does. I’m just gonna leave thi…
Oct 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM
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Ouch: Lead anecdote in top NYT story is about unemployed guy with PhD in poli sci http://j.mp/oTSfkQ
Unemplooyed-1-thumbstandard Some Unemployed Find Fault in Extension of Jobless Benefits – NYTimes.com As President Obama urges Congress to act on renewing an extension to unemployment benefits, some are arguing that it’s a hindrance to the economy and discourages workers.
Oct 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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Not clear why NYT thinks Dan Tolleson is representative of unemployed – totally unusual example http://j.mp/pMX5mH
Unemplooyed-1-thumbstandard Some Unemployed Find Fault in Extension of Jobless Benefits – NYTimes.com As President Obama urges Congress to act on renewing an extension to unemployment benefits, some are arguing that it’s a hindrance to the economy and discourages workers.
Oct 7, 2011 at 12:38 PM
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He’s a member of the Constitution Party – “major parties continue to drive our country toward a socialist, 1-world govt.” http://j.mp/oMLnIw
T. Dan Tolleson | LinkedIn Public Policy researcher and advisor with proven expertise in editing and producing written material for managing public and government affairs. Highly effective communicator with excellent inte…
Oct 7, 2011 at 12:39 PM
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RT @Rule22blog: Using the Nuclear Option to Limit Post-Cloture Obstructionism, Not Deliberation http://t.co/azwFdxWo
64ffe44e3e56cc11407486c5fdb35037?s=300 Using the Nuclear Option to Limit Post-Cloture Obstructionism, Not Deliberation Talking Points Memo has the most cogent explanation of what happened tonight regarding the s0-called nuclear option (edit: see also Sarah Binder’s post at TMC). I’m too tired at the moment to ad…
Oct 7, 2011 at 12:18 PM
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RT @ProfStevenSmith: For background on the legislative environment in which Reid’s move occurred, see this paper on the “Senate syndrome.” http://t.co/JXkwvYHk
The Senate Syndrome The most important developments in the Senate’s modern procedural history concern adaptation to, circumvention of, or reform of the super-majority requirement for cloture under Rule XXII, which …
Oct 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM
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RT @ProfStevenSmith: “Changed the rule” is half of the story about what happened in Senate tonight. Long history to dealing with dilatory post-clotures moves
Oct 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM
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RT @RyanDEnos: NYTimes compares Steve Job’s innovations to modern U.S. politics by sweeping generalization & absolutely no evidence. http://t.co/JpZ38OQq
POLITICAL TIMES – The Caucus Blog – NYTimes.com
Oct 7, 2011 at 2:18 AM
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Strained metaphor alert RT @MattBai: If only #stevejobs had been able to create iPolitics –http://nyti.ms/qCibuU
Thecaucus75 What Steve Jobs Understood That Our Politicians Don’t – NYTimes.com It’s staggering to contemplate how much the Apple co-founder understood about modern America that those who govern it still don’t.
Oct 7, 2011 at 12:46 AM
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Slate horse race animation by @WillOremus is amusing but would be more informative to use @Intrade data instead of polls http://j.mp/qTIQvO
111005_pol_gop Horse-race politics: an animation of the 2012 Republican campaign. The press is routinely accused of covering political campaigns as if they were horse races: so preoccupied with who’s up or down in the polls that it ignores the substance of the campaign. Presi…
Oct 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM
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Obama got a scandal question re: Solyndra & Fast and Furious from @jaketapper at presser today http://j.mp/nFC1vy (via @jbplainblog)
Sweet_60 Obama Oct. 6, 2011 press conference. Transcript – Lynn Sweet THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 6, 2011 NEWS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I will take your questions in a secon…
Oct 6, 2011 at 6:34 PM
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Too much cable-watching by pols: “Daley keeps his TV tuned to CNBC to keep track of how the fiscal battles are playing” http://j.mp/oALVmk
06daley-thumbstandard Budget Battle Presses William Daley Into Political Combat – NYTimes.com The current climate at
the White House presents an awkward turn of events for William M. Daley a business-friendly banker who seems more comfortable negotiating with Republicans than excoriating…
Oct 6, 2011 at 5:52 PM
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Collins yet again (#23): “I cannot really figure out that many ways to mention that Romney once drove…” http://j.mp/nqXkey Yes, yes u can
Collins_new-thumbstandard-v2 Desperately Seeking Dalrymple – NYTimes.com It’s only October. We can’t be down to a race only between Romney and Obama. Hello, Gov. Butch Otter! Hello, Gov. Jack Dalrymple!
Oct 6, 2011 at 11:29 AM
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You think? RT @dankennedy_nu: Gail Collins is definitely tweaking @BrendanNyhan: http://t.co/Ud33wwCX
Collins_new-thumbstandard-v2 Desperately Seeking Dalrymple – NYTimes.com It’s only October. We can’t be down to a race only between Romney and Obama. Hello, Gov. Butch Otter! Hello, Gov. Jack Dalrymple!
Oct 6, 2011 at 12:35 PM
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RT @GrahamDavidA: .@BrendanNyhan Butch Otter is the new Willow the Cat is the new Mitt Romney’s dog—2 mentions in last 2 Collins columns: http://j.mp/r9fAJB
Collins_new-thumbstandard-v2 Desperately Seeking Dalrymple – NYTimes.com It’s only October. We can’t be down to a race only between Romney and Obama. Hello, Gov. Butch Otter! Hello, Gov. Jack Dalrymple!
Oct 6, 2011 at 3:58 PM
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RT @smotus: Attention liberals who pine for Clinton the partisan fighter: quit yer whinin’. http://t.co/H8u0gjgF
Enik Rising: How quickly we forget A busy schedule and a tight budget unfortunately kept me from attending last weekend’s Clinton ’92 campaign reunion in Little Rock. I have no idea if the Washington Post ‘s coverage of the event…
Oct 6, 2011 at 11:01 AM
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Political reporters – read this! RT @kwcollins: Five questions to improve campaign finance reporting http://t.co/8WIv58aM
Cropped-blog-image1 Five questions to improve campaign finance reporting In the next few weeks, campaigns will be releasing their third quarter campaign finance reports, for which the books closed on September 30th and which are due to the Federal Election Commission…
Oct 5, 2011 at 4:10 PM
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RT @victorylab: Filling in at @fivethirtyeight, John Sides has a great summary of what we think we know about how campaign ads work http://t.co/5USHTrHh
Fivethirtyeight75 The Moneyball of Campaign Advertising (Part 1) – NYTimes.com The frustration that Billy Beane felt when listening to his scouts talking about baseball players is the frustration that a political scientist feels when listening to many campaign consultants,…
Oct 5, 2011 at 2:25 PM
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Recommended: @jbplainblog on the 2 tracks of the GOP primary http://t.co/Q2OAz7y9 and how Christie did actually run http://t.co/t3ZyssNp
Twp-50x50 The 2012 GOP primary as reality TV show A few weeks ago everyone knew that the Republican nomination race was between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. Guess what? That’s still true now. You can safely ignore the polling that shows Herman C…
A plain blog about politics: Christie Out Chris Christie is  out of WH 2012 . You’ll see lots of people saying he decided not to run. You know what? I think that’s probably wrong. I think he did run for president for a few wee…
Oct 5, 2011 at 1:46 PM
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NYT runs letter from neuroscientists debunking “Love Ur iPhone” op-ed: http://j.mp/o16n57 (via @hardsci) My post on it: http://j.mp/pZQiK9
russpoldrack.org: NYT Letter to the Editor: The uncut version
6a00d83451d25c69e200e551c0a2d98833-220si NYT seduced by neuroscience again – Brendan Nyhan Here’s a scientific article that needs careful attention among editors of the New York Times op-ed page: The Seductive Allure of Neuroscience Explanations Explanations of psychological phenomena…
Oct 5, 2011 at 11:06 AM
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RT @hardsci: Presidential rhetoric becomes simpler in re-election years. An old post that is getting relevant again: http://t.co/UjvE51V5
Obamafinger Does that include midterms? Okay, so just now when I saw this… … I immediately thought of this: Tetlock, P. E. (1981). Pre- to postelection shifts in presidential rhetoric: Impression management or cognitive adjustment. Jo…
Oct 5, 2011 at 12:24 AM
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Let’s Check Some Predictions on Divided Government by John Sides @monkeycageblog http://j.mp/oQQxoM Score: Poli sci 1, pundits 0
Let’s Check Some Predictions on Divided Government — The Monkey Cage Matt Bai, January 7, 2010: Sure, all things being equal, a president would rather have his allies firmly in control than not. But recent presidents have had more success when forced to work with…
Oct 4, 2011 at 12:27 PM
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Brutal that Obama is already conceding this: “I don’t think that [Americans are] better off than they were 4 years ago” http://j.mp/nVIE84
Thumb Obama: ‘I Don’t Think They’re Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago’ President Obama admits that Americans aren’t better off than they were four years ago — the old Ronald Reagan formulation — and he’s not going to try to convince them that they are. In an inte…
Oct 4, 2011 at 11:23 AM
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Obama scandal watch – A1 WP story on Solyndra, but not called a scandal (term was used in online story yesterday) http://j.mp/niJl6k
123487538--90x60 Obama was advised against visiting Solyndra after financial warnings What is Sarah Palin’s next act? Sports major could be major gain Does Obama still have political juice? Rare albino alligator at the National Aquarium Steve Jobs and the idea of letting go Stink…
Oct 4, 2011 at 11:19 AM
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Authors bizarrely suggest suicide rate/sad natl anthem lyrics relationship assoc could be causal http://t.co/WrnLHqNx (gated but link works)
Ammons Scientific – LYRICS OF NATIONAL ANTHEMS AND SUICIDE RATES Psychological Reports, est.1955; Peer-reviewed, bimonthly publication; Empirical, theoretical, mainstream, and alternative views on issues in psychology. Vol. 109, Iss. 1 (August 2011) The Richa…
Oct 4, 2011 at 2:17 AM