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Douthat must-read on "The Strange Case for Mitt Romney" http://j.mp/hSnUOr GOP wonks want to believe he’s one of them, but no one knows…
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| The Strange Case for Mitt Romney – NYTimes.com Is his sincerity problem a sign of a deeper seriousness? |
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PolitiFact names "government takeover of health care" its "Lie of the Year" http://j.mp/eM35cS Used 90+ times on Boehner site, 200+ on RNC
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| PolitiFact | PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: ‘A government takeover of health care’ In the spring of 2009, a Republican strategist settled on a brilliant and powerful attack line for President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to overhaul America's health insurance system. … |
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In honor of his last show, my favorite Larry King tweet RT @kingsthings: Of all the muffins, corn is my favorite.
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Irresponsible column speculating Boehner is an alcoholic http://j.mp/hzUAkT Doctors quoted should be ashamed. Don’t practice in the media!
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 John Boehner’s Crying: Is He Drinking Too Much?After Boehner welled up during a recent interview on |
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Do reminders of Obama increase or decrease anti-black prejudice? Mixed results: http://j.mp/gqqhLh http://j.mp/eTioDE http://j.mp/fwYQx3
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| ScienceDirect – Journal of Experimental Social Psychology : The Obama effect: Decreasing implicit prejudice and stereotyping | ||
| ScienceDirect – Journal of Experimental Social Psychology : Revisiting the Obama Effect: Exposure to Obama Reduces Implicit Prejudice | ||
| ScienceDirect – Journal of Experimental Social Psychology : The Effect of Obama Saliency on Individual-Level Racial Bias: Silver Bullet or Smokescreen? | ||
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In a tight ’12 campaign (which is what econ forecasts suggest), small change in electoral votes could have a big effect http://j.mp/hJzYg3
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| Weigel : Obama Starts 2012 With Six Fewer Electoral Votes The very useful site 270ToWin.com lets you play out the 2012 elections with various re-apportionment scenarios. The first thing I notice is that if reapportionment goes as most people expect it … |
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Beware of simplistic stories about single genes "causing" human behavior http://j.mp/fpBbeM
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 Does the Slut Gene Exist? – The Daily BeastProbably not—a single gene can’t make you have one-night stands. Casey Schwartz on the modern-day phrenologists who say particular genes can make us violent, religious, or a Democrat. |
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Tactical fallacy alert: "[m]ore optimistic" presidential candidates tend to win b/c favorable conditions breed optimism http://j.mp/gGxb6L
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| 2012 Election Preview: The Final Candidate Rankings | Mr. Media Training Likely 2012 Presidential Candidates Ranked By Communications Skills; Better Communicator Has Won Every General Election Since Beginning of 24/7 Media Age in 1980 |
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New Politico Arena post on research showing no double standard for female candidates who show emotion (fourth response) http://j.mp/gqqSrg
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| Congressional Crybaby Caucus? – The Arena | POLITICO.COM The Arena is a cross-party, cross-discipline forum for intelligent and lively conversation about political and policy issues. |
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G. Collins says female politicians who cry are judged more harshly http://j.mp/fhgW1T Maybe by media, but not the public http://j.mp/g8m7Lv
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 The Crying Game – NYTimes.comJohn Boehner is able to overcome his emotions on matters unrelated to John Boehner and the American Dream. |
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| Brendan Nyhan’s response to ‘Congressional Crybaby Caucus?’ – The Arena | POLITICO.COM Brendan Nyhan’s response to ‘Congressional Crybaby Caucus?’ |
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Randomized trial of legal services in unemployment cases finds clients made worse off (win % unchanged, more delay) http://j.mp/gdzKHC
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| SSRN-What Difference Representation? by Daniel Greiner, Cassandra Pattanayak SSRN-What Difference Representation? by Daniel Greiner, Cassandra Pattanayak |
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.@jbplainblog: Thune is "Beltway candidate w/ essentially no campaign, & no constituency, out where [GOP] actually live" http://j.mp/giOZHC
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| A plain blog about politics: It’s a Trap! | ||
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BTW Romney could the Kerry of ’12-no one’s in love w/him, but may get the nom as least objectionable candidate (w/Palin playing Dean’s role)
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@BrendanNyhan McCain was the Kerry of ’08.
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