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Wolfe: GWB’s "disciplined message" is reason he won "daunting" ’04 race http://j.mp/hspyE0 Fundamentals omitted as usual http://j.mp/gAUJbP
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| Obama could learn from Bush – latimes.com | ||
| How did the models do? – Brendan Nyhan The latest issue of PS, a political science journal put out by the American Political Science Association, features a series of articles forecasting the 2004 presidential vote using various mode… |
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If you missed it, This Am. Life segment blaming Dem problems on messaging is a perfect example of the tactical fallacy http://j.mp/gjDz5I
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| This Party Sucks | This American Life A show for this year’s midterm elections. Two best friends in Michigan, both political novices, get tired of yelling at their TVs and take matters into their own hands. They form a Tea Party ch… |
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.@ezraklein discards sabotage smears, instead argues motivated skepticism is a better explanation for opposition behavior http://j.mp/i13sfZ
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| Ezra Klein – The political psychology of Mitch McConnell — and the rest of us I don’t think we need to get into talmudic arguments over whether, when Mitch McConnell says “the single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president… |
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.@daveweigel argues Bloomberg’s terrible poll #s are driven by his unfavorable issue profile (GZ "mosque" + gun ban) http://j.mp/gPj4wd
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| Weigel : Maybe Americans Don’t Want Mike Bloomberg to Save Them The ever-useful Public Policy Polling asks Americans whether they’re hankering for a Mike Bloomberg independent bid in 2012. Nope! Only 19% of Americans expressed a favorable opinion of Bloomber… |
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Surowiecki on fundamentals — "unlikely that [HCR] would have become so politically toxic" if economy were growing faster http://j.mp/hRR7cE
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| Seniors, entitlements, and the midterms : The New Yorker Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925 |
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Byron York: Obama’s "greatest hope" for re-election "is that the other side will screw up." False. It’s the economy. http://j.mp/idvt5x
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| Obama’s poll numbers point to his defeat in 2012 | Washington Examiner | ||
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Important TNR article on how Palin’s attack on Fed is part of trend toward politicization of non-partisan institutions http://j.mp/fYdfiw
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Third party movement surges — Bloomberg at 19% fav/38% unfav, which is worse than Palin http://j.mp/g6lJyu (via @benpolitico)
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| Public Policy Polling: Americans not impressed with Bloomberg | ||
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Ross Douthat cites poli sci research in an excellent column on "The Partisan Mind" http://j.mp/gpitSx
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As @mattyglesias notes, countries don’t compete, but the political class says they do (including Obama). Not 0-sum game. http://j.mp/dHDZrC
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| Yglesias » Countries Don’t Compete | ||
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