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Douthat’s take on the emptiness of contemporary centrism is a must-read http://j.mp/a1xDfY Lots of power in the Senate, little substance.
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| They Will Not Be Missed – NYTimes.com A requiem for Arlen Specter, Evan Bayh and Charlie Crist |
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Read @jbplainblog on why the meme about Republicans picking the next person in line for president is overstated http://j.mp/bM2Q0T
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.@mattyglesias shows how the narrative of Miami Heat commentary can be predicted from fundamentals http://j.mp/9Im0Eb Very similar to Obama.
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WP On Faith columnist faults Obama for Muslim myth http://j.mp/alrgtX Another pundit blaming the victim http://j.mp/dhOz57 (via @ggreenwald)
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| On Faith Panelists Blog: A problem of his own making – Ronald Rychlak This nation surely is built upon a Judeo-Christian ethic. |
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| Pundits blame the victims on Obama Muslim myth – Brendan Nyhan Last week, a Pew Research Center poll was released that showed an increase in the proportion of Americans who falsely believe President Obama is a Muslim. The conversation since then has largely… |
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Idea of the day: @VoteSmartUS should team with @actblue and @Slatecard to crate Pandora-like prediction engine for campaign contributions
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WSJ’s Carl Bialik draws on poli sci to debunk gerrymandering hype http://j.mp/aA8FiD (print) http://j.mp/ap3isa (online) (via@kinggary)
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| Redistricting Hype Blurs Reality – WSJ.com The impact of post-census redistricting on the balance of power in Congress is overblown, say political scientists and mathematicians who have looked at the math behind gerrymandering. |
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| 2010 Redistricting: To the Mapmaker Go Limited Political Spoils – The Numbers Guy – WSJ Why Republicans’ edge in the control of Congressional redistricting after the 2010 election may not translate into massive House seat pickups. |
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New paper finds no apparent stock market reaction to Citizens United, suggesting effects on corp. bottom lines overstated http://j.mp/bcDYxS
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| The Sound, the Fury, and the Nonevent: Business Power and Market Reactions to the Citizens United Decision — American Politics Research |
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