Brendan Nyhan

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Brendan Nyhan
Brendan Nyhan
Why people are angry in one sentence: "median family incomes in 2009 were 5 percent lower than in 1999" http://j.mp/crGLjD
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RT @daveweigel O’Donnell wanted to investigate "murder "of Vince Foster. Aaaaand we’re done. http://bit.ly/bmdV07
O’Donnell In 1996: Investigate Bill Clinton For Murder Of Vince Foster (VIDEO) | TPMDC
Here’s another wonderful gem from Christine O’Donnell’s past as a frequent guest on TV shows. Back in 1996, when then-Speaker Newt Gingrich’s finances were being investigated, O’Donnell complain…
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John Sides summarizes recent research on partisan bias and political facts http://j.mp/cp1npS
The Monkey Cage
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Dems have lots of time for new logos and slogans, but too busy to confirm Fed appointees — totally backward priorities http://j.mp/bd10S5
Matthew Yglesias » Dodd Says Senate May Not Bother to Confirm Federal Reserve Board Nominees
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Misperception alert: RT @markos 1/3 think Obama raised taxes. 50% think stayed the same, 8% think taxes have gone down. http://is.gd/fctct
Pie_chart_taxPoll: Most Americans Want Tax Cuts for the Rich to Expire – Political Hotsheet – CBS News
More than Half of Americans in CBS News/NYT Poll Agree with Obama’s Plan to Let the Bush Tax Cuts for Those Making More than $250K Expire Read more by Stephanie Condon on CBS News’ Political Hot…
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Awful CNN headline suggests Obama approval up 3 pts after Iraq speech, but actually up 3 pts from poll a month before http://j.mp/cqP9Wy
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive – CNN Poll: Obama approval up after Iraq speech « – Blogs from CNN.com
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/09/03/art.obama.0831c.gi.jpg caption =” President Obama’s approval rating is up, according to a new CNN Poll.
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No evidence in overall approval data of a speech bump – total garbage.
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NPR’s Julie Rovner debunks six myths about the health care reform law circulating online http://j.mp/9fdbYo
Health Law Myths: Outside The Realm Of Reality : NPR
Are you really going to have to have a computer chip implanted in your head as part of the new health law? Will the law allow President Obama to create his own private army? While there are outr…
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Is "un-factual" the next "refudiate"? http://j.mp/bIeylC
Christine O’Donnell on Rove’s ‘Un-factual’ Remarks and ‘Republican Cannibalism’ – George Stephanopoulos’ Bottom Line
The Republican nominee for the Delaware Senate seat fired back at Karl Rove today for what she called
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GOP elites say Christine O’Donnell (44% unfavorable) is unelectable, but we haven’t heard a peep about Sarah Palin (40-54% unfavorable)
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Epic beatdown of "Obama might not run" meme by @SteveKornacki http://j.mp/cDFdFk Media said same thing re: Clinton/Reagan (via @jbplainblog)
Brace yourself for “Obama might not run in ’12” stories – War Room – Salon.com
Politico suggests Obama might pack it in after a tough midterm election. Where have we heard this before?
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Unhinged "economic treason" rhetoric from AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka http://j.mp/986wFj
Union boss Richard Trumka to accuse Republicans, businesses and insurers of ‘economic treason’ | The Daily Caller – Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Trumka’s charge is centered on his anger at private sector business and corporations for sitting on capital instead of spending it to expand and create jobs, and at insurers for proposing rate h…