Month: September 2010
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Twitter roundup
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The tactical fallacy
More and more pundits are jumping on the Democrats/Obama-are-in-trouble-due-to-bad-messaging bandwagon (for recent examples, see here, here, here, and here). What we’re observing is a classic example of what you might call the tactical fallacy. Here’s how it works: 1. Pundits and reporters closely observe the behavior of candidates and parties, focusing on the tactics they
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Twitter roundup
Brendan Nyhan Sep 1, 2010 at 10:52am From my Twitter feed (8/30-9/1) BrendanNyhan Aug 31, 2010 at 7:45pm Yet more Dems-are-in-trouble-due-to-bad-messaging nonsense http://j.mp/d7TSKT Reality: No one’s spin would have worked in this environment Drew Westen: What Created the Populist Explosion and How Democrats Can Avoid the Shrapnel in November Republicans are running Tea Party candidates