Brendan Nyhan

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Obama’s "enemies" comment was unseemly, but is Boehner right that Reagan, WJC, and GWB didn’t ever use it the same way? http://j.mp/9idP89
24 HOURS OUT: ‘METEOR STRIKE’? — Boehner hits Obama for ‘enemies’ — GOP sees Palin running — Tells Greta she may send flowers to VandeAllen but calls us ‘jokes’ — Remembering Ted Sorensen – POLITICO.com Print View
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Elements in the GOP eager to stop Palin — difficult coordination problem http://j.mp/baX2N5 Odds of nom. on Intrade 20% http://j.mp/cVJAb0
Next for GOP leaders: Stopping Palin – POLITICO.com Print View
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WSJ: "the public is telling Congress to repeal and replace" HCR http://j.mp/cmc7ua In reality, only ~30% want repeal ASAP http://j.mp/9nxD80
Review & Outlook: ObamaCare and Voters – WSJ.com
The Wall Street Journal writes that Clinton and Obama told Democrats it would be popular. Whoops.
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ABC News polls Palin — 54% unfavorable; 67% unqualified (including 46% of Republicans) http://j.mp/a
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Tea Party or No, Palin’s Popularity Still Lags – The Numbers
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Visualizations of word frequencies from Democratic and Republican candidate websites in October http://j.mp/bbeoT1
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Princeton’s Sam Wang: "Final simple poll-based prediction: House 230R-205D (+/-1.5), Senate 52D-48R (+/-1)" http://j.mp/bgPVKO
Simple poll-based snapshot: House 230R-205D (+/-1.5), Senate 52D-48R (+/-1)
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NYT: "In Senate Races, New Republican Blood Is Mostly Old" http://j.mp/9TOSmW Similar story among House candidates: http://j.mp/9lJQlt
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How much are Tea Party candidates hurting the GOP? – Brendan Nyhan
With a few inexperienced Republican Senate candidates struggling, some analysts are suggesting that the Tea Party damaged the party’s chances in November by helping weak candidates win primary e…
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RT @dankennedy_nu Can we dispel myth that Kerry ran "lackluster" campaign? http://bit.ly/akSA1t || He beat PS forecasts http://j.mp/a9yICe
Kerry shines in his role as campaign surrogate – The Boston Globe
Campaign events vs. the fundamentals – Brendan Nyhan
We’re at a historic moment — Barack Obama’s estimated lead in the national polls is over seven percentage points: There are two ways to interpret what’s happened. Most journalists will soon con…
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NYTM: "How Behavioral Science is Remaking Politics" http://j.mp/d3fke4 (via @benpolitico). See also this ’08 post: http://j.mp/bshvn
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Political scientist @prowag on "Breathless myths and stodgy realities of the 2010 Election" http://j.mp/b5zUJf