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So, so much bad 2012 primary coverage — see @jbplainblog: "Name Recognition Won’t Help Romney" http://j.mp/dkXp5M Polls now are meaningless
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Good to see John Judis moving back toward a poli sci-inspired take on Obama’s fortunes (i.e. economy is the key factor) http://j.mp/ctKQfg
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| President Obama Gets Independent Voters All Wrong | The New Republic The New Republic covers politics, culture, and the arts with a focus on the White House, foreign policy, Congress, Capitol Hill, the 2010 midterm elections, literature, and more. |
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"Americans reported wanting to live in a country that looks more like Sweden than the United States." http://j.mp/c4zICc
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| Inequality Aversion | Wired Science | Wired.com The economists Michael Norton and Dan Ariely recently completed a survey of 5,000 Americans that asked two simple questions: 1) Estimate the current level of |
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RT @tofias Glaeser on the limits of econ: http://nyti.ms/cNZOn5 If only there was a discipline studying how political choices are made…
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| Economics Offers Tactics, Not Strategy – NYTimes.com A budget reflects a nation’s priorities and should be determined by the people and their legislators, while economists can best be used to help decide which options best serve those priorities, … |
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RT @FHQ It is hard not to see ’12 as a repeat of ’04: incumbent w/so-so approval and challenging party w/host of flawed candidates.
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.@smotus: TSA is "a form of govt. humiliation that has hit the professional class," not a "great civil rights battle" http://j.mp/9DJNdG
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 Enik Rising: And when they came for the yuppies, I said nothing, for I wasn’t… oh, wait. |
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What would Bloomberg offer as a presidential candidate other than vague claims to competence? http://j.mp/a7vj1p What issue would he run on?
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 Michael Bloomberg & Joe Scarborough: The Independent Odd CoupleWASHINGTON — There’s no campaign yet, and there may never be, but New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and MSNBC’s morning talk-show host Joe Scarborough have begun trying to figure out whether the… |
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