Month: October 2015
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New NYT: How will Democrats pass their agenda?
From my new Upshot column: The Democratic presidential candidates covered a lot of ground during their debate Tuesday, but one issue received little attention: their theory of political change. How exactly would Hillary Rodham Clinton or her rivals pass the programs and proposals they advocate?
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New NYT: Deflategate polarization & conspiracy beliefs
From my new Upshot column: Sports fans may have more in common with political partisans than you might think — specifically, a home-team bias that shapes what they believe to be true about the world. As a result, the beliefs of fans — or partisans — who know the most about a particular controversy are
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New NYT: House disarray unlikely to help Democrats
From my new Upshot column: With House Republicans in disarray after John Boehner’s likely successor withdrew from the Speaker’s race Thursday, speculation has grown about potential damage to the party’s chances in the 2016 election. Will voters punish the G.O.P. for the actions of a conservative faction that blocked Kevin McCarthy’s ascension and has been
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New NYT: The problem with “authenticity”
From my new Upshot column: Is Hillary Rodham Clinton not presenting her true self to voters? As with candidates like Mitt Romney and Al Gore, claims that she is inauthentic have fueled endless cycles of negative coverage of her campaign. In reality, all politicians are strategic about the image and behaviors they present to voters.