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Larry is a political scientist, and I would hope his opinion would mean something to people (political scientists always hope…
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Hypothetical races aren't particularly meaningful because they aren't an 'actual' choice. Once people start considering their choice as real, their…
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I recently posted on the subject of -- America: love it or leave it -- and it seems appropriate to…
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I've always thought the the Law of Jante expresses a certain attitude, one that doesn't reflect well on human nature.…
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I heard the Richardson suggested, but not from an informed source. Still, I thought it an interesting choice, and for…
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Re: Dodd. Me too. In all fairness, Dodd impressed me the most. Perhaps part of it was his longshot strategy,…
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Yes, an apparent denial that don't deny the substance of the charge should raise a red flag. There have been…
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Raising your opponent's negatives is a standard campaign strategy, and Obama's low negatives make this strategy even more imperative for…
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This is on the Republicans who are crossing over. It's hard to see this as a strategy, especially since many…
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There was a report of "raiding" against Obama (i.e. Republicans voting for Clinton) in the context of the Potomac primaries,…
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Interesting. I think we'll be seeing similar results elsewhere. Our county convention/assembly was Saturday, and the result -- 21 -…
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Larry Johnson, once a contributer here, has been pushing this story for some time. Considering that Ayers is now a…
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A harbinger of things to come, as well as symbolizing the position of many of the politician/superdelegates. The dilemma we…
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Despite the media's focus on Obamamania, what's most apparent is the echo chamber effect (i.e., incestuous amplification) that has colored…
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It's always interesting to see the "love or leave it" crowd convulse to attention over issues of patriotism. And I'm…
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I see that pollsters are claiming that they've solved the cell phone undersampling problem, but I'm still skeptical since there…
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Obama's editorial on public financing. Gee, he took my advice, what a bright guy! http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/02/opposing-view-3.html I will seek a good…
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OOOOPs -- Make that 10 mil. I hope you all can take some time to spread the ugly news to…
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100 million worth of slime coming down the pipe. http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/02/proclinton_527_prepares_for_oh.php http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/new-pro-clinton.html I guess that's what they do when see no…
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Yes, I've thought of that. Having a gigantic disadvantage in funding makes this an obvious move. One of the problems…
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