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That’s what pundits would have you believe, that we’re a “center-right” nation, that Reaganism is deep in the electorate’s bones, yadda yadda yadda. But does the data bear it out? Well, no. James A. Stimson is a political scientist at the UNC-Chapel Hill, and one of the most well-respected public opinion researchers in the [...]
Archive for the ‘Democratic Party’ Category
December 22nd, 2011
Category: Democratic Party, Elections 2010 and 2012, History, Political Science, Politics and Leadership, Republican Party
November 9th, 2011
In the wake of the good political news last night, especially from Ohio, let us pause and consider these questions from Charlie Pierce over at Esquire (penned before the results were in). Because at the end of the day, they are the ones that matter. And if we can’t answer them, then anything that happened yesterday [...]
October 3rd, 2011
Really. Explaining why the Republicans are rejecting President Obama’s jobs package, which includes things like rebuilding schools and spending on infrastructure like roads, bridges, etc., Cantor said: I think at this point Washington has become so dysfunctional that we’ve got to start focusing on the incremental progress we can make. Both sides have their desires [...]
September 20th, 2011
Good news from the Bay State, as PPP’s latest poll shows Elizabeth Warren up two points over Scott Brown. Bad news from Ron Suskind, who strongly suggests that Tim Geithner and White House officials undermined her, and didn’t like interference from women anyway. Well, there’s an obvious way to remedy any problems, and not-coincidentally move [...]
August 19th, 2011
Category: Campaign 2012, Democratic Party
A speech eerily pertinent to the present.
August 2nd, 2011
A couple of friends asked me whether the debt ceiling deal signalled a new Age of Extortion, in which we go through this mess every time we have to raise the debt ceiling. Not to worry, I said. In 2013, given President Obama’s steadfast refusal to do anything about jobs and economic growth, there will [...]
