Friday, August 14, 2015

"Shirley" you're joking? Jacksonian Jim Webb Channelling Chisholm?

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OVERLOOKED: Is fmr. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia - who has long nagged the Democratic Party for neglecting its once white, working class and S...
Friday, July 10, 2015

New Orleans' love for 'Teddy Bear' Roosevelt bloomed too late to cuddle him in the polling booth

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New Orleans, La. - Holed up here in New Orleans' historic Roosevelt Hotel, I've been curious about the origins of the place's n...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Who's Who in the House: Flippers on Trade from NAFTA to TPA

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Notable in the U.S. House roll call vote on TPA (Trade Promotion Authority, a.k.a. "fast track" negotiating authority for the pre...
Monday, June 08, 2015

Prairie Parkway:
Paving a path for Dems' drive into Denny-Land?

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As the scandal embroiling fmr. U.S. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert has unfolded, reporters have trekked out to Hastert's exurban home ...
Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Can Lindsey’s “Grahamstanding” Really Ruffle Rand? It’s important to think back to Ron vs Rudy, SC ‘07

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Weeks before yesterday’s formal announcement, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was already spelling out his vision for a potential presidential...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Washington Bach Consort: where D.C. can converge, Left, Right & "Indie"

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Last Sunday saw the fifth installment of the Washington Bach Consort's 2012-2013 season , held at its usual venue, in the chapel at the ...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

A Good Geographic Primer For the IL Primary

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Fivethirtyeight.com has this really good primer on the political geography of Illinois in preparation for today's voting.  The key take...
Thursday, March 01, 2012

How Crucial Is It To Win Primaries In Swing States???

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With Mitt Romney escaping Michigan bruised, but intact, his attention now turns to a perhaps more crucial contest—Ohio.   Among the Super T...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Jesse Jackson in Appalachia

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In my exploration of voting in counties heavily dependent on government income, I've found myself digging deeply into the politics of Ap...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Some More Data On The Voting Of Lower Income Whites

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As I hinted at in my post a few days back, the question of why lower income--or more governmentally dependent--white voters have shown a ten...

A Quick Addendum To The Previous Post

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Here's a quick addition to the previous post, looking at the data in a slightly different way.  Whereas the NYT story looked just at s...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Why Don't People Who Benefit From Government Vote For The Democrats???

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Since it was published last week, this story by the New York Times has been garnering a lot of coverage.  In great detail and nuance, it ta...
Thursday, February 09, 2012

Visualizing Polarization in Congress

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I've written a bit about polarization in Congress.  Every semester, as I teach my students about the nature of partisanship, I try to g...
Thursday, February 02, 2012

Seeking Single Women

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I am working my way through Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin's " The Path To 270 " and wanted to do a quick post on a fascinating...
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

A Short Take on Florida, Including Ominous Turnout Numbers

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Mitt Romney's victory yesterday in Florida is obviously a shot in the arm to his campaign, especially after the shock of South Carolina...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Does President Obama Have A "Cushion" In 2012???

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As we get more and more polling data about how President Obama stacks up against his potential Republican rivals, it's important to reme...