Archive for the ‘election’ Category
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10 Moments From 2014 Likely to Influence 2016 Presidential Campaign
Posted on December 26, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Amid all the year-end roundups and look-aheads, what were the moments in 2014 likely to have the biggest impact on...
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Jeb: Upsides and Downsides
Posted on December 16, 2014
There are plenty of upsides to Jeb Bush running for President. There are also some downsides. The former Florida Governor is plenty conservative, or at least he was plenty conservative...
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A Modest Proposal to Improve the Tone of Our Political Discourse
Posted on December 13, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Ripon Society’s Forum) Should we be surprised that so many Americans hold Congress in such low regard? For the last decade, Congressional approval ratings have...
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Taming the Wild West of Campaign Spending
Posted on December 13, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Over the objections of then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert (my former boss) and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President George W. Bush signed into law...
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Why Pelosi and Reid Will Stay
Posted on November 11, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal) You might think that after the shellacking they received last Tuesday, House and Senate Democrats would want new leadership. Americans believe in...
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