Archive for the ‘election’ Category
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The First Debate
Posted on October 3, 2012
The best part of any American Presidential debate is at the beginning and at the end. The beginning is when the two candidates shake hands in mutual respect, instead of...
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Obama the Campaigner; Romney the Governor
Posted on October 3, 2012
“Obama doesn’t like people. In fact, he hates people.” That is what a very prominent Democratic strategist told me the other day. Obama doesn’t really like to deal with the...
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Comparing the Candidates
Posted on October 2, 2012
Originally published in The Hill You never really get a chance to size up two candidates for office until they stand shoulder to shoulder on the stage. Mitt Romney is...
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The Independent Voter?
Posted on October 1, 2012
In the 2008 election, the independent voter was the king. Remember how everybody was talking about independents being the true swing voter? Remember how Barack Obama killed John McCain with...
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The Kitchen Cabinet
Posted on September 28, 2012
Andrew Jackson first formed his “Kitchen Cabinet” amid the tumult of his first term. He decided to kick out the John C. Calhoun partisans, and stick his own friends (including...
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