Friday’s Forum
Steven L. Taylor
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Friday, October 11, 2024
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About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Obama directly calling out Black men on their lack of enthusiasm is a depressing sign. The campaign’s internals must be flagging this as a problem for such an overt speech.
When the EPA can’t ban actual toxins in drinking water because “Big Government” but must ban fluoride because of conspiracy cranks: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-fluoride-drinking-water-federal-court-ruling/
@Jen:
It’s the Clarence Thomas school of Black masculinity that is happy to be second class citizens as long as they’re allowed to abuse Black women
@Jen: Putting aside the merits of what he’s saying, I don’t think trying to shame voters is ever effective as a political strategy.
@Kylopod: It can be. But I’ve only seen it work on the Republican side of the equation–and that was decades ago. Voter outreach is a curious thing; it’s intense psychology. I am very worried at what the campaign internals are saying; that said, Obama is a pretty effective strategist and I hope they know what they are doing.
@Jen: I’m gonna go with Obama is just trying to make sure Harris has an unquestionable margin of victory. Glass half full perspective.
@Stormy Dragon: So apparently we are increasingly ruled by unelected, scientifically illiterate judges.