Silly Political Analysis of the Day
Matthew Dowd asks: What happens in an election when two candidates who are each unelectable run against each other in the fall?
Can Occupy Wall Street Win?
The Occupy Wall Street movement faces obstacles its Tea Party counterpart didn’t.
The Christie Speculation
The grass is always greener on the candidate not running (or something like that).
Obama Adminsitration Backtracking On Smog Rules Angers Environmentalists
Environmentalists are upset by President Obama’s decision to abandon stringent new smog regulations, but he made the right decision.
Unemployment and Presidential Elections
Unemployment was high when Barack Obama took office and it’s gotten substantially higher. Does that mean he won’t get re-elected?
Political Vitriol and Political Violence
The relationships between inflammatory rhetoric and political violence is complicated.
Mr. Sanders Goes To Washington
Bernie Sanders took to the floor of the Senate yesterday to rail against President Obama’s tax cut deal. It was history in the making, but it’s not clear that it actually accomplished anything.
Obama’s Sister Souljah Moment?
President Obama’s press conference yesterday, bitterly railing against Democrats in the Congress for being “purist” and “sanctimonious,” is brilliant triangulation.
