Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Politico has pointed out that John McCain has not “Seven” homes, as the Obama camp points out in the ad below, but “Eight.”
Chris Cillizza’s analysis of “Why the Home Debate Matters” is spot on:
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Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Much has been said here over the past months about the sexism that Hillary Clinton has confronted throughout her campaign. The WaPo has a piece today on the subject and the fact that Hillary Clinton is vowing to “battle on” with her campaign.
Women of all ages and nationalities push against the rope line carrying books and [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2006 by Nick
OK so the doctrine of preemption didn’t work in Iraq, but I bet it’ll work here. Whether the nominee is Kerry or anybody from the Northeast, I guarantee you’ll hear media pundits (and not just the Rush Limbaughs of the world) say the following: A northeastern Democrat can’t win. Should Republicans nominate a [...]
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Posted on July 12th, 2006 by Nick
Deep South 1948-1960: Unlike the Outer South, the Deep South (Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and the Carolinas) actually took longer to move into the Republican column. Contrary to popular belief, they didn’t need the help of third party candidacies. While all the Deep South-except for North Carolina-voted for Strom Thurmond over Harry Truman, [...]
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Posted on July 11th, 2006 by Nick
Whenever analyzing southern politics it is important to differentiate between Deep South (also known as “Black Belt”) states and the Outer (or Peripheral) South. Black Belt states tend to be less urbanized while blacks make up a large percent (usually over 20%) of that state’s population. Historically, Black Belt states had the most [...]
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Posted on September 16th, 2005 by Nick
1896. The year of the William Jennings Bryan and the “Cross of Gold.” The year that Karl Rove’s idol, William McKinley, was elected president. Of course McKinley had been a prolabor lawyer and Ohio governor, and recent research by Kevin Phillips indicates that McKinley thought poorly of the big trusts, and wanted [...]
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