So, a week later, I’m finally getting back to my promised continuing analysis of the Rally to Restore Sanity. Because I don’t want to belabor the experience too much, I think this will be my last post on the subject. Thus, I have to address the importance of the event – especially in terms of …
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Although I had planned to devote this week to deconstructing my experience at The Rally to Restore Sanity, the elections last night and the corresponding discussion of their impact have encouraged me to divert slightly today. I promise I’m not done with the rally yet! Amidst all the discussion last night, talk about the implications …
With a week to go before the midterm elections, both parties are looking to motivate their supporters to turn out. For Democrats, this has meant reaching out especially for the young voters who made such a difference in their 2008 efforts. But young voters aren’t responding to their efforts, with low expected turnout rates. Conversely, …
Realizing the futility of my effort – FiveThirtyEight puts Feingold’s chances at winning at only 6% as of Sunday, October 17th – I still cannot let the opportunity go by to add my own voice to many others lauding Senator Russ Fiengold’s career and lamenting the likely outcome of his 2010 Senate campaign. Although I’m …
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It looks like I’m not the only one speculating about the possibility of a third party challenge. Thomas Friedman appears convinced that 2012 will be the year of the third-party candidate, while Nate Silver admits that the odds are not as long as they seem.