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Regardless of Where the Convention Lands, It Won’t Affect the Vote
Jimm Phillips reports that the DNC has chosen the four finalist cities for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, and notes that three of the four cities reside in swing states:
It’s clear why Charlotte and St. Louis are in the list — North Carolina and Missouri were the two
New Pew Survey Shows Record-High GOP Enthusiasm
A new survey from the Pew Research Center shows record high enthusiasm among Republicans:
Republican-Leaning Independents Rediscover Their Affinity for the GOP
New data from Gallup show independents drifting away from Democrats — and President Obama in particular — in large numbers. After averaging four months of tracking numbers and conducting more than 6,000 interviews with registered voters in June, Gallup found that by an average ten-point margin, 45 percent to 35 More…
Boehner Tones Down His Expectations for November
House Minority Leader John Boehner has always been enthusiastic about the GOP’s chances for victory in November. In an April interview on NPR’s Morning Edition, Boehner answered “at least 100″ when asked how many seats were in play. But as the election approaches and the landscape stabilizes, Boehner has More…
For Non-White Candidates, Politics Is Far From ‘Post-Racial’
Matt Bai has an interesting piece on “post-racial” candidates in today’s New York Times:
What’s notable about Ms. Haley’s campaign, like that of Mr. Obama and other candidates, is not just that she has breached a racial and cultural barrier, but that she doesn’t feel the need — or
Rep. Tom Perriello Focuses on Job Creation in His First TV Spot
Rep. Tom Perriello, a freshman Democrat from Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, is facing a tough re-election campaign. Not only does he hail from a conservative district — McCain won with 51 percent of the vote in 2008, and Bush won in 2004 and 2000 with healthy margins — but More…
Being a CEO and Being a Senator are Two Very Different Things
NPR’s Ina Jaffe reports on Carly Fiorina’s race against California’s Barbara Boxer for her Senate seat:
“When you have people like Barbara Boxer in Washington, D.C., for 28 years, who thinks that all answers are there — how can they possibly know what is going on?” Fiorina asks the
Is Obama Already a Transformative President?
Peter Beinart is bullish on President Obama:
The larger truth is this: Even as Republicans claim political momentum, the country is in the midst of a major shift leftward when it comes to the role of government. That shift is playing itself out from infrastructure to health care to
Conservatives Have Won the Gun Control Argument
Politico reports that Democrats are quietly pleased about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in McDonald v. Chicago, which overturned the city’s ban on handguns and strengthened the individual right to bear arms:
For them, the court’s groundbreaking decision couldn’t have been more beneficial to the cause in November.
Tom Coburn Objects to Bill to Provide Benefits to Homeless
In his zeal for deficit reduction, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has objected to Sen. Patty Murray’s (D-Wash.) bill to provide benefits to homeless woman veterans and homeless veterans with children:
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) asked for unanimous consent to approve a $3.4 billion bill to help homeless women veterans
