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Monthly Archives: September 2006

Why the Bombings Mean That We Must Support My Politics

I always have trouble expressing my feelings on 9/11. Finally, someone has done it for me.
Of course the World Trade Center bombings are a uniquely tragic event, and it is vital that we never lose sight of the human tragedy involved. However, we must also consider if this is not also a lesson to us [...]

November, 2006

Electoral-vote.com appears to be a mostly non-partisan polling site covering all 33 Senate races this November. Their battleground page is especially helpful. Interestingly, the Democrats are projected to end up two seats down, but some people wonder whether the “sixth-year effect” may win a couple of Republican-leaning races. Not me, since I don’t know anything [...]

What electoral politics isn’t: policy-driven

Paul Waldman argues:
If there’s one thing Republicans have understood and Democrats haven’t, it is that politics is not about issues. Politics is about identity. The candidates and parties that win are not those aligning their positions most precisely with a majority of the electorate. The winners are those who form a positive image in the [...]