Month: January 2008

Confessions of a political airhead

Originally posted at My Left Wing As this primary season progresses, it’s hard not to be reminded of the ups and downs–ultimately, mostly downs–of the primary season in 2004. And also the sheer ugliness (in my...

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Hillbama or Bamahill? Seven Issues

I’m sure most of you are in touch with reality on these two, but if not, there it is.It’s been a sad primary season for progressive values, as the race winnows down to Hillbama. Edwards talked some good populist...

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Why We Should Do a Hand Recount in NH

The problem with our voting system is that many of the machines are not secure from hacking. It doesn’t matter whether you have a clean election or not, if a significant percentage of the people lack confidence in the...

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Edwards’ Message Is Not Resonating

We should be wary about putting too much stock in the New Hampshire exit polls, but the Edwards campaign needs to take a careful look at them. They tell a disturbing story, and indicate that Edwards’ voters are not the...

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