Author: BooMan

Don’t Expect a Polling Miracle

For all the reasons I have stated before, Nate Cohn agrees that if the polls are off in any direction, it is far more likely that they are overstating the Republicans’ advantages than the Democrats’. Unfortunately,...

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So the Raelians are the Scientists, Now?

I’m not sure whether The Association of Raelian Scientists is taking transubstantiation too literally or not literally enough, but it never occurred to me that you could convince anyone of the truth or falsity of the...

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It Can’t Be This Bad

Well, if Ruth Marcus thinks that Jeb Bush should run for president because “It would be good for Bush’s party and good for the country,” then, by all means, Jeb Bush should run for president. All I can say is that...

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Tea Leaves Look Bad for Bruce Braley

Molly Ball has been documenting the atrocities experienced by the Democrats in Iowa for the Atlantic, and she’s produced some compelling reporting. Despite this, the polling out of Iowa has shown one one-point spread after...

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I Am Not the Pope

Pope Francis says that the theories of evolution and the Big Bang are accurate and not inconsistent with Catholic doctrine. The Republican Party collectively shrugs and says, “We are not the pope.” So it goes. We...

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