The day after the Michigan and Arizona Republican primaries one of the savviest political observers I know said, “If Rick Santorum wants to have any chance of defeating Romney for the nomination, then he should go to...
Read MoreOne of the most reliable predictors of a president’s chances for re-election is change in personal disposable income in the 6-12 month period before Election Day. Ronald Reagan didn’t win re-election because he...
Read MoreArkansas did it in 1931. South Dakota did it in 1938. Maine, Nebraska, Oregon & Kansas did it in the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s respectively. Arkansas, California, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Washington have...
Read MoreToday’s Portland Press Herald has a good summary of the state of play in the race to succeed Olympia Snowe one day after her surprise announcement that she would not run for what would have been her fourth term...
Read MoreOkay, bad headline for two reasons: 1) Three-term incumbent US Senator Olympia Snowe didn’t “fall”; she announced she’s not running for re-election this fall, a race she likely would have won easily...
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