Good News, Bad News
by Kate PitroneSupporting my contention that individual Americans will grow the economy almost no matter what our federal government does, a WSJ Review and Outlook looks at ” The Hard Fiscal Facts “. “The feds rolled up another $1.1 trillion deficit for the year that ended September 30, which . . . . Continue Reading »
Just Because You Need To Change, Doesn’t Mean You Shouldn’t Think
by Pete SpiliakosDaniel Larison kindly linked to my post on the Republican (really center-right), communications problem. Larison continues to say “What Spiliakos overlooks is that the GOP won’t benefit from explaining their views more intelligibly so long as those views continue to be associated for . . . . Continue Reading »
Memo To Republican Insiders: If Marco Rubio Is Your First Answer, You’re Asking The Wrong Question
by Pete SpiliakosA poll of Republican “insiders” reveals that Marco Rubio is the early favorite for 2016. I don’t take it seriously as presidential election speculation, but I take it very seriously as evidence of the climate of opinion among Republican functionaries. It reveals a combination of . . . . Continue Reading »
A Fox Divided Against Itself
by Pete SpiliakosI guess a lot of you have seen the video of Karl Rove disputing Fox News’s call of Ohio for Obama. It is interesting how hard the anchors, decision desk, and Michael Barone went at Rove. I also think it shows something of the divided nature of Fox News. A while back I wrote about the . . . . Continue Reading »
What! Again?
by Kate PitroneThe morning reading about politics is all about the realization that America, despite complaining about the inefficiency of a divided legislative branch and a president constrained by a House controlled by the other party, voted for just the same again for the next two years. We like the . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m Tired And Rushed
by Pete SpiliakosSo I’ll be fast. 1. Maybe there aren’t as many missing voters as Sean Trende thinks. Figuring where Romney underperformed with whites (not his biggest problem), will have to wait until more of the votes are counted. According to the exit polls Romney won white voters by 59% to 39% for . . . . Continue Reading »
The Election from my Corner of the USA
by Kate PitroneIf I am reading the results correctly, in the precinct where I worked as a poll judge yesterday, turnout was high. We had a ten minute lull of no voters at midday in a day that began when the doors opened at 6:30 and went until the doors were locked at 7:30. None of us had seen anything . . . . Continue Reading »
A Time For Snoozing
by Pete SpiliakosRomney had his flaws. A lot will be written about his flaws, flubs and tactical errors - some of it by me. But he is a decent guy who put together a well funded and technically competent campaign. The median voter likely believes that Romney is a competent executive. The . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m Feeling Good
by Pete SpiliakosBut not because I expect a Romney win or anything. I’m just at peace with the situation. Either the aggregate of the polls in the swing states got the turnout model right or it didn’t. Either there is a hidden Romney vote (hardly anybody is going to call you a bigot . . . . Continue Reading »
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