Tag Archives: Election

Mitt Romney’s “bless his little heart” strategy in post-racist America

Now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive Republican nominee, we’re starting to get indications of his general election strategy. Apart from trying to etch-a-sketch the radical-right positions he took in the primary, what is emerging is an election strategy based … Continue reading

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That’s a wrap, Evangelicals

Evangelical politicians are the guys who gather up money and power by claiming God speaks to them. They prefer to be called “social conservatives” as if they are not entirely driven by religious fundamentalism. They have had a pretty sucky … Continue reading

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Shattering the Class Warfare taboo

Today, most Americans see conflict between the rich and us The United States has always had a culturally-enforced taboo: don’t speak ill of the rich. If anyone thought or said that the rich don’t play fair, they were simply a … Continue reading

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John Boehner – After the dead man walks

Republicans are destroying their brand due through unbridled ambition. Continue reading

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Ames Straw Poll isn’t Iowa — Not even close

Des Moines Iowa—Midwestern Iowa might seem like a haven of nutbaggery, especially when viewed through coverage of the Iowa Straw Poll. Iowa is a state of over three million people. But well under one percent of them attended this over-reported … Continue reading

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