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Building A Revived Democratic Coalition
Building A Revived Democratic Coalition
Barack Obama will take office facing economic collapse and wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan - a situation which could present him with an opportunity to build a revived Democratic coalition or foil his attempts to restore a durable center-left majority. Obama appears to be acutely aware of ...
Notes from the collapse
Notes from the collapse
hotair.com — This morning, after having absorbed the substantial victory of Barack Obama, I noticed a couple of interesting... items in the data. Barack Obama certainly won this race, but he won it with just a little more votes than George Bush won in his ... (more) Notes from the collapse
Congratulations, President-Elect Obama
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Like many conservative writers, my good opinion of Barack Obama diminished somewhat over the course of the... campaign. Part of this was the inevitable hardening of the partisan arteries that takes place during a Presidential year, but part of it was ... (more) Congratulations, President-Elect Obama
The Day After
pajamasmedia.com — Reconciliation I wish President-elect Obama well, and hope that even his critics can concede that he waged... a successful and often brilliant (if not shrewdly stealthy) campaign. It seems to me that conservatives have a golden opportunity to offer ... (more) The Day After
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Jules Crittenden — ... Edsall at HuffPo: The good news is, Obama electrified both the grubby and the elite. Bad news, now he presides over a mess . Yeah, well, careful what you wish for. Meanwhile, Sirota at HuffPo notes what I’d take to be the cold feet of one particularly gutless pol. ...

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