ourfuture.org - 11/29/2008
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Sure, this is a center-right country, but only if you substitute addition for analysis. There are more conservatives than liberals — as there has been for years. So add them to the 44% of the electorate that says they are "moderates," and you get a center-right majority. But do a little ...
ourfuture.org - 11/29/2008
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ourfuture.org —
Conservatives started spinning even before the dancing stopped
on election night. Obama's victory is impressive, but "this
is still a center right nation," went the mantra. "This was a good Democratic year, says Bill Kristol, "but this is still a ...
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The Center-Left Nation
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/22/2008
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
David Sanger for The New York Times :
Now, his reported selections for two of the major
positions in his cabinet - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state and Timothy F. Geithner as secretary of the Treasury - suggest that Mr. Obama is ...
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The New Center-Right
angrybear.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
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angrybear.blogspot.com —
Robert Waldmann Matthey Yglesias points to an old
mediamatters.com report which attempts to demolish the center right
nation claim. I think the report is a precious resource as it collects the relevant data. Previously I found myself wasting a lot of ...
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USA a Center Left Nation
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Battle Royale: Center-Right Versus Center-Left In the Democratic Party
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... The Campaign for America's Future (CAF) has created a blog, "Center-Right Nation Watch," to counter those arguing that the country tilts to the right. The organization has also conducted its own analysis of poll data in a ...
Battle Royale: Center-Right Versus Center-Left In the Democratic Party
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The Campaign for America's Future (CAF) has created a blog, "Center-Right Nation Watch," to counter those arguing that the country tilts to the right. The organization has also conducted its own analysis of poll data in a ...
The Great (Democratic) Divide
DownWithTyranny! —
... nation-- as espoused by self-serving, reactionary corporatists and money grubbers like Doug Schoen-- or a center left nation, the conclusion of ...
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