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Daily Kos —
... polls], it has been delivered by the Western Resistance comprising internet journalists, Fox News and talk radio. The British press, however, have taken their cue entirely from the fifth-columnist liberal US media. David Broder: This is the best campaign ever. And I include 1960. Charlie Cook: John McCain probably can't win without divine intervention. And that's no mere mortal who says so. Doug Schoen: My last gasp at being relevant: This election is not a ...
David Sirota: "Center-Right Nation" Watch - Doug Schoen Edition
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Yet, because the media rewards anyone who is a reliable progressive basher, Schoen is still billed as a political "expert" on the pages of fringe publications like the Wall Street Journal's editorial page (not to be confused with the much more credible news section of that same paper): ...
"Center-Right Nation" Watch - Doug Schoen Edition
Open Left - Front Page —
... Yet, because the media rewards anyone who is a reliable progressive basher, Schoen is still billed as a political "expert" on the pages of fringe publications like the Wall Street Journal's editorial page (not to be confused with the much more credible news section of that same paper): ...
What to Fear
Matthew Yglesias —
... Starting Wednesday I think we can expect a boom market for op-eds and television commentary darkly warning that if Democrats take advantage of winning the election to implement the agenda they outlined during the campaign, they’ll be punished, punished, punished at the polls. And not just from Republicans, but from loathesome creatures like Bob Kerrey and now Doug Schoen: ...
Advice to be ignored
Political Animal —
ADVICE TO BE IGNORED.... We'll know soon enough whether Democrats have a good Election Day or not, but Doug Schoen is already urging the party not to perceive potentially sweeping victories as an endorsement of the Democratic agenda. Stated simply, if the Democrats conclude that they have a mandate to implement their agenda without real consultation with the Republicans, as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island suggested in an interview with the New York Times last weekend, the country will be headed for trouble. Real trouble. This election is not a mandate for Democratic ...
The Mandate Myth
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... strongly rejects the caution by Doug Schoen that “This election is not a mandate for Democratic policies. Rather, it is a wholesale rejection of the policies of George W. Bush, Republicans, and to a lesser extent, John McCain.” I suspect Obama, given what we know of his style and temperament, would make good-faith efforts to encourage Republicans to support his policy goals. But Schoen’s advice seems misguided — if Obama wins, he should scale back on the agenda voters asked him to implement? He should water down his agenda, whether it has the votes to pass or not? He should ...
Rahmbo Chief Of Staff? You Can Kiss Bipartisanship Goodbye
Firedoglake —
... There is much speculation going on right now about how Obama would govern if elected president. Yesterday John Kerry was on Meet the Press talking about how he would urge Obama to "build 85 vote majorities" in the Senate. Doug Schoen, the political mastermind whose strategy for the past 8 years has largely been telling Democrats to accomodate George Bush, says that Obama must demonstrate his commitment to bipartisanship by appointing Republicans to his cabinet.
That may be fabulous political speech, but people who pay even remotely close ...
Right Turns Only
N/A —
... Fred Barnes must have been asleep for the last eight years when things ran right, right into the ground. Perhaps Barnes was dozing then, as asleep as poltical mindreader David Schoen is now. “The American people are actually seeking a middle route: consensus, conciliation and a results-oriented approach to governance” ...
11/4: Final Predictions!
Blogometer —
... Age Of Obama Most liberal bloggers are predicting a sizeable Obama victory in which the Dem nominee wins over 300 electoral votes: PREDICTIONS II: Red Dawn Is Upon Us Most conservative bloggers are also predicting an Obama victory, albeit by a narrower margin: Many conservative bloggers are extremely pessimistic about McCain's chances: Other righty bloggers are more optimistic: DEM STRATEGY: Fighting Back The DLC Wing Liberal bloggers are criticizing recent columns by Dem strategists Doug Schoen and ...
