yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/3/2008
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Jay Nordlinger writes at The Corner :
Dept. of Enduring Myths [Jay Nordlinger]
I’ve just come back from a weekend in Vermont — and here’s how I understand it: Modestly off people — “real Vermonters,” as some people say — are voting for McCain and Palin. Comfortably off people, such as ...
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I've just come back from a weekend in
Vermont -- and here's how I understand it: Modestly...
off people -- "real Vermonters," as some people say -- are voting for McCain and Palin. Comfortably off people, such as those who own ski chalets, are voting for ...
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Dept. of Enduring Myths
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... in cheek because, well, the plural of anecdote is not data. Still I also only throw it out there when I sense it might have a bit of meaning. When I hear South Philly Italian-Americans are voting for Obama, and then walk around South Philly and see almost no McCain signs, I think there might be a bit of meaning there. This was Bush sign territory in '04, and old South Philly Italian-Americans aren't generally known for their fondness for African-Americans. I marvel at Jay Nordlinger's ability to determine the will of the voters in such detail. Mad skills! ...
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