talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/14/2009
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"It's eerie -- I read the news from the Beltway, and there's this disconnect with the polls from the Midwest that I see all around me."
That's from Ann Seltzer , the Iowa pollster who's an expert on public opinion throughout the midwest, as quoted by Ben Smith.
It really is the big story ...
eschatonblog.com - 2/14/2009
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eschatonblog.com —
I really do wonder what it would take
for the Villagers to realize people don't like Republicans...
and their stupid shit anymore.
(more)
Disconnect
thenextright.com - 2/10/2009
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thenextright.com —
The power of the chairman to impact the
future of the party is, to a degree, limited....
Michael Steele will be able to attract a range of people that other candidates may not have been able to. But there is one area in which the Chairman's race ...
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What will Michael Steele do with the presidential ...
pajamasmedia.com - 2/17/2009
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Josh: The Beltway-Rest of Us disconnect
SquareState.net - Quick Hits's RSS Feed —
Josh Marshall opines on the profound disconnect between the stimulus fight narrative inside the Beltway--casting the Republicans eeking out some kind of victory--with the perception and priorities of the Heartland. So what gives? ...
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Balloon Juice —
... I tend to think that this may be exactly why Washington is indeed wired for Republicanism: like Republicans, much of the media likes politics but finds their real-world implications distasteful to contemplate. ...
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FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... Josh Marshall’s recent editorial piece on the “Big Disconnect” cites top pollster Ann Selzer’s reaction to the anti-confluence of Beltway reporting and her polling from the Midwest, which Tom Schaller ...
2/17: Back In The Saddle
Blogometer —
Liberal bloggers ( Moulitsas , Hamsher , Marshall ) cite recent polling as evidence that the GOP's approach to the stimulus negotiations did nothing to improve their reputation. Liberal bloggers ( digby , Moulitsas , Bowers ) hope that the stimulus saga has convinced Pres. Obama to finally abandon his "obession with bipartisanship." Liberal bloggers ( Llorens , Benen , Gardner ) are criticizing IL Sen. Roland Burris after he acknowledged that the brother of ex-IL Gov. Rod ...
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