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The Center-Right Nation Exits Stage Left
Sunday, November 16, 2008; B01 Here's the main thought Republicans are consoling themselves with these days: Notwithstanding President-elect Barack Obama , a nearly filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate and the largest Democratic majority in the House of Representatives since 1993, ...
The Center-Right Nation Exits Stage Left
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) The Center-Right Nation Exits Stage Left
Center-Right, Center-Left, Etc.
corner.nationalreview.com — Tod Lindberg argues that conservatives are fooling themselves if they think that the U.S. is a "center-right nation." Me, I'm not sure what it would mean for the country to be either "center-right" or "center-left." I can see the point of saying that ... (more) Center-Right, Center-Left, Etc.
Center Right Nation? Survey Says: Not So Much
Center Right Nation? Survey Says: Not So Much
openleft.com — Last time Democrats won 50%+ of the House popular vote: November 4. Last time Republicans won 50%+ of the House popular vote: 1946. Numbers on the flip. House Popular Vote Year Dems Reps 1942 46.1% 50.6% 1944 50.6% 47.2%  ... (more) Center Right Nation? Survey Says: Not So Much
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Variables Working Against a Republican Revival
The Moderate Voice — ... to think today’s party has “only one election cycle left” to right its ship before it is relegated to the sidelines. The interplay of at least four variables will determine if Luntz is on to something. 1. Rise of the Independents In the days just before this year’s presidential election, Rasmussen estimated that more than one in four voters (26.7%) were not affiliated with either major party. Figures cited in a recent commentary by the Hoover Institution’s Tod Lindberg suggest this percentage ...

Center-Right Nation: Exit Stage Left
Little Green Footballs — ... Tod Lindberg, Hoover Institution fellow and Policy Review editor (and informal foreign policy adviser to the McCain campaign), weighs in on the swirling socialcon controversy: The Center-Right Nation Exits Stage Left. ...

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