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slate.com - 11/10/2008

Why the rich voted for Obama against their own economic interest. - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine

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Rich man. Click image to expand. The rich voted for Obama against their own economic interest For several years, I've been writing about Bushenfreude , the phenomenon of angry yuppies who've hugely benefited from President Bush's tax cuts funding angry, populist Democratic campaigns. I've ...

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pajamasmedia.com - 11/18/2008

Why Obama Should Think Twice About Another Clinton Retread

— pajamasmedia.com — Eric Holder played an important role in the much-maligned pardon of fugitive Marc Rich. Should he really... be the next attorney general? (more) Why Obama Should Think Twice About Another Clinton Retread

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time.com - 11/18/2008

The Marc Rich Case: A Primer

— time.com — President Clinton's eleventh-hour pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich has sparked a firestorm of controversy, launching investigations... in both houses of Congress and igniting fierce protest from both Democrats and Republicans. The U.S. House and ... (more) The Marc Rich Case: A Primer

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topics.nytimes.com - 11/10/2008

Frank Rich - The New York Times

— topics.nytimes.com — Arts & Leisure Columns Frank Rich wrote about cultural trends for Arts & Leisure from 2003 to... 2005. Theater Reviews A collection of some of Frank Rich's most influential reviews. Harvard Magazine Profile of Frank Rich The magazine writes on the ... (more) Frank Rich - The New York Times

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Why Do Wealthy People Vote Democratic?
The Anonymous Liberal — That's the question Daniel Gross asks in this column at Slate. He points out that "those making $200,000 or more (6 percent of the electorate) voted for Obama 52-46" and suggests repeatedly that these folks were voting against their economic self interest. After noting that Greenwich, Connecticut voted for a Democrat for the first time since 1964, he writes: ...

Remainders: Rahm facts
Ben Smith's Blog — Obama and Bush meet. A weekly YouTube address? Rahm facts, as he emerges as Barack Obama's Chuck Norris. Gabe Sherman takes a look at Malia and Sasha's education opportunities. McAuliffe files papers to run in VA. Dan Gross says the rich should've voted for Obama. The RGA meeting agenda for those covering the 2012 shadow campaign. The New Yorker looks at Obama and America. And Obama will push for an automaker bailout.

What's the Matter with Greenwich?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Daniel Gross notes that exit polls show the rich -- "and yes, if you make $250,000 or more you're rich" -- voted for Barack Obama for president "by bigger margins than did the merely well-off. If the exit polls are to be believed, those making $200,000 or more (6 percent of the electorate) voted for Obama 52-46, while McCain won the merely well-off ($100,000 to $150,000 by a 51-48 margin and $150,000 to $200,000 by a 50-48 margin)..." ...

"What's the Matter With Greenwich?"
Althouse — Why did the rich vote against their own economic interests? Slate's Daniel Gross wonders: I've theorized that people who work in financial services and related fields have become so outraged and alienated by the incompetence, crass social conservatism, and repeated insults to the nation's intelligence of the Bush-era Republican Party that they're voting with their hearts and heads instead of their wallets. ... As the campaign entered its final weeks, Barack Obama, who pledged to unite the country, singled out one group of people for ridicule: those making ...