No, but it would help
Mitt Romney and the Republican Party got slapped down yesterday but, if you ask me, that’s not the most interesting thing that happened… After all, *SOMEONE* was going to win the election and if...
Daily Archive: November 7, 2012
Dick Morris goes after Chris Christie with egg on his face
Here’s conservative commentator Dick Morris saying something ridiculous: I’ve got egg on my face. I predicted a Romney landslide and, instead, we ended up with an Obama squeaker. The key reason for my bum...
It’s the Party, Stupid, Ctd. : How we deal with the peccadillos is actually pretty important, too
I’d like to take a moment to both double down on my previous post, and at the same time make a fairly impassioned plea to my fellow Republicans. As I said earlier, I watched...
Still mostly off the grid but…
The election is too close to call, says Particle Physicists. (No word on what IL-11 Congressman Elect Dr. Bill Foster (PhD Particle Physics, Harvard ’83) thinks about this conclusion)
Election 2012 Recap: Getting the Triumphalism Right
Democrats awoke today awash in the smug warmth that comes with electoral success. Rightly so, given last night’s results. Jon Tester and Claire McCaskill are still Senators? Tammy Baldwin will be the first openly...
It’s the Party, Stupid: Despite what you might hear, the voters sent a clear mandate to Washington
[Post updated below] Looking back, the most surprising thing about last night’s election results was how quickly, quietly and deeply the knife cut. As voting counts and exit polls began trickling in shortly after...
Ballot Initiatives Open Thread
And now on to the more important matters of ballot initiatives. In general last night’s results lead me to believe that American citizens are moving towards a more liberal (in the classical sense) political...
Pride Only Hurts
“The night of the fight, you may feel a slight sting. That’s pride fucking with you. Fuck pride. Pride only hurts, it never helps. – Marsellus Wallace, Pulp Fiction That quote kept going through...
Post-Election Instapundrity: Do the Democrats Have a New Coalition?
by James Hanley A few years back, during the G.W.B. administration, an older political scientist I know was bemoaning the fate of the Democrats. “They need to rebuild the New Deal coalition,” he said,...
Turns Out Citizens United Only Changed the Volume
Tod Kelly rightfully points out that last night’s losers were ” the well-off Republicans that paid billions of dollars into Super PACs such as Rove’s American Crossroads. Billions of dollars collected, spent, and it...
