It’s race, class AND punditry predictions: In most elections, the intricacies of voting procedures rarely warrant headlines or interest most Americans. But in 2012, voter identification laws took center stage. In fact, in the five years preceding the 2012 election, almost half of states enacted some form of legislation restricting voter access — such as …
Election 2012
What the Real President Said
As Beltway pundits staged imaginary 2016 presidential nomination cat-fights pitting progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren against former Secretary of State (and suspected DLCer!) Hillary Clinton and wanked prurient about “A Party in Turmoil,” actual President Barack Obama was preparing a progressive speech on income inequality, which he delivered yesterday: On Wednesday, in one of his strongest …
Open Thread: Political Infotainment for the “Savvy”
Alex Pareene, in Salonon “the PR scam”: … The only thing wrong with these “Game Change” books, besides the meaningless cliché titles, horrific prose, virulent sexism, heavy reliance on and implicit endorsement of the viewpoints and biases of plainly self-interested anonymous sources — OK, the primary problem with these “Game Change” books, then — is …
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Such a small, small game
In the run-up to the 2012 election, two of my colleagues — one a difficult idiot, the other one of my best friends in the department — were always talking about Romney had a good chance to win because the political future markets showed a close race. I told the one I’m friends with that …
Media Chewtoy of the Moment: The Machiavell Behind the Curtain
Media commentors seem to be cherrypicking Richard Wolffe’s new book The Message: the Reselling of President Obama as fuel for their trope that the President is, heaven forfend, a master manipulator who takes delight in refusing to share, even with those closest to him. The Daily Beast (of course) gets the official excerpt: … “The …
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Today In Rock-Ribbed Eisenhower Republicanism
Via valued commenter Askew, that hopey-changey thing is workin’ out pretty good today: 1. Colorado, Washington get OK from feds on marijuana 2. Federal Tax System Will Recognize Married Gay Couples Even If Their States Do Not 3. HHS Extends Medicare Benefits To Married Gay Couples Plus the executive order on guns. Not a bad …
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“It is not a matter of confusion — it is a matter of accuracy,”
Judge rescues Pennsylvania citizens from Pennsylvania Republicans. Again: A state judge issued an order Friday that is expected to block enforcement of Pennsylvania’s strict voter-identification law in the Nov. 5 general election. Local poll workers can ask voters to show IDs if they have them and distribute written material about the law, but they may …
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