Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll (Again)
James Joyner · 5 CommentsThe Massachusetts Moderate has won the Conservative Political Action Conference poll for a fourth time.
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More Maker/Taker Musings
Steven L. Taylor · No CommentsThe NYT has an interesting piece on the ongoing limted v. big governemnt debate.
Military Less Republican Than You Think
James Joyner · 22 CommentsThe popular notion that the United States military is monolithically Republican is mistaken.
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Maybe The GOP Should Just Go Ahead And Nominate Rick Santorum
Doug Mataconis · 76 CommentsAt the very least, nominating Santorum would let the GOP test a hypothesis that’s been debated for years.
Romney Not Sealing The Deal With Conservatives
Doug Mataconis · 26 CommentsIf the reaction at this year’s CPAC is any indication, Mitt Romney still has some work to do to seal up his party’s base.
A Santorum Surge? Or, A Statistical Blip?
Doug Mataconis · 12 CommentsA new poll shows Santorum surging ahead of Mitt Romney nationally
Reviving American Manufacturing
Contrary to myth, the USA is still a major manufacturing power. But the factory has changed radically.
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White House’s Revised Contraceptive Proposal Unlikely To Satisfy Critics
The Obama Administration’s proposed solution to the impasse over contraceptives is unlikely to end the debate.
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Pepsi Cuts 8700 Jobs Despite Rising Profits
Pepsi’s profits and revenues are up. Naturally, it’s time to fire 3 percent of its global workforce.
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Low Turnout A Sign Of Burnout?
Are the American people tuning out of politics altogether?
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OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Mongo Like Ghandi Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
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Don’t Know Much About The French I Took
Most people forget most of what they learn in school. Should we call the whole thing off?
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Getting The State Out of The Marriage Business
Should we just hand “marriage” over to churches and have civil unions for everyone else?
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A Classically Conservative Argument on Same-Sex Marriage
Maggie Gallagher’s anti-gay marriage argument is an example of pure conservative thinking.
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A Path To A Brokered Convention?
One analyst sees a way that the current GOP race could indeed lead to a brokered convention.
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Mitt Romney, Now With More Human
Mitt Romney has apparently realized that people don’t like him much, so he’s working to come across as less robotic.
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The Return Of The Culture Wars
Are culture war issues about to make a comeback in the 2012 campaign?
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Santorum Wins Three Races Nobody Pays Attention To
Rick Santorum swept three states that are off the media radar screen. Will it revive his campaign?
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Not Surprisingly, Payroll Tax Cut Extension Talks Not Going Anywhere
Yep, more gridlock.
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Romney: Condorcet Winner?
Romney polls the winner in any head-to-head matchup within the GOP candidiate pool.
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Florida Bill Would Ban Food Stamps For ‘Unhealthy’ Food
Once again, a government entity thinks the average person is too dumb to take care of themselves.
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Federal Appeals Court Holds California Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
A victory for proponents of same-sex marriage today in the Ninth Circuit.
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Booze and Social Status
Scotch consumption is a leading economic indicator.
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Unsurprisingly, Obama Re-Elect Will Accept SuperPAC Aid
The Obama Campaign is being criticized for agreeing to play the SuperPAC game like everyone else does.
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Speaking of “Coming Apart”
If one has views that one will not change even in the face of the best case scenario for new data against those views, then one cannot claim to be an analyst.
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A Parade For Iraq War Vets?
As they did four years, ago the New York Giants will get a parade in New York City today. Some are wondering when Iraq War vets will get theirs.
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OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Blinded By The Light Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
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Clint Eastwood Chrysler Super Bowl Ad Becomes Political Football
Was Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler ad a political message, or just a well done commercial?
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Obama, Contraceptives, And The Catholic Vote
Will the Obama Administration’s decision on contraceptive coverage by the Catholic Church have an impact in November?
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