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RT @AdamSerwer: Is Obama toast? http://t.co/o1dHvz5 // quotes me, John Sides, and Doug Hibbs on the difficult position Obama is in
Is Obama Toast?
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan won re-election in a landslide, telling voters that it was "morning in America." Unfortunately for President Barack Obama, the American economy has been stuck at...
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Prediction: Failure of BO's centrist positioning to overcome bad economy will confound DC press in weeks/months to come. (1/2)
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Media likely to create character/personality narrative to "explain" his failure to benefit rather than simple story of bad economy (2/2)
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Listen to this man RT @mattyglesias: I agree with John Sides about everything: http://t.co/KcqJKikhttp://t.co/KcqJKik Pew: The debt ceiling debate has tarnished the image of both President Obama and Speaker Boehner – about a third say they have come to have a less favorable view of each leader in recent weeks, ...
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Obama = even $ or < at this pt MT @crampell JPMorgan: "fiscal policy will subtract ~1.5%-points from GDP growth in '12" http://t.co/OqmhRGBEconomics Web Note As you are no doubt aware, a deal appears imminent to resolve the debt ceiling impasse. Our Washington colleagues believes this will pass in the Senate and, with some arm-twisting by party leade...
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RT @kwcollins: Online diffusion of ideas is generally NOT the result of P2P influence: http://t.co/zcUce2E. Research by @5harad, @duncanjwatts, & @dggoldst
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RT @cdsamii: RD design w/ entrance scores. No gains from admission. RT @nberpubs: Elite Illusion at Boston & New York Schools http://bit.ly/qrwCaUThe Elite Illusion: Achievement Effects at Boston and New York Exam Schools Talented students compete fiercely for seats at Boston and New York exam schools. These schools are characterized by high levels of peer achievement and a demanding curriculum tailored to each d...
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RT @smotus: Paltry economic growth means that smaller stuff -- campaigns, personalities -- may matter in election 2012 http://t.co/kBBkh8D
Enik Rising: Election 2012: Time to sweat the small stuff
John Sides looks at recent economic growth numbers and polling trends and concludes that "Barack Obama is on the cusp of becoming the underdog in the 2012 election." He's right, although I'll of...
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RT @mattyglesias: Please watch @jeffspross's video of House GOP begging for a debt ceiling increase in 2003: http://t.co/dEQdICW
VIDEO: House GOP Urged Clean Debt Ceiling Hike As A Matter of Responsibility And Good Governance
Under the leadership of House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and House Majority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), the Republicans continue to precipitate a stalemate over the debt ceiling and a possible eco...
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This is how the House works in the contemporary era RT @politico: Boehner looks for a 'majority of the majority' http://t.co/s2K6S50
Boehner seeks 'majority of the majority' - Jake Sherman and Jonathan Allen
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) met Saturday with a group of two or three dozen moderates, who told him they want a debt-limit deal that attracts a broad swath of Republicans, not just Democ...
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Rauch-"sustainable bipartisanship" http://t.co/nSSgtKB MT @daveweigel Somebody find pundits who sd "divided govt will get big things done"
Jonathan Rauch: Wrong on divided government - Brendan Nyhan The Brookings Institution's Jonathan Rauch argues in favor of divided government, which he argues will force the parties toward the center (via Brad DeLong): The most important political change ...
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Wow, didn't know that establishment deficit hawks had endorsed using debt ceiling as leverage for a deal http://j.mp/nYm97j What buffoons
The Debt Ceiling Crisis And The Failure Of The Establishment | The New Republic
Megan McArdle writes about Wall Street's confidence that a debt ceiling deal will be reached: The basic problem here is that Wall Street has massively underestimated the loony determination of t...
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Big government! "the number of govt. jobs has fallen 2.2 percent" since 6/09. never happened in postwar recovery before http://bit.ly/mQK70P
Construction and Government Jobs Are No-Shows in Recovery WHY has the job picture been so bleak in the current recovery? A large part of the problem can be traced to unusual weakness in two categories: construction jobs and government jobs. Since the r...
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John Sides: Obama verging on underdog http://j.mp/r6U780 I agree; new GDP #s show economy worse than thought and no stimulus or QE3 in sightA Referendum or a Choice — The Monkey Cage The new economic numbers and the trend in presidential approval bring us to this point: Barack Obama is on the cusp of becoming the underdog in the 2012 election. The outcome of the debt ceiling...
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Hilarious - watch the trailer first: http://t.co/Jln9fYI RT @benfritz: "Battleship" trailer: The novelization: http://t.co/F7xiaPD
Battleship Trailer Official (HD)
http://bit.ly/clevvermovies - Click to Subscribe! http://Facebook.com/ClevverMov ies - Become a Fan! http://Twitter.com/ClevverMovi es - Follow Us! Battleship hits theaters on May 18th, 2012. Cast...
Novelization of the Trailer for the Movie Battleship
There's an old writing exercise for new writers that's all about copying great work. Before he became an established writer, Hunter S. Thompson would copy The Great Gatsby and A Farewell to Arms...
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.@smotus: "This is...how the modern Republican Party operates when Democrats control the White House: they invent crises" http://j.mp/oNjEKX
Enik Rising
Scene: Third presidential debate, October 2012. In the most recent tracking polls, Obama leads the Republican nominee by only two points. GOP nominee: "Mr. President, are you going to raise the ...
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RT @mjensley: B.S. never stops “Think the birther issue is dead? Think again. Orly Taitz is still on the case" http://t.co/cMdfYRJ
Lead birther Orly Taitz still on case, questioning Obama’s Social Security number
It seemed that President Obama's release of his full birth certificate a couple of months ago - and his brutal skewering of Donald Trump at the White House correspondents dinner in May - complet...
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Gelman's reactions to Groseclose book on media bias: http://j.mp/qDUYBj My '05 post on Groseclose/Milyo journal article: http://j.mp/h1ECC6Thoughts on Groseclose book on media bias — The Monkey Cage Respected political scientist Tim Groseclose just came out with a book, "Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind."
The problems with the Groseclose/Milyo study of media bias - Brendan Nyhan UCLA political scientist Tim Groseclose and Missouri economist Jeff Milyo have published a study (PDF) alleging liberal media bias that is receiving a lot of attention, including a link on Drudg...
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