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Category Archives: Election 2012
March 22, 2013
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Australian Labor Party’s Rumble Down Under
In an effort to forestall an upcoming election defeat, an Australian government minister called for an internal election to oust Prime Minister Julia Gillard from power. The coup failed, but the party is still grappling with the political fallout. Kevin … Continue reading
March 4, 2013
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How to Revive the GOP
Attempts to remake the GOP in the wake of 2012 have thus far been discouraging. Most recently, CPAC, a conservative confab attended by some of the biggest names in the GOP, made headlines for snubbing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie … Continue reading
December 5, 2012
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GOP: Not Dead Yet
After almost every election, you hear that the winning party is on the verge of consolidating a long-term domination of the system. This is particularly true following the reelection of a sitting president. After Bush’s victory in 2004 many on the … Continue reading
November 30, 2012
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Small Business Owners Lose Confidence After Election
According to a Gallup poll, American small-business owners became extremely pessimistic about their future prospects following the presidential election. After hitting a nadir in mid-2010, optimism had been growing steadily over the past two years. But in the last month, … Continue reading
November 26, 2012
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Fracking Showdown Approaches in Colorado
In Longmont, Colorado, voters approved a measure to ban fracking, placing their town at the forefront of heated legal and political battles over the practice. In an interesting parallel to the recent marijuana legalization measures, the ban has set the stage for a confrontation … Continue reading
November 13, 2012
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Citizens United Not End of the World
The results are in from the 2012 presidential election and the winner is… not money. We’ve certainly heard ample warnings, especially from Democrats, about the all-powerful torrent of money that was going to buy the 2012 elections as a result … Continue reading
November 12, 2012
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If at First You Don’t Secede…
When Obama was first elected, our national press breathlessly likened him to Abraham Lincoln. Thankfully, the Lincoln comparisons have disappeared, but a strange new similarity between the two presidencies has emerged. In the wake of Obama’s reelection, some pathetic loons … Continue reading
November 8, 2012
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U.S., Chinese Leadership Changes: A Study in Contrasts
Because of an unlikely alignment of the Chinese and American political calendars, both countries are going through leadership changes in the space of a few weeks. But the two transitions look wildly different. Consider the tight restrictions on life in … Continue reading
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Unions Lose Big in Michigan
Blue governance scored a victory on Tuesday in California, where voters came out in support of a large tax hike, but in Michigan, unions suffered a big defeat. Proposal Two, which would have written the right for collective bargaining by … Continue reading
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Democrats Win Supermajority in California
California, once a staunch Republican state, flipped to the Democrats in 1992 largely due to demographic changes. Twenty years later, Democrats have won two-thirds majorities in both houses of the state legislature: Liberal Democrats in California were already talking about … Continue reading
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Californians Back Higher Taxes
Over the next few days, Via Meadia will be keeping track of the most significant ballot initiatives that passed or were defeated on Tuesday. One of the biggest was in California, where voters endorsed, by a margin of 54-46 percent, a $6 billion … Continue reading
November 7, 2012
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Michael Barone: Wrong, but Still Smart
Last week, Michael Barone, Washington Examiner’s senior political columnist and a noted scholar of American politics, broke with the conventional wisdom, predicting a big win for Romney in the electoral college. Now that the smoke has cleared (although Florida has yet to be decided), … Continue reading
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Good News: Racism Declining in America
Even those who voted for Romney can take heart in one aspect of the 2012 campaign: racism continues its historic retreat in the United States. In the heat of the campaign, voices were heard saying that a defeat for Obama … Continue reading
November 6, 2012
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Election Day: Which Polls to Believe?
We’re approaching the moment of truth for election analysts. Twenty-four hours from now, some will have egg on their face and others will look like geniuses, but the world will swiftly move on. Via Meadia isn’t overly concerned with horse-race coverage, particularly when the … Continue reading
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For Unbiased Election Analysis, Der Spiegel Turns to Madeleine Albright
The past few weeks have given American news junkies more election analysis than anyone could possibly ask for. But Americans aren’t the only ones following the election, and the foreign press is filled with analyses and prognostications of its own. … Continue reading
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