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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
the myth that conservative, white voters are the key constituency in national elections? This constituency is exactly as large as it is, and it is hardly a swing constituency.
Or...let me put it another way. Gore ignored rural, conservative white voters and focused on winning a higher percentage of Latino voters, esp. in Florida. And, depending on who you believe about the recount, this was in fact a winning strategy.
The idea that "NASCAR dads" or "Focus on the Family" voters somehow control the nation is a myth created entirely by the people who expect to win this constituency in the election. This is pure intellectual laziness on the part of pollsters like Mark Penn and Karl Rove. Demographic analysis by stereotype is not particularly impressive.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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