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Schlafly's Straight Talk About GOP's Voter Suppression Sends Ostrich Pundits into Denial 27 Aug 2013 | 03:51 pm
Maddowblog's Steve Benen has unearthed a quote from the right-wing Eagle Forum's Phyllis Schlafly, which proves more than a little embarrassing for Republicans, who have been parroting the "voter supp...
Political Strategy Notes 26 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
In "Rasmussen Reports Loses Scott Rasmussen, But the Inaccurate Polls Will Remain" TNR's Nate Cohn provides a sendoff many poll watchers will appreciate: "...His polls were biased toward Republican ca...
This has got to be the wildly biased - and flat-out over-the-top silliest - opinion poll ever conducted. It belongs in every textbook as a classic exa... 25 Aug 2013 | 04:20 pm
I've not generally been a big fan of Jennifer Rubin, to put it mildly, but as the GOP crazy train has lunged further and further off the tracks her columns have started to criticize some of the most e...
Political Strategy Notes 22 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
Democrat McAuliffe is up 6 over Cucinelli in race for VA Governor, according to Quinnipiac University poll, report Laura Vozzella and Scott Clement at WaPo. "Among likely voters surveyed by Quinnipiac...
How to Nurture a Culture of Unionism in the South 21 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
Douglas Williams and Cato Uticensis have an interesting post. "Creating a culture of unionism in the South," which merits some thoughtful scrutiny from Democrats, as well as the labor movement. As the...
Dems Counter-Attack to Protect Voting Rights in the States 20 Aug 2013 | 05:21 pm
From Reid Wilson's WaPo Govbeat post, "Democrats push back on voting rights": Last week, operatives tied to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee launched what they call a 50-state initiative...
Kilgore: RNC's Juvenile Threat May Lead to 'Closed Loop' Discourse 19 Aug 2013 | 04:05 pm
The following article by TDS managing editor Ed Kilgore, is cross-posted from The Washington Monthly: So the RNC has unanimously approved the rather juvenile resolution "punishing" NBC and CNN for pl...
Jim Messina, Who Just Took a Job Advising Britain's Conservative Party, Should Immediately Resign as Head of OFA - Or Be Unceremoniously Fired. Here's... 17 Aug 2013 | 12:38 am
Harold Meyerson in The Washington Post: Messina isn't just a consultant; he is also the chairman of Organizing for Action, which describes itself on its Web site as an "organization established to su...
GOP's Eve of Destruction 16 Aug 2013 | 09:07 pm
Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei have a Politico post up that is so discouraging for the GOP that it has been titled 'Eve of Destruction." The entire post is a pretty devastating read for Republican office...
Edsall: How Immigration Division in GOP Helps Dems 16 Aug 2013 | 04:01 pm
From Thomas B. Edsall's NYT Opinionator post, "Marco Rubio's Un-American Dream": The dilemma of the Republican Party as it struggles to pick its way through the immigration minefield and build Hispan...
