In the wake Barack Obama’s resounding victory on a socially liberal line and the unprecedented success of gay marriage in the referenda in Maine and Maryland, we’re going to hear calls for the abandonment of social issues. As a Christian, I do not think ceaseless talk about . . . . Continue Reading »
A strange and sullen silence fell over half the population . . . Eye contact on the street became difficult. Analysis! Analysis? Yes, but the talking began, and the spirit . . . drifted . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is Romney’s achievement: He turned North Carolina and Indiana, the two states that Obama unexpectedly and narrowly carried in 2008. This election stands out in coming singularly close to reproducing the result of the previous election. BIG THOUGHTS HERE! Link fixed! . . . . Continue Reading »
Barack Obama ran and won a vigorous social issues campaign. He is now the first man elected president to have endorsed same-sex unions or have made contraception a major campaign theme. (He was already the only man elected president to have voted in favor of partial-birth abortion.) Obama blurred . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Pete was right again. Henry Olsen nailed it: Non-evangelical white blue collar voters in the MIDWEST and Latino voters were the difference. And those two groups are a big reason why the electorate identified as more Democratic than Republicans thought. The polls in general, as I thought, nailed . . . . Continue Reading »
Good: The Republicans now think they will carry VA, NC, and FL. BUT given how much of the Broward vote is out, they might be wrong on FL Bad: Michigan wasn’t even close, and that, of course, doesn’t bode well for the MIDWESTERN hopes in general. Straw grasping: The exit poll has Romney . . . . Continue Reading »
Romney had his flaws. A lot will be written about his flaws, flubs and tactical errors - some of it by me. But he is a decent guy who put together a well funded and technically competent campaign. The median voter likely believes that Romney is a competent executive. The . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The exit polls—which are obviously of very questionable accuracy—show all the battleground states to be battleground states. The bad news is that Romney could lose them all, the good is that he could conceivably win enough to squeak by. 2. The FL numbers are now officially troubling . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Last-minute deciders go for Obama. So much for the surge against the incumbent theory. 2. Obama got lots of Sandy credit. 3. Fox guys whining like they’ve lost. 4. Romney maybe in trouble in FL, although discouraging totals may come mostly from early voting. 5. PA and OH don’t look . . . . Continue Reading »
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