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Here's How Mitt Romney Will Lose
If New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow has his way, Mitt Romney will be No. 2 at the polls come Tuesday. In his latest piece, the journalist lays into the Republican candidate’s performance during the election by listing each of the former governor’s strengths and how they’ve now become weaknesses. 1) The economy continues…
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Poll: Black Young Men Skew Higher as Gay
While stereotypical gay codifiers remain white and male, a recent Gallup polls says the reality is otherwise. According to new research from Gallup and the Williams Institute at UCLA’s law school released on Thursday, more than 121,000 people were surveyed in “the largest single study of the distribution of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population…
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Mitt Romney's Big-Bird Blowback
On Wednesday, the star of PBS’ Sesame Street got a social-media boost no one expected after Mitt Romney dismissed the channel and Big Bird as frivolous. “I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it,” Romney said during Wednesday’s debate with President Obama. New York…
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What Can Romney Do?
Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is in trouble, and according to New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow, the responsibility lies squarely between Republican politics and Romney himself. Following the now infamous 47 percent video, on which Romney describes most Americans as loafs who refuse to care for themselves, President Barack Obama is leading in many…
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The Obama Advantage Over Romney
Thanks to his recent flub regarding Obama’s reaction to the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and the Middle East protests against America following release of the controversial trailer of The Innocence of Muslims, Mitt Romney has seen a slide in the polls. According to New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow, this drop…
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The Social Media Prowess of President Obama
In this day and age, it’s not enough to be a well-liked presidential candidate. No, to be elected in 2012, a politician must boast retweeted messages on Twitter and shared posts on Facebook, asserts New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow. According to a Pew Research Center study, President Obama is exhibiting an edge over…
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If Everyone Is Lying, Does the Truth Matter?
Some of the speeches delivered at the 2012 Republican National Convention were full of inconsistencies, but that’s not what’s worrying New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow. Instead it’s the fact that Republican candidates like Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan felt comfortable spouting untruths, and the American public just seemed to be used to it. But…
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Where American Education Lines Up Against China
It’s no secret that America’s educational systems could use some help. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow charges that the country is in dire straits. Lining up statistics from a recent report, Blow details how students in the United States have little chance of besting their competitors — specifically, students in China. This week,…
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Bad Money Doesn't Spend Right
From questionable voter-ID laws to confusing finances, Charles M. Blow writes in the New York Times, the waters are just right for Romney to make his way into the White House in November. Of course, if voters began to pay more attention to the numerous losses they are suffering on a daily basis, perhaps that…
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Chavis Carter's Death 'Defies Logic'
Charles M. Blow, columnist for the New York Times, is as baffled as many people who’ve heard the story of how Chavis Carter met his end, according to Arkansas police. In a report, officers say the young man shot himself with a hidden gun despite having been searched, handcuffed and seated alone in the back…
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