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Presidential Election 2008: The Remix
In a blog entry at the American Prospect, Jamelle Bouie writes that the super committee’s failure to reduce the deficit is good news for Democrats as the presidential election approaches. Liberals have long argued that President George W. Bush’s tax cuts should end. The recent impasse makes that a real possibility. The failure of the…
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Romney, Not All Flip-Flops Are Created Equal
In a blog entry at the American Prospect, Jamelle Bouie says that while Mitt Romney isn’t the first candidate to flip his ideological political positions, there is something to be said about the speed at which he does it. … As The Wall Street Journal details in this excellent piece, Romney ran for governor as…
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The Right Rallies Around Herman Cain
In his blog at the American Prospect, Jamelle Bouie says that he wondered early on Monday whether conservatives would continue to support GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain after claims of sexual harassment surfaced against him late Sunday. He found his answer after a cavalcade of defenders rose to Cain’s defense. At the end of my…
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How the Media Help the GOP Escape Blame
In the wake of the defeat of President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act, Jamelle Bouie blogs at the Nation that the media have obscured the barrage of congressional hurdles that his administration has been forced to navigate. Bouie cites different ways that the story could have been reported. There are two ways to describe the…
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The Christian Right Wants Anyone but Obama
Christian conservatives represented by attendees of this year’s Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., are determined to ensure that President Barack Obama has only one term in office, Jamelle Bouie blogs at the American Prospect. But they are still searching for a perfect “true conservative” candidate, he writes. Christian conservatives — at least, as represented…
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Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama?
Since Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the race nearly two months ago, the presidential campaign of the GOP’s presumptive front-runner has imploded, Jamelle Bouie writes in a blog entry at the American Prospect, and the Republican Party is scrambling to find a replacement. The obvious choice is Mitt Romney. It’s no exaggeration to say that…
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Will Obama Have Trouble With Latinos in 2012?
Jamelle Bouie, in a blog entry at the American Prospect, says that while Republicans are likely to embrace even harsher policies toward Latino immigrants if elected, some of President Obama’s policies have given Latinos good reason to be wary of his administration. Yesterday, at a meeting with journalists and bloggers at the Democratic National Committee…
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America to Obama: 'Stand Up for Yourself'
In a blog entry for the Nation, Jamelle Bouie argues that the public wants President Barack Obama to stand up for himself and his party, according to poll results. In addition to showing Texas Governor Rick Perry’s commanding lead over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in the Republican presidential primary, the…
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