I think Chris Bowers has it (almost) exactly right: The solution to our problems, the only solution that actually addresses our problems rather than criticizes us for not doing well at tasks where we actually excel, is to increase the number of liberals in this country at a more rapid pace than the number of […]
Sorry for this, but I have to get preachy one last time today. The number of distraught calls, emails, and people visiting me today for consolation has taken me by surprise, I must admit. People, tens of millions of people (no they haven’t all emailed me yet), are crushed by this election result in a […]
Does Lawrence Kudlow just make stuff up or what? Read his latest on why the Evangelicals came out in large number for Bush yesterday: Who would have thought that lying exit polls, socially conservative Democrats, and Evangelical Christians would have dwarfed traditional issues like national security and economic prosperity on Election Day 2004…But in the […]
Numerous commenters (e.g. Matt Yglesias) have remarked on the lack of a significant increase in youth turnout. While turnout of the under-30 crowd increased somewhat, it was no different from the increase in turnout more generally. We won’t know for sure for a little while, but at this point is seems that the substantial efforts […]
Congratulations to the GOP for getting their vote out and winning what appears to be basically a clean election. Of course, now you have to govern with no excuses that we Democrats are obstructing whatever your agenda may be. The pundits last night were wondering about the future of the Democratic Party and why we […]
Over the coming days and weeks we’ll be hearing about lots and lots and lots of lessons (many of which will probably be contradictory) that each side should take from the election. Here’s my first stab at one: forget the middle and go for your base. In other words, Rove was right. If you take […]
Yes, it’s true, Republicans up and down the ticket won last night, across the country, by small but consistently significant margins. Nearly everywhere Republican turnout was about 1% better than either side expected, and Democratic turnout about 1% worse. That margin was enough to push numerous individual races as well as the presidency the Republicans’ […]
As I type, I’m drowning my sorrows in beer, so if this isn’t my most eloquent post, you’ll forgive me. And besides, you’ll have bigger things to worry about over the next four years than my typos and weak prose. In any case, my best read of today’s results is that Bush got a big […]
I voted earlier today after waiting through a fairly long line of what appeared to be enthusiastic Los Angeles neighbors. It was easy to pick which Presidential candidate to vote for as whether national security or economic issues received the higher weight for me, my view is that Kerry would be better than Bush on […]
Go Vote! And bring a friend. AB