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We Need a Second Party
WATCHING the Republican Party struggling to agree on a presidential candidate, one wonders whether the G.O.P. shouldn’t just sit this election out — just give 2012 a pass.. -
The Myth of the American Political Intelligence Gap
Conservatives hate liberals, because they know that liberals think they're smarter than them. Liberals know that conservatives hate them and can't figure out why, because they don't hate conservatives in return. Conservatives believe that liberals hate them, because it's easier to feel despised than patronized. And so in addition to hating liberals, they think liberals are liars. . -
Rubio: GOP ‘too slow’ to condemn anti-immigrant talk
Sen. Marco Rubio got wide praise from the GOP presidential candidates at their latest debate and even hinted the Cuban-American lawmaker could make a fine vice presidential pick, but he steered clear of that today. Addressing the Hispanic Leadership Network's conference in Miami, Rubio instead focused on the overheated rhetoric that has dominated the immigration debate in Washington.. -
Colbert Leads Huntsman in S.C.
Jon Huntsman may be headed toward a second-place finish in New Hampshire Tuesday night, but he’s getting beat in South Carolina—by fake candidates. According to a new poll by Public Policy Polling, comedian Stephen Colbert is leading Huntsman among Carolina voters 5 percent to 4 percent. . -
Republicans face potential hard sell to women
After a poor showing among female voters in the 2008 presidential election, the Republican Party might again have a women problem.
Sexual misconduct accusations against Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich's treatment of his ex-wives, and harsh rhetoric during debates have raised concerns among some Republicans about the party's ability to attract women in next year's presidential race.. . -
Cheapest GOP Primary in Decade Defies Forecast
Even as experts predict that the 2012 presidential race will be the most expensive in U.S. history, a funny thing is happening on the way to the Republican nomination: It’s becoming one of the cheapest primaries in a more than a decade.
The top nine Republican candidates spent $53 million through September, compared with $132 million spent at the same time four years ago. The sum is even lower than totals reported during the same period in the 2004 and 2000 primaries -- when most candidates still were abiding by campaign spending limits in order to receive public matching money.More » -
How Democrats and Republicans use the media (very differently)
Democrats and Republicans not only vote differently and see the world differently, but they get their information and entertainment from very different places.
A new study on media consumption in the Midwest illustrates how this works in individual media markets like Milwaukee.
Heavy radio and Internet users here tend to skew Republican, while big television and newspaper users skew Democratic.
Viewers of Fox News, the Golf Channel, the History Channel, the Speed Channel, ESPN and Country Music Television lean Republican.
Viewers of MSNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Lifetime and Bravo lean Democratic.
“We know Wisconsin is polarized politically. We’re also polarized in how we pay attention to media,” says UW-Madison political scientist Ken Goldstein, who did the report for a research group he launched last year, the Midwest Foundation for Media Research..
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