Nov 7, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), General Advice, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (November 7, 2012) "When news of the surrender first reached our lines our men commenced firing a salute of a hundred guns in honor of the victory. I at once sent word, however, to have it stopped. The Confederates were now our prisoners, and we...
Nov 6, 2012 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Other Media, President Obama
Published: PolicyMic (November 6, 2012) Jesse Merkel, my "opponent" in offering a prediction for the 2012 election, wrote this piece about me after the fact. Editor's Note: In this special Election Day feature, PolicyMic is spotlighting the election predictions of two...
Nov 4, 2012 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Extremism, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (November 4, 2012) There are two quotes that best sum up Pennsylvania's role in American democracy today. One comes from legendary political consultant James Carville: "Pennsylvania is Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh in the west, and Alabama...
Oct 22, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (October 22, 2012) Editor's Note: This represents instant analysis of the presidential debate on Monday night. For the author's thoughts in the hour immediately before the debate began, see here. Here are my first impressions about the third...
Oct 22, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (October 22, 2012) Here is my prediction for the third Obama-Romney debate at 9 p.m. EST at Lynn University in Florida: I think it’s going to be a draw, plain and simple. This isn't to say that I don't think one of the two candidates will walk...
Oct 16, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (October 16, 2012) Editor's Note: This represents instant analysis of the presidential debate on Wednesday night. For the author's thoughts in the hour immediately before the debate began, see here. Here are my first impressions about the second...
Oct 16, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (October 16, 2012) Here is my prediction for the second Obama-Romney debate: I think it’s going to be a draw, which will ultimately work slightly to President Barack Obama’s advantage. Because the president was widely viewed as having lost the...
Oct 15, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (October 15, 2012) As he prepares for the second presidential debate, President Barack Obama can learn a valuable political lesson from an unlikely source: George W. Bush. When Bush defeated John Kerry in 2004, it was due in no small part to the...
Oct 12, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans, Salon.com
Published: PolicyMic (October 12, 2012) If you're supporting Barack Obama in this election, here are the hard political realities regarding how the final two presidential debates will impact his chances of victory: The Bad News: Because he is widely perceived as...
Oct 11, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans, Vice President Biden
Published: PolicyMic (October 11, 2012) Editor's Note: This represents instant analysis of the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night. For the author's thoughts in the hour immediately before the debate began, see here. Here are my first impressions about the...