Nov 7, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), General Advice, mic, 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 did not want to exult over their downfall." By now, most of you probably recognize this quote as the famous passage from Ulysses S....
Nov 6, 2012 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, 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 of our most prominent pundits, conservative Jesse Merkel and liberal Matthew Rozsa. As a twist, we also got them to agree a...
Nov 4, 2012 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Extremism, Liberalism, mic, 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 in the middle." This adage will be useful when following Tuesday's election returns in the Keystone State, although it's a little...
Oct 22, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, mic, 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 debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Monday evening: 1) The Big Points: - Both men came across as confident and well-informed...
Oct 22, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, mic, 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 away with a narrow edge of "victory" over his opponent by the end of tonight. It's just that it won't particularly matter this time...
Oct 16, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, mic, 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 debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Tuesday evening: 1) The Big Points: - Obama's performance was much, much stronger...
Oct 16, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, mic, 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 first debate, the proverbial bar has been set so low for him this time that any kind of reasonably energized showing will likely be...
Oct 15, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, 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 fact that the Massachusetts Senator was widely viewed as a "flip-flopper." Even after polls found that Bush was perceived as having...
Oct 12, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans
Oct 11, 2012 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2012), Media Issues, mic, 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 debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan on Thursday evening: 1) The Big Points - Biden's message in this debate can be summed up in...