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March 8, 2010

The Real Generation Gap

Generation doesn't matter. There's a tendency to overdo the generalizations, minimize national culture and ignore individual differences. The 1960s' stereotype of most baby boomers -- to take an obvious example -- as pot-smoking, sex-obsessed, authority-challenging, anti-capitalist libertines was overdrawn. But for today's young, generational placement may matter a lot in one area: the economy.

March 3, 2010
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Takeaways From the Rick Perry Texas Primary Win

Nate Silver: "Anti-Washington trumps anti-incumbent"

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March 2, 2010

Dems' Doom in 2010

With the governorships evenly divided and almost all of the state legislatures, the party that loses the decadal election stands to lose control over congressional reapportionment. And, therefore, to lose control of the House of Representatives for a decade.

March 1, 2010

The 1982 Election and Pundit Fallibility

Washington is thick with dire predictions for Democrats in the midterm elections and pundits obsessively speculating whether Barack Obama ruined his presidency by trying to solve problems in his first year in office right now, so it was interesting to come across this old David Broder column assessing Ronald Reagan's presidency after the 1982 election, in which House Democrats gained 27 seats.

February 18, 2010
February 4, 2010
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Is This the Worst Campaign Ad Ever Made?

Sheeps, wolves, "FCINOs," and men dresses as wolves pretending to be sheep

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February 3, 2010
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Fight for Obama's Senate Seat Gets Ugly Fast

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias comes under attack within moments of winning the primary

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February 2, 2010
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The Battle for Obama's Senate Seat

Today's Illinois primary begins a surprisingly close fight

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