“True conservative” – a descriptor not even Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson would ascribe to himself, yet the Cornell Republicans declared him as such, and the only one of such running for president in 2016, in a recent Facebook post. The endorsement comes a little over a week after the Cornell “Daily” Sun published a...
Tag: 2010 Elections
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Writing to Restore Clarity
On the day before midterm elections, Cornell’s main drag was host to Democratic candidates taking the podium and Cornell leftists taking it to the streets. Cornell’s ‘Get out the Vote’ rally on Monday was originally a byproduct of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s ‘Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear’ – a satellite gathering designed to...
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Incumbent Dems Distance Themselves from Obama
According to a September 12th New York Times article, with a critical midterm election cycle approaching, a number of Democratic candidates for national office are attempting to distance themselves from their party and its recent legislative actions. Rather than riding President Obama’s coattails, it seems Democrats are marketing themselves as the renegades (or mavericks, if...
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For The Record: Pelosi Says Democrats Will Keep the House
From the Sun: In a discussion with members of the press on Saturday morning, Pelosi predicted that, contrary to the expectations of some pundits, Democrats will maintain their majority in the House of Representatives after the November elections. “Let me declare: the Democrats will be in the majority” because Democrats are interested in “jobs, jobs,...
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2010 Midterms Draw Closer
Continuing in our series of posts on the 2010 Midterms, check out this article by Jay Cost on the unpredictability of the elections, plus the most recent RCP House Map:
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Monday Reading Madness #33
– An article on Cornell hockey standout Rebecca Johnston, who will be representing Canada at the Olympics. – Despite falling to 15th in the U.S. News rankings, Cornell finds itself in 8th place when it comes to…website popularity? – Cornell apps are up 5% this year. – Now, some serious opinion/commentary on Cornell sorority happenings....
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Monday Reading Madness #30
– The men’s ice hockey team recovered from two losses down in Florida with a commanding victory in New Hampshire. – WSJ discusses the last decade in terms of a loss of a sense of mission. – Kyle Smith argues that this will be the “final year of the Obama administration.” – Tyler Cowen has...
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More 2010 Speculation
Continuing our recent series of posts on the 2010 midterms (my initial post, and then a revised argument) here’s an article by William Schneider that points to the unlikelihood of a “1994 repeat” for the Republicans in 2010. Schneider argues that Obama’s approval ratings are higher than Clinton’s numbers before the 1994 midterms when Bill was...
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Success Not Guaranteed for Republicans in 2010
A shameless personal plug: I will now be contributing weekly opinion pieces to thedcwriteup.com In my most recent article, I argue that despite the fact that the tides are turning in the Republicans’ favor, a victory in the 2010 midterm elections is far from guaranteed. (Contrary to my argument in an earlier post, but in...
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Earthquake in 2010!
Peter Ferrara is predicting a Republican trouncing in the 2010 Congressional elections. It is a long article, but here is the gist of his argument: Next year would be a Republican year just because it is a midterm election with a Democrat in the White House. But because federal, state and local Democrats have been...