First, let me admit I was wrong. Last week I predicted that incumbent Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell would defeat challenger TJ Donovan by five percentage points in the Democratic primary. Actually, Mr. Sorrell won by fewer than two points. I was right about Mr. Donovan winning the city of Burlington (home to both men) […]
Some people don’t like politics because it often seems so stupid and immature. Strike that – people don’t like politics because it often is stupid and immature. In the month since Barack Obama’s inauguration, we’ve been (mis)treated to some of the worst displays of puerile politics in recent memory, which might be amusing, if the […]
By floegel
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Posted in Commentary, Electoral Politics
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Also tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, gerrymandering, Jim Douglas, Mark Sanford, Rahm Emanuel, Rick Perry, Sarah Palin, Tim Kaine
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An unheralded winner in Thursday’s Iowa caucuses was Howard Dean, whose own presidential candidacy died in those snows four years ago. In 2005, Mr. Dean won the chair of the Democratic National Committee, much to the dismay of the Clinton clique and the Democratic Leadership Council. Mr. Dean portrayed himself – as a candidate and […]
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First, let me admit I was wrong. Last week I predicted that incumbent Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell would defeat challenger TJ Donovan by five percentage points in the Democratic primary. Actually, Mr. Sorrell won by fewer than two points. I was right about Mr. Donovan winning the city of Burlington (home to both men) […]