Under heaven nothing is more soft and yielding than water. Yet for attacking the solid and strong, nothing is better; It has no equal. The weak can overcome the strong; The supple can overcome the stiff. Under heaven everyone knows … [Read more...]
Was South Carolina a Rejection of “Divide and Conquer”?
Either way, it's clear that we are in for a long campaign to the convention. Edwards kept his head above 15% and got delegates, which will make him a player at the convention. I expect that Edwards will continue to poll around that level … [Read more...]
What is populism?
This wide-ranging discussion tossed around the P word freely, with some interesting comments but no agreement (though nobody seems to like Bob Shrum.)Populism is like democracy was 150 years ago. It's scary, embarrassing, has bad breath, … [Read more...]
How POTUS Candidates should handle the Marriage Q
Angie Paccione ran against Republican incumbent [and author of the discriminatory federal marriage amendment] Marilyn Musgrave (CO) in the Nov. 2006 congressional elections. Angie lost by 3 points. Given her very firm … [Read more...]
Robo-calls from Healy campaign
Today I received a robocall from the Healy campaign or some group supporting her regarding Deval's alleged stance on education. Here's the a transcript:Deval Patrick opposes charter schools, merit pay for teachers, and keeping MCAS as … [Read more...]