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Bourgeois Dignity and Modern Prosperity
National Review Online - 22nd Nov 2010Prof. Deidre McCloskey, of the University of Illinois at Chicago, has distinguished herself in the economics profession for her breadth, and for her tendency to be something of a gadfly. Her deep readings in the humanities — her books addres…
Read more >>2012 bracketology
The Daily Caller - 22nd Nov 2010Matt Mackowiak is a Washington, DC and Austin, TX based political and communications professional and founder of Potomac Strategy Group, LLC, providing political consulting, public and media relations and crisis communications assistance to Campai…
Read more >>Young Voter Turnout Fell 60% from 2008 to 2010; Dems Won't Win in 2012 If the Trend Continues
The Beat - 15th Nov 2010Everyone knows that Young Voters were less enthused about the 2010 mid-term Elections than they were about the 2008 presidential election, when their Votes powered Barack Obama to a landslide victory and gave Democrats big boosts in congressional …
Read more >>Low youth turnout likely hurt Democrats in the midterms - Matt Negrin and Gabriel Beltrone
Politico - 15th Nov 2010The Absentee Ballots in populous Onondaga County, which includes the school, will be counted this week, and precinct data aren’t yet available. The county broke in Maffei’s favor on Election night by 8 points, a statistic his campaig…
Read more >>Low turnout by young voters a factor
Politico - 15th Nov 2010A decline in Voter Turnout on college campuses may have cost Democrats a handful of House seats on Election Day. In college towns from Durham, N.H., to Charlottesville, Va., and in University precincts as varied as Columbus, Ohio, and Syracuse,…
Read more >>Giannoulias dodges mayor question on Hardball
Clout St - 22nd Oct 2010Fresh off a televised campaign debate, Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was back in front of cameras today but this time his opponent in the U.S. Senate race, Republican Mark Kirk, was not by his side. Giannoulias, the states treasurer, appeared on MSNB…
Read more >>Daily Kos: GOP county clerk trying to violate students' right to vote
Daily Kos - 2nd Oct 2010To say I'm steamed would be an understatement. So I apologize if this diary is lacking in clarity or logic. This is something that just came up today, so I am not sure how it will play out. I have been involved in an effort to register Students o…
Read more >>Edgar says he'll vote for Brady
Daily Herald - 16th Sep 2010SPRINGFIELD - Despite recent criticism of Bill Brady's Budget plans, former Gov. Jim Edgar says he will vote for the Republican nominee for Governor come November. Edgar previously called Brady's across-the-board Budget cutting ideas "naive" and h…
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