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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 4
My last two posts discussed my preference for President Obama’s on social matters and Governor Romney’s on economic. I expressed some doubt in both categories, primarily related to my skepticism about the President’s real role in those two roles. Today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2012, politics, POTUS, undecided voter
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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 3
I’m still undecided, though my absentee ballot needs to get sent sooner rather than later, so I should probably start to figure something out. In the mean time, I’ll keep breaking down the sources of my remaining doubts. As I … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2012, POTUS, Seer of seers, undecided voter
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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 2
This week has been busier than I thought (with law school and what-not), so I’m a bit behind, but as promised, I’m going to explain why I’m still undecided, as viewed through the lens of social, economic and foreign policy. … Continue reading
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Tagged DADT, Election 2012, politics, POTUS, President, undecided voter
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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 1
I’ve seen in several places the argument or assumption that an undecided voter is necessarily uninformed – that the differences between the two candidates are just so obvious that anyone remotely paying attention should already have figured out who they’re supporting. I take a little bit of … Continue reading
Sounds of Silence
I have been moving for the last week – that, combined with my complete and utter lack of desire meant that I caught only the barest snippets of the RNC on the radio. I heard some of Clint Eastwood’s speech, … Continue reading
Elephants and Donkeys in a Fox’s Clothing
Thinking Like a Fox, as a philosophy, is almost reflexively anti-partisan. That’s not to say that you won’t lean one way or another, but partisan politics tend to reek of hedgehog-ism. So I read this article “Are Independents Just Partisans … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2012, Partisanship, POTUS, The Fox Party, Thinking Like a Fox
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Prediction #2: Two predictions, two misses
Well, it’s Paul Ryan. Clearly my Bob McDonnell and Rob Portman predictions were WILDLY inaccurate. I thought Romney would play it safe and go for an uncontroversial guy that could help him win a swing state or two – instead, … Continue reading
Prediction #2 Update: I was probably wrong
Last fall, I tried to predict the GOP Vice Presidential candidate – I guessed it would be Bob McDonnell. since then, two things have happened that have made that significantly less likely – VA is less likely to be a … Continue reading
Hard Decision
While I’m not a huge fan of Obama’s argument that Romney wouldn’t have made the call to go after Osama bin-Laden, I’m also not a huge fan of Romney’s argument that “Of course, even Jimmy Carter would have given that … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2012, military, Obama, Osama bin Laden, politics, POTUS, Romney
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What Do Springtime Polls Tell Us: Practically Nothing
From the 538 Blog: Since Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign, essentially endingthe Republican primary contest, the starting positions for the general election have taken shape. About 10 national polls have been released: President Obama leads Mitt Romney 47.7 percent to 43.7 percent, … Continue reading
