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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 4

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

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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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 3

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

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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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 2

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

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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The Defense of an Undecided Voter – Part 1

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

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 →

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Elephants and Donkeys in a Fox’s Clothing

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

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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Prediction #2: Two predictions, two misses

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

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 →

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Prediction #2 Update: I was probably wrong

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

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 →

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Hard Decision

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

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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Ohio, Virginia and Florida

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

According to the Washington Post’s electoral math, those are three of the biggest states to watch going into the general election: The electoral map reveals how perilous is President Obama’s grip on the White House. Let’s start, as RealClearPolitics does, with … Continue reading →

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Kerry and Romney

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

I’ve been saying this for some time now, and the Washington Post agrees: 2012 is going to look a lot like 2004. In both years, a supposedly “vulnerable” incumbent will run against a challenger that led going into the primaries, … Continue reading →

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