Tag Archives: Election 2012

The Both Sides Meme and the 2012 Election

Posted on December 11, 2012 at 8:23 am by Bob Cesca

Froomkin’s new article about false equivalences in the press is outstanding. The centerpiece: “If voters are going to be able to hold accountable political figures, they’ve got to know what’s going on,” Ornstein said. “And if the story that you’re … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Reason Why Romney Lost

Posted on December 7, 2012 at 12:49 pm by Bob Cesca

Romney’s chief campaign strategist Stuart Stevens is still acting like an idiot. Here he blames Hurricane Sandy for losing the election: “After the storm, I never had a good feeling. Not that the storm impacted things so much, per se, … Continue reading →

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Because ACORN!

Posted on December 5, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

You have to hand it to ACORN. Even though the organization dissolved several years ago, they’re still somehow managing to steal elections. 49% of GOP voters nationally say they think that ACORN stole the election for President Obama. We found … Continue reading →

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The Crazy Base Won’t Let the Republican Party Change

Posted on December 5, 2012 at 7:20 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column and the crazy results of a new PPP poll: In the wake of the election, there’s no doubt that the Republican Party leadership is capable of making some adjustments to re-brand itself. There are plenty of ways … Continue reading →

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Winning More Latinos Wouldn’t Have Helped Romney

Posted on December 4, 2012 at 1:37 pm by Bob Cesca

One of Romney’s former top staffers said the campaign shouldn’t have been as tough on immigration so as to pick up more Latino voters. It wouldn’t have helped. So far, Obama leads the popular vote by 3.6 points, 50.9 percent … Continue reading →

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The War on Christmas in the Daily Banter Mail Bag

Posted on November 30, 2012 at 7:24 am by Bob Cesca

This week’s questions for Chez, Ben and I: 1) Are you at all surprised that Republicans are finally admitting they tried to keep blacks and other minorities from voting in the presidential election and what do you think the admission … Continue reading →

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Stuart Stevens: We Carried The Day By Losing

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Here’s an impressively obtuse op-ed column from the chief strategist of Mitt Romney’s failed presidential campaign. Emphasis on failed. My favorite parts: When much of what passes for a political intelligentsia these days predicted that the selection of Rep. Paul … Continue reading →

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Lesson for Republicans: Don’t Screw with Jimmy Carter.

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 11:24 am by Bob Cesca

How did I miss this story? I had no idea that Jimmy Carter’s grandson was the person who discovered the video Mitt Romney’s 47-percent remarks and negotiated a deal to deliver the video to David Corn. Jimmy Carter’s grandson was … Continue reading →

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Super Stupid

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:28 am by Bob Cesca

A wackaloon state senator from Idaho doesn’t understand how the electoral college process works, and so she’s come up with a crazystupid idea for a Romney victory: states where Romney won the electoral vote should refuse to participate in the … Continue reading →

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The Federal Government Needs to Take Over Elections

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 7:25 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column is about an idea that Republicans will totally hate. This probably won’t go over very well in the southern states where the whiny, pouty threat of secession has been revived yet again, but the federal government needs … Continue reading →

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