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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Analyzing Swing States: Pennsylvania, Conclusions
This is the last part of a series of posts analyzing the swing state Pennsylvania. The previous parts can be found starting here. Conclusions For many decades, Pennsylvania constituted model of Democratic strength based upon working-class votes. Today that is … Continue reading
Posted in Pennsylvania
Tagged blue, Democratic, elections, Pennsylvania, Politics, red, Republican, swing state
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Analyzing Swing States: Pennsylvania, Part 5
This is the fifth part of an analysis of the swing state Pennsylvania. It focuses on the traditionally Republican region between the Democratic strongholds in the southeast and southwest. The last part can be found here. Pennsyltucky Outside the Pittsburgh … Continue reading
Posted in Pennsylvania
Tagged blue, Democrat, elections, Pennsyltucky, Pennsylvania, Politics, red, Republican, Republican base, swing state
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Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
The New York Times recently posted a disturbing video on Pakistan. The report addresses the topic of anti-Americanism in the country, specifically with regards to its westernized, well-educated musicians: While Pakistani journalists, playwrights and even moderate Islamic clerics have boldly … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs
Tagged America, musicians, Pakistan, popular sentiment, Taliban
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The Worst Kinds of Racism
There’s a common myth out there that racism is something confined to the South, as if the only racists out there live in Mississippi. That is absolutely false. Racism is everywhere, in the most unexpected places. The worst types of … Continue reading
Electoral Polarization
In my previous post, I noted that almost all the counties President Barack Obama won have become more Democratic since 1992, while almost all the counties Senator John McCain won have become more Republican since 1992. In fact, comparing maps … Continue reading
Posted in Election Analysis
Tagged blue, California, Colorado, Democrats, elections, polarization, Politics, red, Republicans
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