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New “fiscal cliff” compromise idea: Let’s raise taxes on the rich without raising their tax rates

Allahpundit — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:46:44 +0000

Nuance.

I don’t understand why either side would want to do this. Actually, wait, that’s not true: I kind of understand why Democrats would want to do it. If it happens, it’ll be a heavy bludgeon to use against Republicans in the next election cycle. One possible change would tax the entire salary earned by those [...]

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What can we really learn from the 2012 polls?

Karl — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:51:47 +0000

First 2016 Iowa poll: Hillary 58, Biden 17, Cuomo 6

Allahpundit — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:24:56 +0000

Here we go.

C’mon, I had to post it. According to Nate Silver, Hillary now has a 86.6392 percent chance at the nomination. (Kidding, kidding.) The PPP poll, which was shared exclusively with POLITICO, shows Clinton taking 58 percent of the Iowa vote in a hypothetical presidential run. Vice President Joe Biden trails far behind at 17 percent, [...]

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Open thread: The VP debate

Allahpundit — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:31:58 +0000

Showtime.

9 p.m. ET across the dial. It’s true that VP debates usually don’t matter, and Gallup has the data to prove it. It’s also true that the shellacking Romney gave to the Empty Chair in Denver has created an unusual and unpredictable late swing in momentum. What we’re looking at tonight, then, isn’t so much [...]

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Dem platform backs taxpayers subsidies for abortion through birth

Ed Morrissey — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:21:59 +0000

The farce is with us.

Democrats released their approved platform last night, a curious Labor Day exercise considering the results. With unemployment the chief concern of voters in this election, how often does the word “unemployment” appear in the DNC document? BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski counted, and found only three mentions;abortion got four. What other terms outplay the biggest issue in [...]

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Lieberman: This is not your father’s Democratic Party

Ed Morrissey — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:21:46 +0000

Lost opportunities.

And hasn’t been for some time, apparently. Senator Joe Lieberman had enough standing in his party to win the nomination for VP in 2000. By 2006, Lieberman had to run as an independent to keep his Senate seat, and while he still caucuses with the Democrats, the independent label fits better. Lieberman tells Howard Kurtz [...]

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Will sex-harassment scandal in NC “doom” Democrats in 2012?

Ed Morrissey — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:46:27 +0000

Not as much as their logo.

The Democratic Party chose Charlotte, North Carolina to host its convention thanks to its new status as swing state, following Barack Obama’s narrow win there in 2008. By putting Obama on stage in Charlotte, they hope to recapture the magic in the Southern state and deny Republicans and Mitt Romney the chance to swing 15 [...]

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Dirty tricks in Iowa involving former Obama 2008 staffer?

Ed Morrissey — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:20:18 +0000

Links and strategies.

It’s difficult to know whether to tell this story in straight or reverse chronology, but either way, it raises eyebrows about the tactics that Iowa Democrats will deploy in 2012. Let’s take this in reverse. The story starts with an arrest yesterday in Des Moines of Zach Edwards, who works at Link Strategies as its [...]

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