Attention All Poll-a-holic Sourpusses: Being Down 6 Points Is a Nothingburger

By: streetwise (Diary)  |  October 14th at 05:30 AM  | 

First, the bad news. It is entirely possible that Barack Obama will be elected president of the United States (and there is a silver lining even in that). And now the good news. Obama’s advantage in the polls is relatively small and easily reversible given the general volatility of public opinion and the particular ambivalence of the public with respect to Obama personally. The polls | Read More »

Dear Red State- Congressional Race Anxiety Syndrome

By: streetwise (Diary)  |  July 17th at 03:40 PM  | 

Dear Red State is an advice column for the politically perplexed. We are inclusive, compassionate conservatives, so feel free to differ. After all, the questioner is getting what he/she paid for! Dear Red State: I am feeling very depressed about our Congressional prospects in 2008. Everyone says the GOP is inevitably going to have major losses. This will give Speaker Pelosi and her associates more | Read More »