Talked Immigration, Arizona and "Anchor Babies" on Fox Today
Given the news that the Department of Justice has filed its suit against the new Arizona immigration laws, it was an interesting day to go on Fox News to talk about immigration. You can watch my...
View ArticleTaking Meg Whitman Seriously
The highly regarded Field Poll has a new poll out this morning which takes an indepth look at the California Governor's race. It is a must read for any student of politics, particularly the...
View ArticleThe Evolving Politics of SB1070, Arizona and Immigration Reform
In the last few days I've done a slew of interviews with reporters discussing the politics of SB1070 and the decision by the Department of Justice to declare the law unconstiutional. The national GOP...
View ArticleQuoting Simon on Jeb Bush and Meg Whitman
What will the Republicans have to do in order to win in 2012? Simon has pointed out a few times that with the right presidential ticket, the Republicans could be unexpectedly competitive in the Latino...
View Article140 Years After Its Adoption, the Reactionary Right Turns on the 14th Amendment
If you had asked me in 2008 whether I thought it possible that there would be a sustained, orchestrated effort in the first two years of the first term of the first African-American President to...
View ArticleThe Big Lie at the Core of the GOP's Economic Argument
This essay is cross-posted at the Huffington Post.The foundation of the Republicans'"return to power" argument is a promise to reduce the federal budget deficit and rein in government spending. But in...
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Poll Watch - Hope for the Dems?
Both the Real Clear Politics Congressional Generic average and the new Gallup track show similar national trend lines - Dems gaining ground, GOP dropping. Similarly, the Gallup track has Obama's...
View ArticleUrgent Need to Bridge Today's Generation Gap
This Post Originally Appeared in the National Journal In 1964, Jack Weinberger, a leader of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement that kicked off a decade of student protests, famously proclaimed that his...
View ArticleA Millennial Era Approach to Preventing Gun Violence
President Obama’s comprehensive proposal for preventing gun violence in America is to be commended. The focus for policy makers shouldn’t be to try and sort out which of his ideas are politically...
View ArticleWatch for Millennial Oriented SOTU from President Obama
As demonstrated in the presidential exit polls and rehashed in countless articles and blogs since the election, Barack Obama’s decisive reelection victory over Mitt Romney was a triumph for a...
View ArticleTalked Immigration, Arizona and "Anchor Babies" on Fox Today
Given the news that the Department of Justice has filed its suit against the new Arizona immigration laws, it was an interesting day to go on Fox News to talk about immigration. You can watch my...
View ArticleTaking Meg Whitman Seriously
The highly regarded Field Poll has a new poll out this morning which takes an indepth look at the California Governor's race. It is a must read for any student of politics, particularly the...
View ArticleThe Evolving Politics of SB1070, Arizona and Immigration Reform
In the last few days I've done a slew of interviews with reporters discussing the politics of SB1070 and the decision by the Department of Justice to declare the law unconstiutional. The national GOP...
View ArticleQuoting Simon on Jeb Bush and Meg Whitman
What will the Republicans have to do in order to win in 2012? Simon has pointed out a few times that with the right presidential ticket, the Republicans could be unexpectedly competitive in the Latino...
View Article140 Years After Its Adoption, the Reactionary Right Turns on the 14th Amendment
If you had asked me in 2008 whether I thought it possible that there would be a sustained, orchestrated effort in the first two years of the first term of the first African-American President to...
View ArticleThe Big Lie at the Core of the GOP's Economic Argument
This essay is cross-posted at the Huffington Post.The foundation of the Republicans'"return to power" argument is a promise to reduce the federal budget deficit and rein in government spending. But in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poll Watch - Hope for the Dems?
Both the Real Clear Politics Congressional Generic average and the new Gallup track show similar national trend lines - Dems gaining ground, GOP dropping. Similarly, the Gallup track has Obama's...
View ArticleUrgent Need to Bridge Today's Generation Gap
This Post Originally Appeared in the National Journal In 1964, Jack Weinberger, a leader of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement that kicked off a decade of student protests, famously proclaimed that his...
View ArticleA Millennial Era Approach to Preventing Gun Violence
President Obama’s comprehensive proposal for preventing gun violence in America is to be commended. The focus for policy makers shouldn’t be to try and sort out which of his ideas are politically...
View ArticleWatch for Millennial Oriented SOTU from President Obama
As demonstrated in the presidential exit polls and rehashed in countless articles and blogs since the election, Barack Obama’s decisive reelection victory over Mitt Romney was a triumph for a...
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