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Gomez-Sanford Comparison on Obamacare Fails the Smell Test
June 28, 2013 · 9:53 AM EDT
You only need to look at the first paragraph of an “opinion” piece on Roll Call’s website to see that it wasn’t worthy of being posted on our website – or anyone’s. I’m not even going to include a link because I don’t want anyone to read it.
“What’s the biggest difference between the…
Twitter: Smart Strategy or Electronic Press Release?
June 27, 2013 · 3:37 PM EDT
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tried to turn up the heat on 28 Republican members by unleashing a targeted Twitter attack in their districts. But is Twitter an effective tool or just another way to generate free media attention?
Last week, the DCCC encouraged college students…
Is the Senate More Volatile Than the House in 2014?
June 26, 2013 · 11:16 AM EDT
Next year, voters will go to the polls to elect 435 House members and 35 United States senators, but it seems quite possible that there will be more net change in the Senate than in the House.
If this occurs, it would be worth noting, since it has happened only twice during midterm elections…
The War on Women vs. The War on Children
June 21, 2013 · 3:00 PM EDT
There isn’t an issue that more clearly defines the partisan disconnect in this country than abortion and abortion rights.
Hosts and guests on MSNBC are perpetually perplexed by Republicans, who pursue limits to legal abortion – mostly recently the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – even…
I Would Fly 5,000 Miles Just to Help You Get Elected
June 21, 2013 · 9:41 AM EDT
Rep. Edward J. Markey is getting widespread support from Massachusetts to Hawaii in his special-election bid for Senate in the Bay State. Wait, what? Hawaii?
Last weekend, freshman Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, took to the campaign trail along with a large collection of state, local and federal…
A Good Test of Exactly How Screwed Up Washington Is
June 20, 2013 · 11:09 PM EDT
Editor's Note: This column first appeared in Roll Call before Thursday's vote.
Once upon a time, on a very different planet and in a very different country, the farm bill was not among the more controversial things that Congress did.
Yes, previous farm bills have produced knock-down, drag-out…
It’s Never Too Early to Fight About Polling Methodology
June 20, 2013 · 9:12 AM EDT
Bickering over polls is a time-honored tradition in campaigns. But the latest exchange of surveys in Utah’s 4th District is not just an example of partisan pollsters getting very different results. It is also a reminder of the importance of polling methodology.
Earlier this month, the National…
Why We Never Moved the Massachusetts Senate Race to Toss-Up
June 19, 2013 · 9:36 AM EDT
Minutes after Gabriel Gomez was declared the winner of his party’s special primary on the evening of April 30, I tweeted that Gomez’s victory assured that the Massachusetts Senate special election would be “interesting.” And it has been.
But as the June 25 balloting approaches, it is clear the…