In a speech to the House of Commons in 1941, Sir Winston Churchill declared, "Nothing is more dangerous in wartime than to live in the temperamental atmosphere of a Gallup poll, always feeling one’s pulse and taking one’s temperature."
12:00 AM 05/20/2010
Even though Tuesday’s slate of elections featured far more primaries than actual Republican-vs.-Democrat contests, you could be forgiven for having the impression that Republicans had a terrible night. Despite a variety of factors that made the special election in Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district not particularly useful as a bellwether, it was touted today as proof that Republicans will be unfortunate underachievers in the fall elections.
12:00 AM 02/25/2010
When young voters helped lift Barack Obama to the presidency in November 2008, pundits pointed to the “wave” of Millennials that showed up to the polls as proof of a permanent sea change in politics. It was the dawn of Generation O and, for Republicans, the beginning of a potentially long, unpleasant period of wandering in the woods.
