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Turnout low in Erie County primary
May 22–Voters didn’t turn out strongly in Tuesday’s municipal primary — despite good weather and good races. The voter turnout in Erie County was 26.4 percent. It followed a fam Continue Reading
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We Were Right (So Says the Census): Hidden Swing Voters Tipped the Scales in 2012
Last July, we released a report, “The Hidden Swing Voters,” predicting that the African American vote would tip the scales in the 2012 election of Barack Obama, especially in several key swing states — just as it had been a decis Continue Reading
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Medicaid opposition underscores states’ health-care disparities
WASHINGTON _ Republican opposition in many states to expanding Medicaid next year under the national health-care law _ opposition that could leave millions of the nation’s poorest residents without insurance coverage _ Continue Reading
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McDonnell’s approval dips, but voters shrug at gifts
May 16–RICHMOND — Although Gov. Bob McDonnell’s job approval numbers have declined to their lowest point in two years, according to a poll, his reputation doesn’t seem seriously damaged by questions sw Continue Reading
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FiveThirtyEight: I.R.S. Targeting of Conservative Groups Could Resonate in 2014
My rule of thumb is that a vast majority of alleged political scandals will have less electoral impact than the conventional wisdom initially holds. There are two main reasons for this. First, voters weigh major issues like economic perfor Continue Reading
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Obama walking a familiar path on IRS allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Barack Obama quickly added his voice to the bipartisan outcry over the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, it’s hardly the Continue Reading
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House conservatives bash reform
A group of six House conservatives loudly bashed the Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration bill on Tuesday, contending that enacting it would mean Republicans never won another national election. “There is another viewpoint here Continue Reading