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Will Akin and Ryan Save Elizabeth Warren?
Romney Needs to Build a Theme Rather Than Fight Specifics
Romney has always faced a fundamental challenge. He needs to win voters who have traditionally supported Democratic candidates, but his deficient conservative credentials have forced him to toe the party line on virtually every issue. Since he forfeited his ability to distinguish himself from the mainstream of an unpopular party, the Obama’s campaign has systematically highlighted Romney’s stances issue-by-issue, from the DREAM Act to Planned Parenthood, to tax cuts for the wealthy. READ MORE >>
Romney Passes Welfare-Queen Card To Scott Brown
90 Days Until the Election—And Obama Has the Advantage
Regional Inequality and ‘The New Geography of Jobs’
What explains the wide range of economic growth and prosperity across U.S. regions, and why is it so hard for struggling metro areas to reverse multi-decade trends? These are the questions that urban economist Enrico Moretti addresses in The New Geography of Jobs. In his vision, innovative workers and companies create prosperity that flows broadly, but these gains are mostly metropolitan in scale, meaning that geography substantially determines economic vitality. READ MORE >>
Romney Camp is Confident, But His Ads Say Otherwise
The Larger Question About Romney’s Taxes: Why?
So Goes Poland, So Goes America
After months defending traditionally red states like North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, and Ohio, Romney has finally decided to launch an offensive. Where? Poland: The predictably undefended flank of Obama’s route to 270 electoral votes. READ MORE >>
