Of Catholics, Cherokees, and JP Morgan Chase
MassInc Polling Group released the results of a statewide poll of registered voters last week and some of the internals are telling. MassInc and actually polled a religious variable, the first time in...
View ArticleCandidates Should Debate the American Dream
My latest piece for CommonWealth Magazine online is “Debating the American Dream.” The American Dream consists of two core beliefs: that hard work will be rewarded, and that our children’s prospects...
View ArticleDems on Warren: “The Sky is Falling!” (The Sequel)
A WBUR blog post titled What’s Wrong with the Warren Campaign by Democratic media consultant Dan Payne suggests that some in the party establishment are again eyeing the lifeboats. It’s not my job to...
View ArticleDemocratic Insiders are Panicking!
The media narrative that features nervous Democratic pols, activists, and consultants wringing their hands about Elizabeth Warren’s supposed campaign inadequacies has another entry. Dan Payne, a...
View ArticleWBUR poll and the Massachusetts Senate race
Professor Ubertaccio commented in this WBUR piece on their latest polling numbers in the Senate race.
View ArticlePolitical Media: Reader Beware
We can learn a lot about politics from news stories and commentary but we can also be misled at times by poor framing and illogical arguments. There are a couple of good examples from recent pieces on...
View ArticleCandidates, the Public, and Magic Thinking
Parents love those early years when the children engage in so much magical thinking. We can continue that enjoyment throughout our lives by listening to candidates’ proposals to reduce the federal...
View ArticleYour Next Senator Will Be . . .
Your next senator will surely be (your guess here) and that will set things up for (who knows?) to be your next governor. There is a lot of speculation about how the next two years of politics will...
View ArticleClash over the People’s Pledge
Professor U comments on the clash over the People’s Pledge in the Massachusetts Senate race.
View ArticleRebuttal to WBUR’s John Sivolella: Americans actually do know who to blame.
John Sivolella is a contributor at WBUR.org who argues in his latest column that those assuming that the blame for the shutdown will be born entirely by the Republicans should “think again.” I’m afraid...
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