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...addiction to politics, according to freshman roommate Joshua M. Levisohn ’90. “He was a government geek of the highest order,” Levisohn said. “He loved everything about government and covered politics incessantly.” During the 1986 midterm election Davis knew about every congressional race and every candidate, Levisohn said. “Some people are obsessed by baseball, or statistics,” he said. “Artur was obsessed by politics.” At the Law School, Davis won the Best Oralist Award...
...playing out in a high-stakes game of poker, with each side betting it will come out looking smarter when the stimulus' results are discernible. Should California and Florida, two of the states hardest hit by the nation's housing collapse, show improvement by the time the 2010 midterm elections roll around, you can probably expect to see the GOP running more from the center. Moreover, governors like Perry, who faces a strong challenge from Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison next year for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, may look discredited. Should the stimulus fail, however, Perry - who reportedly had considered...
...there will be grousing that Obama hasn't pulled us out of the recession yet. By December, there will be complaints that his diplomacy hasn't achieved breakthroughs. The President's best-case scenario is similar to Reagan's: that the bad news will begin to dissipate by the midterm elections of 2010, limiting the Democratic losses, and disappear entirely by 2012. Reagan was lucky in that way. Obama is facing more difficult problems and might not be so lucky. But at least, for the moment, he is paying his public the great compliment of taking his job seriously, focusing...
Both Democratic and Republican strategists express hope and concern about a battle over immigration reform this year, which could yield legislation for the President to sign as soon as the summer. For Republicans, the concern is that a divisive battle could motivate Hispanic turnout for Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections. For Democrats, the concern is that independent voters, who are deeply concerned about high unemployment and a still sluggish economy, will see a major fight over citizenship for undocumented immigrants as an unwelcome distraction from other priorities. Democrats have already introduced an immigration bill in the House...
...transferring there next fall - 0% 6. After-party of choice? a) D-Hall Party...who says those are only for freshmen? - 34% b) Final Club... I’m already all boozy from beer, why not continue in the Delphic basement? - 34% c) Life Sci midterm is gonna keep me up all night - 22% 7. Favorite Part of the H-Y weekend: a) The faces of the Yale students after we demolish their football team for the second year straight - 43% b) Massive amounts of morning alcohol - 37% c) Watching the Class of ’60 alumni...