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...that John McCain and Sarah Palin have counted on this racial motivation to help them overcome the consequences of their poorly run campaign. But we must now factor in an even more potent quotient: the Obama effect - that quality whereby the more you get to know a politician, the more you like and trust him or her. Across the board, Obama's ratings have steadily increased with key groups that had been cool toward him before. Likewise, regarding key questions - like, Whom do you trust to improve the economy, be Commander in Chief, handle taxes or handle the housing crisis...
Palin hit back in her signature style. "Jerks," she said of her veiled foes. It was in keeping with the particular brand of brass that makes her, rawness aside, a plausible--perhaps formidable--future candidate. If any politician can survive the spectacle of sorting through her family's suitcases to determine which duds are legally hers (the rest are being returned to the GOP; imagine the bewildered staffer opening that package), it's Sarah...
...Leaders We Deserve Challenging times require leaders who are bright enough to think creatively [Oct. 27]. I completely agree with Michael Kinsley that America needs a smart President for the tough years ahead. But voters in many Western democracies, Ireland included, have a tendency to shy away from politicians who are far more intelligent than themselves. Adlai Stevenson was one of the best examples of this. As for any politician completely understanding the global financial mess, well, sadly Einstein is not on any ballot. Robert Liffey, DUBLIN...
...Texan.”If Andrea is blithely Machiavellian about Harvard politics, it’s because she knows what it’s for, she said. The campus political games are just training. Her plan is to go back to her home state and become the kind of politician who can do something about New Mexico’s high rates of domestic violence, its education system, and the power hierarchies dividing Anglos, Latinos and Native Americans. Basically, she wants to be Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico and the first Hispanic candidate for the democratic nomination...
...first DPP politician to be elected president, Chen has become a symbol of the Taiwanese independence movement. During his eight years in office, he heightened Taiwanese pride on the island that had been ruled by non-indigenous regimes for centuries. Chen, in turn, was seen as a troublemaker by China because of his advocacy for Taiwan independence. China claims Taiwan, an island off mainland China, as its own, though Taiwan has ruled itself for 60 years...