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...Beinart refers to a poll indicating that many white voters who lack college degrees would not vote for Obama because he is too "globalized," too "multicultural," too "cosmopolitan." I have news for Beinart. Many of the emigrants from the U.S.S.R. who came to the U.S. in the '70s and '80s support John McCain. A lot of us have undergraduate or graduate degrees. There is a simple reason for our choice: we already lived in a socialist country and left it. The U.S. surely would move in that direction should Obama win. Mikhail Godkin, San Diego, California...
...what happens? Campaigns freak out at every rustle or stirring they hear coming from the eerie political forest. Each side is very quick to see a massive conspiracy behind every day's small kerfuffle. "Why is the poll dipping where we are now spending much more money on television ads? The other side must be making zillions of dirty phone calls under the radar. Quick, triple our nasty phone calls. And double up on the nasty!" This is the main reason campaigns go negative late in the game--when you see a demon lurking behind every shadow, it is only...
...truth is that in most elections, this clash of the monsters usually boils down to a pair of elderly women poll watchers--the one in the patterned sweater and sneakers is the Democrat, and the one with the rhinestone red-white-and-blue elephant pin and the sensible flats is the Republican--arguing over a few smudgy ballots in a couple of thousand precincts across America. Relax--our democracy will survive...
...head coach Steve Donahue agreed with his fellow Ivy League brethren.“I think it is best for the student-athletes,” Donahue said. “If the conference tournament is done right, I am all for it.”The league preseason poll was released the same day. Defending champion Cornell was a unanimous pick among all 16 voters to repeat as league champions. Harvard is projected to finish fourth in the league, behind Penn and Yale.Harvard will look to surpass these expectations with the help of a stellar senior class. Guard Drew...
Obama gained the most ground in North Carolina, where he now leads John McCain among likely voters by 51% to 47%, up 4 percentage points from earlier this month, when a similar poll showed the two tied at 49%. In Nevada, Obama expanded his lead to 51% to McCain's 46%, up 1 percentage point from September. Similarly, in the crucial swing state of Ohio, Obama leads the Arizona Senator by a 50% to 46% margin, an increase of 1 percentage point from his lead earlier this month. In Virginia, a state that increasingly looks to be solidly in Obama...