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Passion of Obama Opponents Spells Doom for Dems
In using public opinion polls to predict electoral outcomes, it’s crucial to consider not only what people feel but how strongly, how passionately they feel it.
In that context, a new AP-GfK survey of 1,012 adults taken between March 20th and 24th delivers more than a warning for President Obama and his allies; it provides undeniable indications of sweeping...
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Two interviews, big contrasts: Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton
Two interviews this week with two potential GOP candidates for president in 2016.
Two very different reactions from Beltway media, and those differences tell us much about the GOP problems and opportunities ahead, especially when combined with the reaction to New York Times‘ columnist Thomas Friedman’s chat with former Secretary of State Hillary...
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Thank the Godless
In trying to explain two consecutive presidential defeats, some Republican commentators blame Christian evangelicals for the perceived decline in their political participation.
But 2012 exit polls showed 26% of all voters identifying as “White Evangelical/Born-Again Christians” – a significant increase from the 23 percent who described themselves that...
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In Jeb vs. Hillary, It’s Obvious Who’s the Fresh Face
Looking toward the next presidential race, many commentators groan at the prospect of a tiresome dynastic war between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Jeb Bush.
Conventional wisdom sees both candidates as too shopworn to inspire enthusiasm, but Jeb Bush is hardly as familiar a celebrity as Secretary Clinton. He’s never run a political race outside of...
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Why Small Is Better
In what may be the most important poll in recent memory, Gallup asked Americans in December what they considered “the biggest threat to the country in the future”: big government, big business, or big labor. Seventy-two percent selected “big government,” a record high in the nearly 50 years that Gallup has been asking the question. You won’t be...
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Judaism, Christianity, Environmentalism
As I have often noted, the most dynamic and influential religion of the past hundred years has not been Christianity, let alone Judaism, the two religions that created the Western world. Nor has it been Islam. It has been Leftism. Leftism has influenced the literary, academic, media, and, therefore, the political elite far more than […]
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Jewish Holiday of Purim: Quick Reversals and the Importance of This Moment
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I still haven’t put away my ridiculous red and yellow Jester costume from our synagogue Purim party. Purim is the Jewish holiday celebrating the events in the Book of Esther, an Alice-in-Wonderlandish tale where things really weren’t what they seemed (thus the custom of wearing costumes), as a seemingly secure future...
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In his new book, George Will recounts a century of suffering for Cubs fans
In George Will’s wonderful new book A Nice Little Place On The North Side: Wrigley Field At One Hundred, a “sometimes terrible truth” appears on page 156: “[Being] a sports fan is a physical condition as well as a psychological condition.”
Draw your own conclusions, but the obvious one is that Aristotle’s “happiest...
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Intensity of Obama Foes May Doom the Dems
In using public opinion polls to predict electoral outcomes it’s crucial to consider not only what people feel, but how passionately they feel it. That’s why some of the interior details of a new AP-GfK poll should terrify Democrats even more than its broad outlines.
The public not only disapproves of the president’s performance by a margin of 20 points,...
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Gay Marriage: Not a Done Deal
World Vision enjoys a well-deserved reputation as an effective, idealistic Christian relief organization but it recently suffered an embarrassing setback in handling the same-sex marriage issue.
Protests from donors around the world forced the Seattle-based charity to back-track on a short-lived, ill-considered decision to welcome gay, married employees—even...
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The Utopian Left and Its ‘War on Science’
Increasingly desperate Democrats, facing the prospect of a conservative tidal wave in November, depend on a few hackneyed lines of attack in their last ditch efforts to demonize resurgent Republicans. The libs love to characterize their rivals as woman-hating theocrats, greedy exploiters and, most outrageously, as ignorant extremists who reject the wage “war...
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Pope Francis Threatens Hell — Hooray!
Last week, Pope Francis warned Italy’s Mafia leaders that if they continue their evil ways, they will go to hell. Hooray for the pope. More power to him for threatening evil people with hell. I had begun to despair that in my lifetime I would hear such talk from mainstream Christian or Jewish leaders. For […]
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Will any 2016 Republican hopeful stand up for a strong defense?
If one or more of the would-be 2016 GOP nominees steps forward soon with a detailed plan on how to reshape and fund the Defense Department from 2017 through 2020, he or she will instantly achieve a significant advantage in the race for the Republican nomination.
There is simply no established voice for robust defense spending on behalf of a purpose-driven...
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When a Political Party Becomes a Death Cult
Last Tuesday’s Republican victory in the fiercely-fought special election in Florida’s 13th Congressional District produced more relief than jubilation as the GOP barely managed to secure a seat the party had controlled for more than four decades. To win the contest, newly-elected conservative David Jolly had to overcome both a well-known, lavishly-funded...
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Out of the Mainstream on Ukraine
The most serious threat for Rand Paul’s prospective presidential campaign doesn’t come from Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Paul Ryan or Ted Cruz. It actually comes from his own father—former Congressman Ron Paul.
In the midst of the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the three-time failed presidential candidate has enthusiastically...
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The Dems Wage “War on Science”
Democrats often try to demonize conservatives for their “war on science” but it’s the left—not the right—that consistently defies scientific evidence on gender and sexuality.
Liberals reliably ignore all studies showing men and women as fundamentally different, not just in musculature but also in brain structure. They illogically assume that...
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