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Tag Archives: Mitt Romney
Release the Polls
Has there ever been a more data-driven general election than the 2012 cycle? After the Obama campaign’s stunning win, story after story have emerged of its number-crunching ground game and an organization driven by the kind of nuanced, granular, what’s-in-your driveway statistics once reserved for Fortune … Continue reading →
The Subjective Political
While virtually everything to be said about the recent presidential election has been said, it may help rein in the unseemly round of Democratic schadenfreude to suggest it wasn’t too long ago they were in the same position as the … Continue reading →
Posted in Politics and Political Theory
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Tagged 2004 elections, 2012 elections, Barack Obama, current-events, economy, George W. Bush, Iraq, John Kerry, Mitt Romney, nature of politics, opposition party, politics, repressive regimes, republican supporters, schadenfreude, totalitarian regimes, war, western political philosophy
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Winning the Long Game – Public Diplomacy, Public Opinion and the U.S. Elections
Tuesday’s reelection of Barack Obama confirmed few people’s confidence in American democracy – least of which was the utter failure of $3 billion in “outsider” Super PAC money to effect the overall makeup of the federal government. But the election … Continue reading →
Posted in Politics and Political Theory, Public Diplomacy
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Tagged Barack Obama, elections, german marshall fund, international public opinion, Mitt Romney, Pentagon, politics, polling, presidential approval ratings, Public Diplomacy, strategic communications, survey, U.S. Defense Department, U.S. State Department
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How to understand “Swiftboating”
A new thread coursing through the U.S. presidential campaign has been an attack on President Obama’s alleged disclosures regarding the raid last year that killed Osama bin Laden. A 501(c)(4) political action committee called the Special Operations OPSEC [Operational Security] … Continue reading →
Posted in Afghanistan, Politics and Political Theory
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Tagged Afghanistan, army delta force, Barack Obama, Karl Rove, libya, Mitt Romney, nature of politics, Osama bin Laden, pete souza, political tactics, politics, SEAL Team Six, sen john kerry, Senator John Kerry, Special Operations Forces, Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund, swift boat veterans, swift boat veterans for truth, swiftboating, western political philosophy
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The Physicality of Politics
Watching President Obama sweating out on campaign stops across Ohio last week, where temperatures hit the 90s, is a welcome reminder that politics is above all a physical endurance contest. It’s a hot early summer, we haven’t had the party … Continue reading →
Art and the Pander
National Public Radio’s All Things Considered ran a story last week on “How to Pander: A Guide for the Candidates”. Considering how few Republican candidates are left, and that the general campaign hasn’t really begun, I found this an odd … Continue reading →
