The Book to Read About 2010 Politics
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Steven E. Schier is the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College. His columns have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Washington Monthly, Brookings Review and other publications. Visit his Web site here .
Scott Rasmussen and Doug Schoen on how Tea Party anger has changed things More »
A political scientist on how the president misunderstands his abilities and his role More »
2010 will test the benefits of presidential campaigning More »
Results depend on turnout, which depends on party organization. So who has the advantage this fall? More »
A new Pew survey finds the average voter identifies more with the Republican Party than with the Democrats. But could the Dems' ideological diversity help them in the long run? More »
Why Congress should have moved more slowly on health care reform -- and Medicare, Social Security, and its other historical marquee items More »
Some of his constituent blocks are volatile, and Republicans are in a good place More »
The President's firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal was a smart move, but his future on Afghan policy is still littered with roadblocks More »
A recent batch of polls reveal that President Obama's job approval has remained steady over the last two months despite his presiding over the biggest environmental catastrophe in our nation's history. Why might that be?First, consider the evidence. Checking realclearpolitics.com's presidential job approval index of major polls, Obama's job approval on June 18 stood at 48.1 percent, virtually equal to his 47.9 percent rating on April 23, the day of the spill. His… More »
Obama's opponents have tended to compare him to Jimmy Carter, while his supporters compare him to Ronald Reagan. Each comparison is, in certain respects, apt. More »
Lawyers, professors, and MBAs think they know better than everyone else More »
Ideology trumps reality on the Internet More »
James Stimson's book "Tides of Consent" gives us a model More »
The president must understand his circumstances in order to persuade More »
Our fiscal trend is unsustainable, and it's time for serious debate. Paul Ryan's plan is a good place to start More »
They own the issue, and the 2010 elections will depend on how voters see health reform More »
