... it gives to Brown is that he actually understands religion and religious language in a way that other Democratic politicians don't and can reassure voters who may have real (as distinct from ... 's one place where I wonder if Brown was taking the problem of far-right extremist politics seriously enough. But in the context, he was pointing to the civil-liberties concerns that concerned him and ...

... She is an embodiment of the quango state, at one remove from democratic control: her legitimacy, if any, derives not from herself but from those that appointed her. She inhabits the strange no-man's land that has appeared between the worlds of democratic politics and bureaucracy; her career demonstrates, if nothing else, just how far it is possible to go in modern politics without ...

... Christian right leaders. "What makes her different from other political leaders is that she sees politics as a vocation, as something you're called to do," says Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of ... Republican candidate in New York and come within a hair's breath of defeating the Democratic challenger. The same teabaggers who were directed to vote for Doug Hoffman are just looking ...

... , like it or not, is premised on nuance. Nuance makes bad politics, but good policy, so it’s not a value we should mortgage lightly. Modern conservatism, on the other ... of an unwinnable election, Republican messaging so abysmal as to acknowledge its unwinnability, and a gifted Democratic spin team. The last element has been missing lately, while the Republicans have, again, found their gifts ...

... dominant Democratic Party and the Republican Party are really one two-headed monster that dominates Amerikan electoral politics. The ... the United States! c/s Tags: Afghanistan, Amerika, being, democratic, humane, party, republican xg_quickadd_share_moreOptionsUrl = ' & ...

... quoted in today's Baltimore Sun: Nick Berry, the chairman of the city's Democratic Party said that Shropshire had "served the city well." "I just feel very ... ;s been very innovative on the environment, combating AIDS, unemployment. He has a sterling record in politics." Really? Shropshire is supposed to be a lawmaker. If you are going to

... to me is that he and Clarkson who, incidentally, were almost exactly the same age, were diametrically opposite in their politics about issues other than slavery. Clarkson, in the terms of the day, was very much a ... ! This is not about civil discourse. This is about propaganda. The Obama administration and the Democratic Congressional leadership have sold out health care reform for the tainted coin ...

... supposed to say something about the President? Did it say something about Reagan when Virginia voted for a Democratic Governor twice during his Presidency? No, I don’t think so. Did it say something about Clinton when Virginia ... wins in these Governor races which tend to have nothing to do with national politics, the Democrats actually won both of the congressional races (in New York & ...

... . The vampires of Wall Street reach above and beyond the trajectories of traditional politics, exercising an influence that has no national or civic allegiance, displaying an arrogance ... a brooding sense of hopelessness. Once again, what is unique about this type of zombie politics is not merely the anti-democratic notion that the market should be the guide for all human actions but also the ...

... and 1988 elections: Click to enlarge. You can see Southern Appalachia used to be even more Democratic, given its racial composition, than the rest of Alabama and Mississippi. & ... study groups. What we see here may be the effect of the institute of Baptist religion on politics.  There could be something else at play as well: Why do we see the particular pattern of Baptist adherence in the ...