Some thoughts on election prediction accountability
John Sides
John Sides is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at George Washington University.
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Arlen Specter’s Guide to Party-Switching
Why changing ideological stripes isn’t always advantageous for your political career
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Puncturing Myths about the White Working Class
The voting bloc would be far more valuable if the two parties ever passed any policies they cared about.
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Science Confirms that Mitt Is Really, Really Good-Looking
He scores higher than Paul Ryan and Sarah Palin!
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Who’s Running in 2016?
Don’t even think about turning in your fantasy presidential race drafts until after the Democratic convention.
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Are Racists Only in One Political Party?
Racial stereotypes are not solely within the purview of the Grand Old Party.
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Is Paul Ryan the Most Conservative Vice-Presidential Nominee of All Time?
Only if you think John Nance Garner is the most liberal.
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Why Campaign Finance Reform Is Hard
When the public doesn’t know what super PACs have been doing this election cycle, it’s hard to push for change.
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The Declining Culture of Guns
Over the past 50 years, our nation has become one far less enamored of keeping up our culture of guns.