Election Results Fueled by Jobs Crisis and Voter Apathy Among Progressives

americanprogressaction.org by Ruy Teixeira, John Halpin | Nov. 4, 2010 (Advocacy)

Experts and pundits will float many interpretations of the 2010 midterms over the next few weeks, each of which progressives should consider carefully. But the most parsimonious explanation of how 2010 unfolded in terms of lessons for progressives going forward lies in a few fundamental factors: the poor state of the economy; the abnormally conservative composition of the midterm electorate; and the large number of vulnerable seats in conservative-leaning ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Living, Media
Topics: U.S. Congress, U.S. Economy, Democrats, Republicans, Media and Politics, Midterm Elections, Youth, Jobs, Tea Party
Member Tags: Progressive Policy, health insurance reform, voter apathy, wall street, recession, TARP
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Nov 4, 2010 - 6:14 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Patricia Blochowiak (review), Roland F. Hirsch (review), Joey Baker (review), Lynn Caporale (review)
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Edited by: Joey Baker - Nov 5, 2010 - 5:48 AM PDT

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Joey Baker
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 by Joey Baker - Nov. 5, 2010

This is a great analysis of the Democratic problems from within the Democratic party.

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Lynn Caporale
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 by Lynn Caporale - Nov. 8, 2010

This is an analysis of the results of the 2010 election from the perspective of the progressive Center for American Progress.

Seeing little improvement in the overall economy, many independent and GOP voters came to see the recovery attempts as wasteful government ... More »

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Nov. 4, 2010
Patricia posted this story.
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Roland F. Hirsch
3.5
 by Roland F. Hirsch - Nov. 5, 2010

This opinion piece is good journalism. It is a highly partisan piece, but avoids the usual attacks by Democrats and their allies. It gives credit to conservatives for their positions even while not agreeing with them. The authors fail to note the great progress made by non-whites and women in the election. More woman governors and more minority governors will be Republicans than Democrats in 2011! It also falls short in saying that Republican voters are ill-informed and dependent on Fox News. Most economists consider the stimulus to have been a waste (as the authors kind of imply) and ObamaCare a truly bad piece of legislation that is already killing jobs and ended health care insurance for millions of Americans. This is not due ... More »

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