EPIC JOURNEY

This blog continues the discussion we began with Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics (Rowman and Littlefield, 2009).The next book in this series is The Comeback: the 2024 Elections and American Politics (Bloomsbury, 2025).

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Learning from the Competition

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Having learned from the successes of the 2008 Obama campaign, Republicans are stepping up their efforts at Twittering and community organiz...

Friday, August 28, 2009

Obama's Standing and the CIA

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Pollster John Zogby says : "Another not so good week for the president. Augusts are generally a cruel month for presidents because no ...

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Democratic Dominance, Republican Future

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In National Review Online , I question the argument that President Obama's problems stem from GOP power: "Even at the GOP’s 2004 pe...

Monday, August 24, 2009

Two Views of the Political Climate

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Mark Schmitt sees a bad future for the GOP: As of this writing, Republican conservatives lack Voinovich’s self-awareness, and seem eager t...

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Filling Gaps in the White House Website, Part 19

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In a c onference call with religious leaders , the president criticized what he regarded as falsehoods by those opposing his health care pla...

Unified v. Divided Government

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In 2008, voters opted for unified Democratic control of the government. That outcome, however, guarantee the Democrats a lock on Washington...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Filling Gaps in the White House Website, Part 18

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Even an interview with ESPN's "NASCAR Now" touches on significant areas of public policy: If somebody’s excited about NASCAR,...

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