THE COOK REPORT
May 23, 2013
They’re attacking the president where he’s least vulnerable at a time when they have minimal credibility.
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POLITICAL CONNECTIONS
May 23, 2013
The universities best able to expand access to education are the ones with the most students.
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WASHINGTON INSIDE OUT
May 22, 2013
First, let me be clear: There has been political intimidation of the Internal Revenue Service and other government agencies for partisan purposes.
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OFF TO THE RACES
May 20, 2013
Red-faced Republicans, circling and preparing to pounce on a second-term Democratic president they loathe, do not respect, and certainly do not fear. Sound familiar? Perhaps reminiscent of Bill Clinton’s second term, after the Monica Lewinsky story broke? During that time, Republicans became so consumed by their hatred of Clinton and their conviction that this event would bring him down that they convinced themselves the rest of the country was just as outraged by his behavior as they were. By the way, what was Clinton’s lowest Gallup job-approval rating in his second term, throughout the travails of investigations and impeachment? It was 53 percent. The conservative echo machine had worked itself into such a frenzy, the GOP didn’t realize that the outrage was largely confined to the ranks of those who never voted for Clinton anyway.
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THE COOK REPORT
May 16, 2013
As a tactical matter, a subterranean campaign will score more direct hits on the president.
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POLITICAL CONNECTIONS
May 16, 2013
By enraging the base and strengthening the faction least willing to compromise with Obama, the IRS and Benghazi affairs could hurt a GOP shot at the presidency.
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WASHINGTON INSIDE OUT
May 16, 2013
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has learned, to his chagrin, that solving problems, much less finding compromises, is not on the agenda of a majority of his House Republican colleagues.
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