Jim Geraghty: Nov 02, 2016
For example, if someone spent the spring assuring you that nominating Donald Trump would put California, New York, or New Jersey in play, you have good reason to be wary of their optimistic assessments in the future. Trump’s averaging 30 percent in the three most recent polls in California, 30 percent in the two most recent polls in New York, and 29 percent in New Jersey.
.. Tim Alberta wrote a terrific piece about the country’s changing demographics. It’s far too simple to say that the increasing number of Latino, African-American, irreligious, and unmarried voters dooms conservatives or Republicans. But the GOP cannot just say “get lost” to voters in those demographics.
.. Our Tim Alberta wrote a terrific piece about the country’s changing demographics. It’s far too simple to say that the increasing number of Latino, African-American, irreligious, and unmarried voters dooms conservatives or Republicans. But the GOP cannot just say “get lost” to voters in those demographics. It seems like a certain number of Republicans, concluding that they’ll never win a majority in these groups of voters, don’t want to bother trying at all.
.. Interesting fact: Mitch McConnell won the women’s vote against a female opponent in 2014, 50 percent to Alison Lundergan Grimes’ 47 percent.
.. But I’ve been opposite left-of-center journalists and I’ve been opposite party hacks, and I’ve found the left-of-center journalists a lot more edifying, credible, and enjoyable. A big reason for this is that the journalists will occasionally concede a point or admit the faults on their own side.
.. You notice the Great American Panel usually had three roles: the token Democrat, the attractive woman, and Somebody Else. Hannity liked to argue with the token Democrat and compliment the attractive woman, and the Somebody Else . . . was just kind of there.
.. You can guess what happened next, right? Once we were on the panel, and the television cameras turned on, this consultant insisted there was nothing wrong with Democratic members of Congress’ use of earmarks. His public position was completely different from what he was telling his clients and what he actually believed to be true.
.. This consultant was a nice enough guy, but he approached the role of television punditry in a fundamentally dishonest way. Stepping onto the set and telling viewers something you don’t actually believe to be true is anti-news or anti-talk. A viewer walks away from that conversation less accurately informed than before.