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		<title>Have National Politics Urbanized?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/12/have-national-politics-urbanized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of us not living in the concentrated sprawl of the coastal and Midwestern metropoli, it is often extremely perplexing how urban Democratic mayors in places like Chicago and Philadelphia can compile lengthy and embarrassing records of incompetent and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2009/03/12/have-national-politics-urbanized/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Athens into Persepolis</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/20/athens-into-persepolis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rasmussen has polled the public on whether they agreed with President Bush&#8217;s characterization of capitalism as the &#8220;highway to the American Dream.&#8221; Only 44% voiced support for capitalism, 33% were undecided and 22% expressed opposition. A grim finding. Only Republicans &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/20/athens-into-persepolis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Palin in 2012</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/07/sarah-palin-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rasmussen reports today that Sarah Palin is the choice of 64% of Republicans for the 2012 Republican nomination, and that a staggering 91% of Republicans have a favorable impression of her (equally remarkable, 65% rate their view as &#8216;highly favorable&#8217;). &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/07/sarah-palin-in-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cocktail Politics, Rio Rancho Office Space and Truman Republicans</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/03/cocktail-politics-rio-rancho-office-space-and-truman-republicans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It occurs to me that the sequence of cocktails is the best political indicator I know of on election night. In 2004 I was attending a Democratic election party and early on everyone was drinking wine and martinis in stemware, &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/11/03/cocktail-politics-rio-rancho-office-space-and-truman-republicans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Socialism, Polls, Matt Drudge</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/10/19/socialism-polls-matt-drudge/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/10/19/socialism-polls-matt-drudge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard that John McCain has denounced Barack Obama&#8217;s &#8216;spread the wealth&#8217; formulation for tax policy as socialism. It&#8217;s an inflammatory but not unjustified charge, as a good definition for socialism is the equitable distribution of wealth to the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/10/19/socialism-polls-matt-drudge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah vs. Joe</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/16/sarah-vs-joe/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/16/sarah-vs-joe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who would win in a head-to-head contest of the Veeps for the presidency? Palin, according to Rasmussen, by 47%-44%.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain and the Electoral College</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/13/mccain-and-the-electoral-college/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/13/mccain-and-the-electoral-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For two weeks, as John McCain&#8217;s national polls first rose above Obama and then solidified there, Democrats protested that the popular vote was irrelevant. Look to the state polls said they, in a sensible but amusingly opportunistic argument for the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/13/mccain-and-the-electoral-college/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Limited Government Still Popular</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/09/limited-government-still-popular/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new Rasmussen survey 62% of Americans believe encouraging economic growth is more important than reducing income inequality. 51% also say the federal government exerts too much control over our economy as it stands. It would be wise &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/09/limited-government-still-popular/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Palin Media Poll</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/04/palin-media-poll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new Rasmussen poll, 51% of the public believes the media is intentionally trying to injure Sarah Palin. Only 35% feels the coverage of her has been unbiased.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Makes Big Gains</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/02/obama-makes-big-gains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama puts up some significant gains in both the Gallup and Rasmussen tracking polls today. Gallup data suggests undecideds are breaking for Obama, while Rasmussen data seems to suggest a strengthening of Democratic party support. Take your pick I suppose.]]></description>
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		<title>Into the Zogby Zone</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/31/into-the-zogby-zone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone&#8217;s jumping on the Zogby poll, which alone seems to show McCain/Palin taking the lead over Obama/Biden. I personally find such a result hard to believe in the extreme. Rasmussen&#8216;s finding that Palin might have arrested the slide seems more &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/31/into-the-zogby-zone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Palin Poll</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/30/palin-poll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rasmussen&#8217;s first Palin poll suggests that while many Americans still need more information to make a judgment, she&#8217;s already made a superior impression to Biden on the day of his selection by Obama. Of enormous significance is the finding that &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/30/palin-poll/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Imperialism and the Election</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/16/russian-imperialism-and-the-election/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: Chris Dunn) John Bolton argues that the future of Russian imperialism in Eurasia rides on the outcome of the US presidential election. Unsurprisingly, he pitches McCain: &#8220;First reactions, before the campaigns’ pollsters and consultants get involved are always the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/16/russian-imperialism-and-the-election/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Regulated Conjecture?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/14/a-regulated-conjecture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a certain problem in that the folks who protest most vociferously about the Bush administration&#8217;s violations of free speech rights, also tend to support the direct government regulation of political speech. A disturbing poll suggests they may have the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/14/a-regulated-conjecture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Virtues of Celebrity Foreign Policy</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/the-virtues-of-celebrity-foreign-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Photo: Alice E. Backer &#124; blog) Andrew Galasetti at Lyved is an extremely devoted admirer of Obama. While fanatical devotion can blind &#8212; Galasetti thinks for instance that the McCain celebrity charge backfired, when the polls suggest a different picture &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/the-virtues-of-celebrity-foreign-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Suppose He Wins&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/suppose-he-wins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: Dan Bennett) Dick Morris writes that it&#8217;s beginning to look like McCain can win (if he follows his advice of course). Also, McCain has had an (insignificant) advantage with leaners in the Rasmussen tracking poll for two days now. &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/05/suppose-he-wins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bad News from South Carolina</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/17/bad-news-from-south-carolina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huckabee the liberation theologist is now tied with McCain in Rasmussen&#8217;s latest poll at 24%. One would hope for South Carolinians to regain their senses prior to the vote, but it doesn&#8217;t look good.]]></description>
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