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British Elections: Why Labour and Tories Are Declining, and 9 Other Trends
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyIf you followed the press coverage of this month's general elections in the United Kingdom, you're likely to come away with the sense that we just witnessed a watershed moment in this country's political history. But were these elections really historic? And if so, why? There's no question that there was a lot of drama packed into the brief, four-week election period that ended on May 6. It saw the first-ever televised political debates between the three main party leaders. Nick Clegg became a household name. And in the end, because no one party secured a majority, two political parties ...
Hillary Reversal on Student Caucusing?
By Matt Singer - Politics DailyHillary Clinton's campaign has been going out of its way to trash student participation in the Iowa caucuses. Just a couple days ago, the senator herself said she opposed Barack Obama's efforts to mobilize students to vote where they attend school. Her statement came on the heels of similar words by her communications director.Well, we now have some good news for people interested in increasing participation in public life: The Clinton campaign has reversed itself. Sort of.The same communications director who said that students shouldn't be caucusing where they now go to school is now saying ...
Hillary to Students: Don't Vote
By Matt Singer - Politics DailyFull disclosure: My day-to-day job is in organizing young people, including college students, in politics: motivating them on campaigns, educating them on issues, getting 'em out to the polls.From this perspective, there is little more infuriating than hearing the Democratic frontrunner for President knocking the right of students to participate as Hillary Clinton did recently, parroting a typically rightwing argument that student voters are somehow illegitimate voters.The reason for this, of course, is that college students in Iowa are clearly trending for Barack Obama. That apparently means ...
Who's the Joke -- Colbert or the GOP?
By Matt Singer - Politics DailyOuch. That has to hurt. Think of it this way: If Stephen Colbert was Gallagher, the Republican frontrunners would the watermelons in a three-way race. Comedian Stephen Colbert is not a threat to win the presidency, but the odds are that that his satire will win plenty of laughs and maybe even some votes.... For what it's worth, the overall numbers show Hillary Clinton at 45%, Rudy Giuliani at 35. The other match-up shows Clinton at 46 and Colbert at 12%. That's from a recently completed Rasmussen poll. And, for the long-term, the news looks worse for the GOP. ...
The Battle for the Youth
By Matt Singer - Politics DailyAre Ba-Rackstars a myth? From outside appearances, the big storyline lately about the youth vote has been about the Obama campaign's big gamble depending on the youth vote. Big surprise: reality is way different than the conventional wisdom. Youth aren't necessarily trending how you'd think -- and predicting youth turnout is no longer a gamble.Welcome to the world of the youth vote circa 2008. Following on narrow victories made possible by increased youth turnout (full disclosure: I'm the director of Forward Montana, an organization cited by the U.S. News article I just linked), the Democrats ...
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