Monthly Archives: November 2012

Celebrating the Tea Party

The final reading for Political Science 332 was Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson’s book, The Tea Party and the Remaking of American Conservatism. The students convinced me to have a real tea party to add some frivolity to our discussion … finish reading Celebrating the Tea Party

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Why focus on the groups who voted for Obama? Why not on the groups that didn’t?

There have been a flurry of analyses in recent days about the surprising level of support Obama garnered from various groups in the population.  If we were to read the commentary, at least four different subgroups of the population were … finish reading Why focus on the groups who voted for Obama? Why not on the groups that didn’t?

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One political geek’s reaction to Lincoln

I watched Lincoln last night in a packed Moreland Theater.  A bit of two hours late,  I found myself happy that our local theater was actually packed, but ambivalent about Spielberg’s biopic. I’ll leave it to film buffs like my … finish reading One political geek’s reaction to Lincoln

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Election night guide

Poll Closing Times (EST) (Battlegrounds in bold): 7:00 pm: GA, IN, KY, SC, VT, VA 7:30 pm: NC, OH, WV 8:00 pm: AL, CT, DE, DC, FL, IL, ME, MD, MA, MS, MO, NH, NJ, OK, PA, RI, TN 8:30 pm: AR 9:00 pm: AZ, CO, KS, … finish reading Election night guide

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Early Voting in Florida among Democrats

Early in person voting by Democrats in Florida, courtesy of Jacob Canter, Reed junior.

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The Constitutionality of Early Voting

(Crossposted from Earlyvoting.net) Just got this email: Dear Prof. Gronke,  I, and my colleagues, have been unable to satisfactorily answer this question, “If by law voting shall be held on the “first Tuesday after the first Monday in November” how is … finish reading The Constitutionality of Early Voting

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