May 28th, 2008 07:31pm

‘Recount’ revisits the election from hell

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Two days late, I caught up with “Recount,” the provocative HBO movie on the Florida election debacle. The film, whose stars include Kevin Spacey and Tom Wilkinson, doesn’t offer up new answers, but it does compel viewers to revisit the same painful questions. Such as: In the political and legal fight that followed the contested election, were Republicans simply better than Democrats at bare-knuckled fighting? (The answer is, yes.) Would … Read More »

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May 28th, 2008 12:29pm

Woodstock Nation – and others

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“And in this age of political segregation, that ‘us’ versus ‘the fringe’ is often based on geography. The Nebraskans all agreed, Theiss-Moore said: ‘Those people in California are really weird’.” -From the new book, “The Big Sort,” by Bill Bishop (with sociologist Robert Cushing). This is the state of our union. Whether we are selecting a church, a news source, a TV show or a place to live, Americans increasingly want to … Read More »

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May 28th, 2008 09:15am

Here’s where we used to be

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My blog has moved to a new location in the virtual world. But my previous posts – including reports from the Iowa Caucuses in January and the Texas Primary in March – are still available at the old location. All you have to do is click here.

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