It Doesn't Mean Squat

Atlantic Monthly by Marc Ambinder | Nov. 3, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) Along with tarot cards and goat entrails, a lot of people believe they can divine hidden meaning from the results of off-year elections, like the ones in Virginia, New York and New Jersey on Tuesday. I'm skeptical. For one thing, nobody bothers to wait for the polls to close anymore--the "meaning" of the results has been hammered out in advance. A GOP sweep will be taken as proof that conservatives are resurgent and President Obama's agenda is in trouble, ... Full Story »

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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Nov 3, 2009 - 7:35 AM PST
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