"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by publius Given recent media narratives, it’s easy to lose sight of just how irrelevant the Indiana primary is to the overall nomination. It seems at times that Clinton is just an Indiana victory from storming back into contention. But she’s not. Regardless of the ultimate outcome in Indiana, the delegates will essentially be split … Read more
by publius I try to avoid writing posts like this, but I can’t really add anything so just go read Jon Chait. I agree 100%.
by hilzoy Two weeks ago, publius tried to imagine what the Lincoln-Douglas Debates would have looked like had they been moderated by ABC. I thought it was one of the funnier things I’d ever read. It turns out, however, that in a startling breach with precedent, Fox News has an even funnier take on those … Read more
by hilzoy
I wrote earlier about the robocalls in North Carolina. Briefly: a group called Women’s Voices Women Vote made robocalls that seemed to suggest that voters had to mail in a packet of stuff in order to be able to vote. The calls were made after the registration deadline for the NC primary, and caused confusion among registered voters who thought they might not be eligible if they didn’t mail in the packet. In this post, I wanted to lay out the facts as I understand them.