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  • Is Texas Finally Feeling Blue?

    BY ALEX BEAULIEU No one said it was possible. No one be­lieved anyone could accomplish such a feat. Even the rather liberal New York Times declared that, “turning Texas blue – or even purple – is going to be a lot harder than most folks imagine.” But has the time fi­nally arrived? Can one state…

  • The Importance of Gubernatorial Elections

    Recently, New Jersey and Virginia played host to the only two gubernatorial elections of 2009. Some pundits believe that these elections were a referendum of Barack Obama while others argued the results were simply following historical trends. The assumption that the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey were a referendum of Barack Obama was…