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The Big Confusion: "Moderates" and "Independents" Are Not the Same Thing

John Zogby | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dede Scozzafava, Moderates, David Brooks, Public Opinion Polls, Independent Voters, Public Opinion, Ny-23, Democrats, David Hoffman, Republicans, Politics News
John Zogby

In a recent New York Times piece, David Brooks divided the electorate into liberals, conservatives and independents. This view mistakes a lack of party affiliation for ideological innocence.

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Mandatory National Service as a Political Tool

Nicholas Brown | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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Nicholas Brown

I'm probably not going to get around to joining the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps or the armed services anytime soon. I have a career to consider. So -- and I'm talking to you here government -- I want you to force me.

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"Informed Sources": What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Got Into Upstate New York Politics

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al D'Amato, Congress, Rush Limbaugh, David Paterson, Senate Races, Democratic Party, New York, Caroline Kennedy, Moderate Republicans, Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Senate, Conservatives, Moderates, George Pataki, Elliot Spitzer, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Jfk, Kirsten Gillibrand, Republican Party, Ny Governor, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

The latest tempest involved New York's 23rd Congressional district, where the Republican candidate was forced out of the race because of her positions on gay and abortion rights.

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Another GOP Swipe Against Women

Candace Straight | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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Candace Straight

As a Republican, I favor limited government. But the Republican senators who voted against the anti-rape measure ignored common decency and basic human rights.

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Because Bipartisanship Is Dead Until 2011: A Defense of Senate Moderates

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

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John R. Bohrer

The GOP cannot even claim credit for bringing the bills to the middle of the road -- the Democrats are hogging all of it. And that is a good thing, despite what some may think.

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Obama to Join the Republican Party?

Dave Astor | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

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Dave Astor

Barack Obama has tried to make the GOP happy. He appointed Republicans to high posts, expanded the U.S. presence in Afghanistan and never pushed for a single-payer health plan

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Nothing Centrist About Them

Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Centrist, Moderates, Health Care, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Katrina vanden Heuvel

So-called "centrists" are far from the center of the health care debate. They are, in fact, out of touch and out of the mainstream -- like the rest of their conservative brethren.

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RNC's Michael Steele Becomes Union Man

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

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Leo W. Gerard

Steele can perch that white hard hat atop his head, but he's going to have to labor at learning some hard philosophical lessons before becoming a real steelworker, a true union man.

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Have You Ever Heard of the 'Muslim Effect'?

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.26.2009 | World

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Islamophobia, Islam, Orhan Pamuk, Orhan-Pamuk, Moderates, Samuel-Huntington, Muslims, Muslim, Muhammad Yunus, Clash of Civilizations, Osama Bin Laden, Mohammed Yunus, Foreign Policy, Iran, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

An American list of the top 100 intellectuals was dominated by Muslims in the top 10; the only other American list dominated by Muslims is the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.

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Specter: Loyal Opportunists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

There is little doubt that the country has made a political left-turn, leaving opportunistic moderates from both parties scrambling to find their cherished middle.

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The Radical Middle Wins in Iowa -- Gay Marriage and the Power of Progressive Centrism

Bill Shireman | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics

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Bill Shireman

The Iowa decision illustrates that progress is possible when principled people on the left and right set aside their cultural preferences, and examine their beliefs at a deeper level.

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Swingers: The New Voting Bloc That Could Change Politics Forever

Michael Giltz | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Michael Giltz

Swingers are the moderate middle. They don't vote based on the tiny letter next to a candidate's name. They vote based on the policies that person puts forth.

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The Center Left Nation

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

On both values and issues, moderates line up with liberals to form a strong majority that isolates conservatives. Conservatives have had their day. This is a center-left, not a center-right nation.

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The Substance Election

Bill Scher | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Bill Scher

Much will be made of McCain's "mistakes" in his campaign, as conservatives will seek to blame his performance for their shrinking minority status, to shift blame away from their own policies.

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My Election Eve Hopes: Closing the Book on Bush's Regulatory Legacy, Redefining "the Center"

Peter M. Shane | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Peter M. Shane

If tomorrow's results follow the polls, the United States will have an extraordinary opportunity simultaneously to close the book on what is probably ...

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