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Say It Ain't So, Paul: Even the Great Krugman Is Lying about Florida

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

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For Krugman to keep saying that the voters of Florida voted "in good faith" is a lie. Were they not informed that the Democratic Party was not going to count their votes?

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Krugman Hits Obama Over Working-Class Voters

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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fter Barack Obama's defeat in Pennsylvania, David Axelrod, his campaign manager, brushed it off: "Nothing has changed tonight in the basic physics of ...

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Krugman: Obama Clinging To A Stereotype

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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Will Barack Obama's now famous "bitter" quote turn out to have been a big deal politically? Frankly, I have no idea. But here's a different question:...

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Paul Krugman Attacks Obama On Electability

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

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After their victory in the 2006 Congressional elections, it seemed a given that Democrats would try to make this year's presidential campaign another ...

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Politico Continues To Push The Obama Support-As-Psychosis Meme

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Don't just take the Politico's word for it. Plenty of people worry about Obamamania! You shouldn't doubt their concerns just because they coincidentally happen to be his political opponents.

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Krugman Has Met The Enemy, And It Is Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

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Ouroboros alert! Paul Krugman took to his increasingly ironically titled blog to bring you a live shot of the next (not-quite-as-great) unraveling. ...

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McCain Flying High Again; Obama Edging Past Clinton; Clinton Facing Mass Skepticism

Tom Hayden | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics

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There is a basis for the otherwise absurd "cult of personality" charge by Krugman, which lies in the nature of the community organizing at the root of the new Obama populism.

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The Latest Obama Distortion: Cult Figure

Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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People who criticize Clinton are not Clinton-haters. People who support Obama have not succumbed to a cult of personality. Many of us support Obama because he can be competitive without relying on distortions.

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Krugman Claims Obama Supporters Are Cult-Like

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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A strong case can be made that Clinton's been roughly treated by the press. The case that cannot be made is that the Obama campaign is culpable for this treatment.

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Krugman Attacks Obama's Reagan Comments

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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Historical narratives matter. That's why conservatives are still writing books denouncing F.D.R. and the New Deal; they understand that the way Americ...

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Obama is Right on 527s

Sam Sedaei | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics

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Krugman believes that in order for change to come, Obama has to maintain a harsh anti-corporation platform. But Obama is pursuing a strategy that is a whole lot wiser and more effective.

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Krugman Attacks Obama Over 527 Debate With Edwards

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 12.24.2007 | Politics

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Once upon a time, back when America had a strong middle class, it also had a strong union movement. These two facts were connected. Unions negotiated...

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Paul Krugman Hits the Nail on the Head

Michael Schwartz | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

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The industries with entrenched interests in sustaining "America's vital interests" in the Middle East are far more powerful than those defending our decrepit system of medical care.

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Krugman: Obama Has Become "The Anti-Change Candidate"

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

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Broadly speaking, the serious contenders for the Democratic nomination are offering similar policy proposals -- the dispute over health care mandates ...

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NYT's Krugman Blasts Obama Again Over Social Security "Crisis-Mongering"

The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 11.11.2007 | Politics

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The great Social Security debate of 2005 was a seminal moment for American progressives. Conventional fiscal wisdom in the Beltway was that the aging ...

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