http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/11/caucuses-primaries-and-electability/ n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/11/caucuses-primaries-and-electability/comment-page-1/#comment-9402 Eunomia » Obama And Romney’s Disease Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:16:26 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/11/caucuses-primaries-and-electability/#comment-9402 [...] As I suggested some weeks back, the profile of Obama’s wins and Romney’s was remarkably similar, and this pattern has continued through this week.  Stark has looked at the “scrambled map” idea and has found it wanting just as I have: But a more accurate analysis is that while McCain would be competitive in many states — even California — once considered safely Democratic, it’s hard to see as many comparable states where Obama might do the same. [...] [...] As I suggested some weeks back, the profile of Obama’s wins and Romney’s was remarkably similar, and this pattern has continued through this week.  Stark has looked at the “scrambled map” idea and has found it wanting just as I have: But a more accurate analysis is that while McCain would be competitive in many states — even California — once considered safely Democratic, it’s hard to see as many comparable states where Obama might do the same. [...]

]]> http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/11/caucuses-primaries-and-electability/comment-page-1/#comment-8858 Eunomia » Scary Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:26:58 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/02/11/caucuses-primaries-and-electability/#comment-8858 [...] Joe Klein and I are seeing things the same way: Obama’s strength is inspiration, and it’s also his weakness. In the recent past, Democrats have favored candidates who offer meaty, detailed policy prescriptions — usually to the party’s detriment — and that is not Obama’s game. After his Iowa victory, his stump speech had become a soufflé untroubled by much substance of any sort. He has rectified that, to some extent. He now spends some time talking about the laments of average Americans he has met along the way; then he dives into a litany of solutions he has proposed to address the laments. But those are not nearly so convincing as Clinton’s versions of the same; of course, Clinton has a tragic deficit when it comes to inspiration. [...] [...] Joe Klein and I are seeing things the same way: Obama’s strength is inspiration, and it’s also his weakness. In the recent past, Democrats have favored candidates who offer meaty, detailed policy prescriptions — usually to the party’s detriment — and that is not Obama’s game. After his Iowa victory, his stump speech had become a soufflé untroubled by much substance of any sort. He has rectified that, to some extent. He now spends some time talking about the laments of average Americans he has met along the way; then he dives into a litany of solutions he has proposed to address the laments. But those are not nearly so convincing as Clinton’s versions of the same; of course, Clinton has a tragic deficit when it comes to inspiration. [...]

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