by Bill Scher | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog
Over at Real Clear Politics, I explain "How Republicans Can Blow It." While we shouldn't assume the outcome in any of these close Senate races, it's true that Republicans have inched ahead in many of the contested states where Democrats currently hold seats. However,...
by Bill Scher | Oct 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Populism Rising In Midterms? Prairie populism catching fire in South Dakota. Bloomberg: "[Democratic Senate candidate Rick] Weiland is trying something else. His campaign is a home-grown insurgency, old-fashioned prairie populism in the spirit of George McGovern ......
by Bill Scher | Oct 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Clamor Rising To End Austerity Anti-austerity backlash in Europe. NYT: "...many of the largest European countries are now rebelling against the German gospel of belt-tightening and demanding more radical steps to reverse their slumping fortunes ... France, which has...
by Bill Scher | Oct 17, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
In 2012, Republicans nominated for president a private equity firm CEO with a record of outsourcing jobs. It did not go well. [fve]http://youtu.be/Ud3mMj0AZZk[/fve] In several states for the 2014 midterm elections, Republicans have done it again. And it may cost them...
by Bill Scher | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Big Money Seeks To Save Republicans Outside money swoops in to shore up Republicans. NYT: "Republican candidates for the Senate have overcome the sizable fund-raising edge held by their Democratic opponents for most of the 2014 election cycle ... The question is...
