Two long reads on the campaign from our correspondents:
At the Republican convention, Jonathan Freedland found “a brand of raw Social Darwinism, a cult of the winner that believes the success of the few renders the system legitimate, even sacred, regardless of the fate of the many who are less fortunate. ‘I’—or more accurately—‘my parents have made millions,’ the argument seemed to run, ‘so that proves the system works and is just.’ Scarcely a word was said about the plight of the many millions of Americans who have seen their wages stagnate or decline over several decades.… The Republicans seek a world in which the fittest will be free to run fastest, and as for the rest, well, the success of the strong will somehow help them too.” — The Republicans: Behind the Barricades
While at the Democratic convention, Joseph Lelyveld saw a president who “seemed to have been caught flatfooted by the gall of his opponents, unable to find plain language to do a Harry Truman and give ’em hell, irritated on occasion by the need to spell out obvious facts and knock down obvious distortions.… He needed to find a way in Charlotte, finally, to recapture ‘the narrative’: to stand on his record without sounding defensive, to offer a believable future consistent with past promises. He needed to be memorable again.” — What the Democrats Have to Show
(Drawings by John Springs)
So I don’t know if you’re aware of dirtypoliticsconfessions but now you are and it’s kind of weird.
You make the confession and they provide they create the graphic.
Republican presidential candidate MITT ROMNEY.
He really said this.
At a candidates’ forum.
Hosted by Univision.
Any wonder why he’s reportedly polling at 26% to the President’s 68% among registered Latino voters?
(via The Wall Street Journal)
— inothernews (via election)
Latin@s are not single issue voters so while this may seem silly to many of you (and I don’t buy his claim that he won’t deport anyone), the current president has been rounding up people around the country and deporting them in record numbers.
1,000,000+ deportations later and a presidential election year, President Obama has only curbed his deportations.
Yes self-deportation sounds ridiculous but the Democrat in office right now has literally been one of the worst presidents for Latin@s on this front. WITHOUT A DOUBT. Grotesque actions > Silly words right now.
Between Latina women, 74% support Obama vs. Romney’s 21%
Between Latino men, 61% support Obama vs. Romney’s 32%
Latina women, by far the better of the two.
I would probably vote for him if he was Baal.
(via paxamericana)
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