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PRIMARY: the selection process within a political party by which potential candidates attain party nomination

July 18, 2010

We have entered that season of a mid-term election when we begin to sort out the potential candidates for office.  Prior to this a huge number of people have thrown their names into the hat as a test to see what kind of response they get.  Now we see them pulling out, having determined that [...]

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PUBLIC OPINION: the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., esp. as a guide to action, decision, or the like.

June 29, 2010

The quote accompanying the graphic I have chosen for today says this:
“A new situation has arisen throughout the world, created by the spread of literacy among the people and the miraculous improvement of the means of communication. Always the  opinions of relatively small publics have been a prime force in political life, [...]

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DEMONSTRATION/ALTRUISM/NARCISSISM: the connection

June 9, 2010

ITEM: In 1960 I was a very conservative, naive student at a very liberal, socially-conscious college.  That combination didn’t always lend itself to a smooth college experience.  When the Progressive Socialist Society announce that it was staging a demonstration at the local Woolworth’s store to support the black men and women who were denied [...]

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POPULISM: any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies

January 19, 2010

Populism is rampant in this country right now. It’s not the first time that populism has emerged in political seasons, but it is particularly strong right now as a reaction to an administration which has challenged the status quo in a serious manner.
The economic crisis which affected the United States and the entire world [...]

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BIRTHERS: a conservative group who dispute the American birth of the President

December 4, 2009

The precipitous growth of populist organizations on the conservative side of things has spawned groups commonly recognized in the media by the supplementing of a word by the syllable “…ers.”
For example, a group of conspiratorial folk have questioned the legitimacy of President Obama’s citizenship, claiming that he was not born in the United [...]

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