Obama: “I understand that”

Yes, the president actually said that he understands why Republicans don’t want to confirm a new Supreme Court Justice this year.

His empathy was not his knee-jerk reaction. His knee-jerk reaction, of course, was to demonize Republicans…

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Handicapping the South Carolina primary

How do you predict an upcoming vote?

The conventional approach is by polling a representative sample of the electorate. However, the art and science of polling seems to be getting increasingly unreliable.

There’s another approach: talk to a bookmaker. See who people are actually betting on with real money…

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