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Friedman calls for a third party candidate to bring a focus on the issues facing the U.S. - winding down the war in Afghanistan, increasing fuel economy and conservation to reduce dependence on foreign oil inclusing a gasoline tax, enacting the proposals of the Simpson-Bowles Commission which eliminates or reduces tax expenditures and reduces spending, and provides any needed fiscal support for the short run. He says the two party duopoly is not working and even if the third party succeeds only in framing the debate and the issues in a constructive and useful way, it will have achieved something significant.
Friedman on America in 2011-2012
01/11/2011
Friedman points to the baby boomer generation in Greece and other eurozone countries and in the U.S that has wasted the opportunity to build a better future. Instead this generation of baby boomer politicians and others have left a legacy of debt to the next generation.
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Racial polarization in the 2012 U.S. presidential election between Romney and Obama
01/18/2009
The figures tell the story- Romney gets 91% of his support from white voters. He is ahead by 23% over Obama among white voters- a Washington Post /ABC News poll showing Romney at 60% and Obama at 37% in the last week of Oct. 2012. Obama's support from white voters is dropping to the level in the Mondale-Reagan election when Mondale was in the 30's -Reagan 65% Mondale 35% among white voters in the 1980 election. Obama's victory in 2008 came from winning 43% of the white vote. Whites made up 74% of voters in ABC polling in 2008- the same number as in 2012. About a 2% shift towards Hispanics and other minorities is expected every 4 years according to experts as U.S. population becomes more diverse. The suburban women with college degrees with strong views about contraception and women's issues were a factor in helping build core support for the Democratic party and Obama to get to the 43%. Another factor is the younger women without college degrees who are now shifting towards Romney and the Republicans over economic issues. Surpprisingly after the foreclosures and high jobless rates hit minorities hardest support has still not fallen for Obama with these groups in polling results.
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Views on Race Relations Sour, Especially Among Blacks
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New York Times 10/27/2012
Polarization of life in Wisconsin U.S., with the Governor Walker recall effort
01/11/2011
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Recall Stirs Passion in a Purple State
Wall Street Journal 06/03/2012
Gov. Walker survives recall in Wisconsin - The Washington Post
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Walker Survives Wisconsin Recall Effort
New York Times 06/05/2012
Big gulf between parties, divisions within - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/2012
Tucson tragedy 'a real opportunity' for nonpartisan groups No Labels, Third Way
Washington Post 01/11/2011
New York Times 06/21/2011
Calls for organizing U.S. public opinion for problem solving outside of the polarized and interest-group captive debate of both parties
10/25/2010
Expert opinion on the failure of Republicans and Democrats to do serious problem-solving because of the tendency to see and do everything for political and electoral advantage. Both parties beholden to interest groups reduce their ability for serious action for problem solving. Partisan positions in both parties and lack of moderate positions or policies.
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Budget Discord Simmers Among Democrats
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
Robert J. Samuelson - The dysfunction of American politics
Washington Post 10/25/2010
Wall Street Journal 10/25/2010
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
Why we need a third party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/2011
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The unimaginative and overly ideological solutions for renewing America of the Republicans and the Democrats in 2011-2014
10/25/2010
Views that say the best ideas from all sides of the political spectrum are a better way for renewing America than an unimaginative purely ideological way of thinking. This polarized mood has characterized both political parties in the U.S. Partisan politics and lack of moderate positions or policies in both parties.
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Why we need a third party - The Washington Post
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Robert J. Samuelson - The dysfunction of American politics
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Wall Street Journal 10/25/2010
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Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
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New York Times 06/13/2011
The polarization of politics in America in 2010-2011
11/22/2010
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Polarization of the 2010 Congress in the USA.
10/23/2010
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Blue Dogs Face Sharp Losses in Midterms
Wall Street Journal 10/26/2010
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New York Times 11/22/2010
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The Tea Party movement and the Republican party in the U.S.
10/23/2010
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That Monolithic Tea Party Just Wasnât There
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Boehner Urges G.O.P. Unity in âEpic Battleâ
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In Rural Iowa, Spending, Not the Shutdown, Raises Worry
New York Times 10/04/2013
Robert J. Samuelson - The dysfunction of American politics
Washington Post 10/25/2010
Cruz’s Power to Disrupt Faces a Fresh Test
Wall Street Journal 12/08/2014
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
Changes in the Republican party in 2010-2013
09/03/2010
Cantor, Ryan and others try to recast the party in a different light, by rejecting the old Republican politics and leaders from an earlier era.
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Congress Passes Debt, Budget Deal
Wall Street Journal 10/17/2013
Eric Cantor Defeated by David Brat, Tea Party Challenger, in Primary Upset
New York Times 06/10/2014
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Wall Street Journal 10/13/2015
Washington Post 02/25/2016
GOP 'Young Guns' attack Obama and former party leaders in new book
Washington Post 09/03/2010
New York Times 10/21/2010
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