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The 3% solution

1 year 3 months ago
As we continue to argue about why Kamala Harris lost, I want to remind everyone that only about 3% of the electorate switched from D to R this year—less in swing states. So regardless of whether you think the culprit was cultural issues or the economy or misogyny or Latino defections or a bad campaign—no ...continue reading "The 3% solution"
Kevin Drum

This Week In Techdirt History: November 10th โ€“ 16th

1 year 3 months ago
Five Years Ago This week in 2019, Biden was spreading myths about Section 230, Microsoft was giving the go-ahead to California’s new privacy law, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Google v. Oracle case about APIs and copyright. A copyright troll lawyer faced sanctions and arrest over some courtroom shenanigans, Universal Music was […]
Leigh Beadon

The choice between two scary extremes is usually a move to the right

1 year 3 months ago
Have liberals moved too far to the left culturally? Is that why we lost in 2024? This is hardly a new dispute. Thomas Frank wrote his seminal exploration of the question, What's the Matter With Kansas? in 2004, back when Democrats were considerably more moderate than they are now. But it seems newly relevant in ...continue reading "The choice between two scary extremes is usually a move to the right"
Kevin Drum