It Is Impossible For Ideas To Compete

America Is An Outlier In The World Of Democracies When It Comes To The Structure And Conduct Of Elections.

All Of This Suggests That While Citizens Became More Comfortable With President Bush After September 11 And Thought Him To Have The Requisite Leadership Skills, They Continue To Harbor Doubts About His Priorities, Loyalties, Interests, And Policies.

The Only Religious Way To Think Of Death Is As Part And Parcel Of Life.

Redistricting Is A Deeply Political Process, With Incumbents Actively Seeking To Minimize The Risk To Themselves (via Bipartisan Gerrymanders) Or To Gain Additional Seats For Their Party (via Partisan Gerrymanders).

With The Parties At Virtual Parity And The Ideological Gulf Between Them Never Greater, The Stakes Of Majority Control Of Congress Are Extremely High.