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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Tough To Win When You're Losing 1 in 5 From Four Years Ago

(By Jim Geraghty, National Review Online) - Some amazing numbers in the exit polls, many called to my attention in my Twitter feed.

  • 56 percent of voters opposed the Bailout. A smart Republican comments, "McCain should have made that his issue."
  • Bush voters broke 81-18 for McCain. The 2008 nominee effectively lost 1 in 5 Bush voters.
  • 16 percent of Hillary voters backed McCain. The PUMAs exist, but not in numbers large enough to have made a difference, it seems.

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