http://www.democracyforcalifornia.com/blog/ progressives on the cutting-edge en-us 2012-03-22T00:03:04-08:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Democracyforcaliforniacom/~3/8AgDnsmilDY/003124.html Diana 2012-03-22T00:03:04-08:00 By Robert Cruickshank One would think that in a democracy, the preferences of voters would drive political analysis. If voters abandoned one of the parties in droves to the point where that party...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]http://www.democracyforcalifornia.com/blog/archives/003124.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Democracyforcaliforniacom/~3/Ii-n1ZWStTc/003122.html California Sara 2012-03-07T16:30:14-08:00 Here are the updated districts in my "Outlook" series. I replaced the 2008-President numbers with a "Cook PVI" based only on 2008. With this number, calculating the "Partisan Factor" (PF) became a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]http://www.democracyforcalifornia.com/blog/archives/003122.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Democracyforcaliforniacom/~3/RLzs8kl63OE/003121.html Diana 2012-02-15T19:15:38-08:00 Appropriately, as this is Black History Month, PBS ran a riveting documentary called "Slavery by Another Name." If you missed the airing on February 13th, I strongly recommend you watch it online...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]http://www.democracyforcalifornia.com/blog/archives/003121.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Democracyforcaliforniacom/~3/I5ky6bJUXWc/003120.html Diana 2012-02-07T20:30:59-08:00 Here's why. What Does Being Liberal mean? - ratboy's anvil 2...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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