MercedesV
11-04-2009, 12:41 PM
# This year's elections more about local concerns than national ones, says Nate Silver
# Special election in New York in a district that isn't particularly conservative, Silver says
# New Jersey voters rejected Gov. Jon Corzine for local reasons, Silver says
# Silver: In Virginia, Democrats had candidate who didn't appeal statewide
(CNN) -- "All politics is local." That four-word statement, originally uttered by former Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill, is one of the favorite clichés of political pundits everywhere. But it's seldom respected when it matters most.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/04/silver.election.analysis.local/index.html
# Special election in New York in a district that isn't particularly conservative, Silver says
# New Jersey voters rejected Gov. Jon Corzine for local reasons, Silver says
# Silver: In Virginia, Democrats had candidate who didn't appeal statewide
(CNN) -- "All politics is local." That four-word statement, originally uttered by former Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill, is one of the favorite clichés of political pundits everywhere. But it's seldom respected when it matters most.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/04/silver.election.analysis.local/index.html