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"A long time ago in a galaxy not too far away, I introduced something called the "Planetary Model of Primary Politics". It is basically just a fancy way of noting that there are generally two dimensions by which candidates position themselves in Presidential primaries. One is along an ideological axis (liberal/conservative). The other is what I then called an institutional axis -- whether a candidate seeks to work within existing institutions or to reform them. I now conceive of the institutional axis as more of a populist axis. Does the candidate stress his connections within the elite, usually expressed in terms of his purported experience, competence, or technical knowledge? Or is he an "outsider" who claims to represent the people in contradiction to the elite? Is he a technocrat or a populist?" - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

How can Palin still be in any universe!? Let's hope Romney stops acting like a faux-servative pandering to the most radical corners of the base, and embraces why people DID want to vote for him -- to turn around a party that's lost its way. - Matt Griswold

The pound is death warmed over. - Morton Fox

on the screen! - MG Siegler

huge applause - MG Siegler