This is a class blog for the students of POLSCI 421: Party Politics in America at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Why the Democrats Can't Govern

The Democrats have met the enemy and they are.....the Democrats?

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Popularity and the NES Feeling Thermometer



Phil Klinkner uses the National Election Study data from 2008 to show why Rush Limbaugh is such an attractive target for the Democrats. He's massively unpopular.

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Liberal Groups Are Flexing New Muscle in Lobby Wars

The Democrats have an extended party too.

R.N.C. Chairman Apologizes to Limbaugh in Flap Over His Role

It's pretty amazing that the newly installed RNC Chair has to kowtow to a talk radio host. If we're searching for some sort of hierarchy of elites in the extended GOP (and we are), it's clear that Rush Limbaugh is above Michael Steele.

Video of Steele making comments about Limbaugh from D.L. Hughley Breaks the News. However, it's the Republican Party that seems broken.

Monday, March 02, 2009

Rush Limbaugh on Bipartisanship

"Where the hell do we get to compromise when we believe in our principles?"