Eugene Robinson
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A new America speaksNov 11, 2012 4:00 am - So much for voter suppression. So much for the enthusiasm gap. So much for the idea that smug, self-appointed arbiters of what is genuinely “American” were going to “tak...
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Was Sandy a wake-up call?Nov 05, 2012 12:45 pm - We’ve had two once-in-a-century storms within the span of a decade. Hurricane Sandy seems likely to be the second-costliest storm in U.S. history, behind Hurricane Katri...
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What America will we pick?Oct 30, 2012 5:00 am - This election is only tangentially a fight over policy. It is also a fight about meaning and identity — and that’s one reason why voters are so polarized. It’s about who...
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Obama outpoints Romney in third debateOct 25, 2012 5:00 am - BOCA RATON, Fla. — The “horses and bayonets” moment is probably the headline. But the larger story of the third and final presidential debate, ostensibly about foreign p...
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Why the chill on climate change?Oct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Not a word has been said in the presidential debates about what may be the most urgent and consequential issue in the world: climate change. President Obama understands...
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Obama punches backOct 18, 2012 5:00 am - HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Not a close call. President Obama won the second presidential debate as clearly and decisively as he lost the first. For anyone who disagrees, three si...
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Biden to the rescueOct 14, 2012 5:00 am - DANVILLE, Ky. — If the question is who did more to help his ticket, Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate by a mile. Republican Paul Ryan performed pretty well. He...
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Hearing an echo on foreign policyOct 10, 2012 5:00 am - Mitt Romney claims to disagree with President Obama on many aspects of foreign policy. We’re still waiting to hear what those differences might be. I wasn’t surprised t...
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Giving Romney an openingOct 04, 2012 1:29 pm - DENVER — I would be careful about declaring the presidential contest “a whole new race” following Wednesday’s debate. Polls show that most voters have made up their mind...
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Deluded by ‘skewed’ pollsOct 02, 2012 5:00 am - Conservative activist circles are abuzz with a new conspiracy theory: Polls showing President Obama with a growing lead over Mitt Romney are deliberately being skewed by...