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Archive for September, 2006

Going Negative

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006 | Posted in Blog, Election 2006 | No Comments »

Both the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times are bracing readers for the onslaught of negative ads:
While President Bush and national GOP leaders are attacking Democrats on such big issues as national security and America’s role in the world, individual Republicans are hitting their opponents hard — below the belt, some critics say […]

At Long Last, A Cyber Security Czar

Monday, September 18th, 2006 | Posted in Blog, CSIA, Data Security, My Clients | No Comments »

Just today I was reading about my friend and client, Paul Kurtz of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, as he testified on the Hill about the ongoing absence of a cyber security czar:
He also noted the absence of DHS [Department of Homeland Security] leadership in cyber security and the fact that there is no plan […]

English Spoken Here

Friday, September 15th, 2006 | Posted in Blog, Latino Vote | 2 Comments »

It strikes me as interesting that one of the reasons used by both English-only xenophobes and “Spanish is best” Latino media strategists to justify their very different positions is the shared idea that Latinos tend to hold on to their language more than most immigrants to America. Rubén G. Rumbaut and Frank D. Bean of […]

Moral of the Story: Take Name Recognition with a Grain of Salt

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006 | Posted in Arizona, Blog | No Comments »

Back in January, I wrote about the release of a poll by an AZ-8 congressional candidate that purported to prove that Patty Weiss would be a better general election candidate that Gabrielle Giffords. I argued at the time - and later - that the Weiss was simply benefiting from name recognition earned as television newscaster. […]