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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 23 May 2012 21:30:51 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/"><rss:title>Rhodes Cook Blog</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2012-05-23T21:30:51Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/5/22/wi-recall-process-aids-walker.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/5/3/incumbents-beware.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/4/10/a-proposal-for-2016.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/4/1/romney-reagan-parallels.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/3/17/romney-and-the-primary-vote.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/3/4/romneys-problems-on-main-street.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/2/16/he-cares-enough-to-come.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/2/3/its-caucus-time-again.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/1/30/the-iowa-reversal.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/1/22/on-the-democratic-side.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/5/22/wi-recall-process-aids-walker.html"><rss:title>WI Recall: Process Aids Walker</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/5/22/wi-recall-process-aids-walker.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-05-22T15:31:10Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[At this point, the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election June 5 appears to be Republican incumbent Scott Walker’s to lose.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/5/3/incumbents-beware.html"><rss:title>Incumbents Beware</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/5/3/incumbents-beware.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-05-04T00:54:32Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2012 congressional primary season is barely under way. But it is already a virtual certainty that the number of incumbent House casualties in this nominating season will be the highest in 20 years.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/4/10/a-proposal-for-2016.html"><rss:title>A Proposal for 2016</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/4/10/a-proposal-for-2016.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-04-11T01:35:51Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The initial reviews of this year’s Republican nominating process have been mixed at best. Designed to prevent a rush to judgment, rules changes for 2012 have produced the longest-running GOP primary campaign since 1976. The contest has been too long and too divisive in the view of many political observers, giving party rules makers plenty to think about when they proceed at their convention this summer to either tweak or totally overhaul their nominating rules for 2016.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/4/1/romney-reagan-parallels.html"><rss:title>Romney &amp; Reagan: Parallels</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/4/1/romney-reagan-parallels.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-04-01T11:05:01Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Unlike some of his Republican rivals, Mitt Romney has spent little time this year comparing himself to Ronald Reagan. But when it comes to their pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination, similarities abound.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/3/17/romney-and-the-primary-vote.html"><rss:title>Romney and the Primary Vote</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/3/17/romney-and-the-primary-vote.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-03-17T22:07:17Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[One of Mitt Romney’s basic arguments these days is that he is well ahead of his Republican presidential rivals in both the number of delegates and popular votes won. That is true. But if he goes on to win his party’s nomination, it is likely to be with the lowest share of the nationwide GOP primary vote since the era of the primary-dominated nominating process began in the 1970s.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/3/4/romneys-problems-on-main-street.html"><rss:title>Romney's Problems on 'Main Street'</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/3/4/romneys-problems-on-main-street.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-03-05T00:04:08Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[In Republican voting so far this year, it has been evident that Mitt Romney can draw votes in metropolitan areas with their large numbers of well-off, well educated voters. But the Republican front-runner has struggled mightily in many states to win votes in rural areas and small towns, Main Street America if you will.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/2/16/he-cares-enough-to-come.html"><rss:title>He Cares Enough to Come</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/2/16/he-cares-enough-to-come.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-16T17:51:38Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Money, organization and ideology all play major roles in determining primary and caucus outcomes. But the often underestimated act of physically campaigning in a state can be a significant factor as well.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/2/3/its-caucus-time-again.html"><rss:title>It's Caucus Time Again</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/2/3/its-caucus-time-again.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-03T21:29:13Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[For the next week, the Republican presidential campaign will be back where it began a month ago – in the wild and wacky world of the caucuses.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/1/30/the-iowa-reversal.html"><rss:title>The Iowa Reversal</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/1/30/the-iowa-reversal.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-01-30T19:51:41Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Up and down and all around the 2012 Republican presidential campaign has gone. It has probably been the craziest nominating race in the last generation.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/1/22/on-the-democratic-side.html"><rss:title>On the Democratic Side</rss:title><rss:link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2012/1/22/on-the-democratic-side.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-01-22T20:02:19Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Not many trees have been sacrificed to describe this year’s Democratic primary campaign, as Barack Obama is the fourth president in the last four decades to run unopposed for renomination. Running without primary opposition put his three fortunate predecessors on the path to reelection. And for Obama, it is a very considerable asset in his 2012 campaign.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>
