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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:36:02 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Rhodes Cook Blog</title><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:33:24 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Three More Specials</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:31:20 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2010/3/1/three-more-specials.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6875940</guid><description><![CDATA[For those looking for clues to the fall elections, the special congressional contests thus far has proved to be a mixed bag.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6875940.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Gauging Anti-Incumbent Sentiment</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:31:32 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2010/2/15/gauging-anti-incumbent-sentiment.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6699475</guid><description><![CDATA[This month’s first-in-the-nation primary provided some mixed clues as to the strength of anti-incumbent sentiment.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6699475.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>2010 Election Cycle: Round Two</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:29:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2010/2/1/2010-election-cycle-round-two.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6519727</guid><description><![CDATA[The Republicans are off to a good start in the 2010 election cycle, having handily won the first round – the trio of state elections that began with the gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia last November and concluded with the Massachusetts special Senate election a fortnight ago.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6519727.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Reversal of Fortune</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:00:55 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2010/1/21/reversal-of-fortune.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6392260</guid><description><![CDATA[One of my father’s favorite sayings was “Once an accident; twice an accident; three times never.”]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6392260.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>First, Do No Harm</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:15:11 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2010/1/18/first-do-no-harm.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6363643</guid><description><![CDATA[One question that may be well to ask about President Obama's campaign trip to Massachusetts today is whether it might do more harm than good. His appearance feeds into the populist, "man against the machine" story line of Republican senatorial candidate Scott Brown. And if the 2008 presidential primary is a guide, Obama has never been that popular even among Massachusetts Democrats.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6363643.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Time for the Democrats to Worry?</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:09:54 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2010/1/13/time-for-the-democrats-to-worry.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6312523</guid><description><![CDATA[Depending on which poll one tends to favor, the Democratic senatorial nominee in Massachusetts is either way ahead of or narrowly behind her Republican rival with the special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat just one week off.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6312523.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>If Obama Thought His First Year was Difficult...</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:48:26 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2010/1/8/if-obama-thought-his-first-year-was-difficult.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6270963</guid><description><![CDATA[After seeing his presidential approval rating plummet by roughly 20 percentage points during his first year in office, the question now is whether President Barack Obama may be able to fashion a comeback in 2010. If history is a guide, don’t bet on it.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6270963.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>A Different Type of Party Switch</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:37:38 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2009/12/27/a-different-type-of-party-switch.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6153075</guid><description><![CDATA[Congressional Democrats received a near-final version of health care reform as their gift from Santa this year. Congressional Republicans got Parker Griffith. The freshman Democratic House member from northern Alabama announced Dec. 22 that he was switching his allegiance to the GOP.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6153075.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Joe Lieberman: A 'Sore Winner"?</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:41:44 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2009/12/16/joe-lieberman-a-sore-winner.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6077630</guid><description><![CDATA[As Senate debate winds down on the most important piece of legislation this year, one can be forgiven if it appears there is only one senator that matters: Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6077630.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Some Primary Thoughts</title><dc:creator>Rhodes Cook</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:51:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://rhodescook.com/blog/2009/12/11/some-primary-thoughts.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">464071:5230061:6041926</guid><description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Senate primary Dec. 8 did not anoint a new senator to succeed the late Edward M. Kennedy (and his temporary replacement, Paul Kirk). But there was nothing in the results that would point to anything but a Democratic special election victory Jan. 19.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://rhodescook.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6041926.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>