May 2012
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Fire Sale: The End of American Ownership of Clean...
With Congress seeming to have abandoned the clean energy sector, American companies are fighting for capital, and survival. Others are moving in.
Third Way has found that this capital hole is beginning to be filled by funds from outside the United States. Chinese investment in the U.S. market jumped 130% in 2011 and a French company took control of the second-largest U.S. solar panel maker.
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Five myths about independent voters
By Linda Killian, The Washington Post
1. Independent voters aren’t really independent.
Perhaps the biggest myth about independents is that they are closet partisans or “leaners” who are independent in name only but regularly vote with one party. True, about half of independents do fit into this category, but the rest are truly independent; their allegiance swings from election to election. They...
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Study: Democrats Must Win Moderates to Hold Senate
By David M. Drucker, Roll Call
In a study that could annoy Democrats and perturb proponents of the “base election” theory, a centrist Democratic think tank is arguing that its party’s hold on the Senate hinges on political “moderates.”
Third Way, in a report set for release today, asserts not only that ideological moderates will determine control of the Senate in November, but that Democrats...
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WatchWatch Third Way’s Lanae Erickson on CNN talking about Rev. Wright and Moderate voters.
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“One of people’s major concerns about extending marriage to gay couples is...”
– Third Way’s Lanae Erickson to AP.
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Will the middle say ‘I do’ to gay marriage?
By: Lanae Erickson Hatalsky and Jim Kessler
President Barack Obama’s announcement Wednesday in support of marriage for gay couples answered one key question: Where does he — and so his party — stand? Now the big question is: Are Americans in the middle ready to accept this?
That answer can be yes, based on our four years of extensive research into that precise question — if marriage...
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“71% of voters ages 18-29, another crucial group for Obama, said they favored...”
– Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, Third Way’s Director of Social Policy & Politics in USA Today
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How to 'evolve' a.k.a. change positions on...
By Domenico Montanaro, Deputy Political Editor, NBC News
The think tank Third Way offers this guide to legislators on how to change positions on “marriage.”
Among the tips: “Don’t say ‘gay marriage” or even “same-sex marriage.” These terms can reinforce the notion that gay couples are seeking a different kind of marriage, rather than simply trying to join the tradition...
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Third Way Salutes President Obama's announcement...
We salute the President for his announcement today in support of marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
This is an historic moment for the nation for which we express our deepest appreciation to the President.
As an organization that both supports allowing gay couples to marry and strives to understand and reach ideological moderates, we believe the center of the electorate is ready to support...
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WatchWHAT A HISTORIC DAY!
Today, President Obama became the first sitting President of the United States to publicly support the freedom to marry for LGBT Americans.
On behalf of Third Way, thank you, Mr. President!
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WatchWatch Senator Claire McCaskill, a Third Way Co-Chair, talk about PACs and campaign finance on last night’s Colbert Report.
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Tim Kaine Calls for Same-Sex Marriage Support in...
By Katelyn Polantz, PBS NewsHour
Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine inched toward an endorsement of gay marriage Tuesday and said his party should take a stance on the issue.
The Democratic Senate candidate and former Virginia governor told reporters he believes that gay couples deserve the same “legal rights and responsibilities” as straight couples. He also...
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Flight to the Center - Voter Registration 6 Months...
6 months out from Election Day, how has the electorate changed? Today, we have released the third of our periodic updates on voter enrollment in presidential battleground states. We found that Democratic registration has fallen sharply since 2008, Republican registration is down modestly, and Independent registration has soared.
The long primary slowed the GOP hemorrhaging. But Independents still...
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In picking VP, just find someone to help win
By Bill Schneider
Predicting a vice presidential choice is a mug’s game. How many people predicted Sen. John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in 2008? Who predicted that George H.W. Bush would pick Dan Quayle in 1988? Or that his son would pick Dick Cheney — the man he put in charge of the selection process — in 2000?
There are 10 reasons why you pick a running mate. Reason No. 1:...
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