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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney acknowledges the cheers of the crowd at a campaign rally in Avon Lake, Ohio, Oct. 29, 2012. REUTERS

Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

[UPDATED] Early Ohio numbers promising for Romney

Henry Olsen | November 1, 2012, 1:28 pm

Barack Obama is clearly winning the early vote in Ohio. But careful analysis of the actual numbers so far suggest very good news for Mitt Romney. read more >

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Society and Culture

Tribute to Johnny Munkhammar

Henry Olsen | August 16, 2012, 2:05 pm

AEI mourns the loss of Visiting Scholar Johnny Munkhammar this week. read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

Why Ron Paul’s isolationism appeals to the young

Henry Olsen | March 1, 2012, 1:03 pm

Many have noted how Ron Paul does extremely well among the 18- to 29-year-olds in primary and caucus states. In fact, it goes deeper than that. In virtually every state, Paul’s support is directly correlated with age—the older the voter … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

Skiers and Mormons for Mitt

Henry Olsen | February 8, 2012, 12:55 pm

Mitt Romney never has bad hair days, but yesterday was truly a bad political one. How bad? Consider this: • Romney did not win a single county in either Missouri or Minnesota. • He won the Minnesota caucus by 19 … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion

Ron Paul hurts Romney in GOP race

Henry Olsen | December 20, 2011, 9:31 am

Today’s Washington Post-ABC News presidential poll has good long-term news for Newt Gingrich. While the topline results show him tied with Mitt Romney at 30 percent, looking more closely shows that Gingrich has more to gain as the other candidates … read more >

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The Uses of Scandal
One of the greatest uses of scandal is to vividly demonstrate what new laws are needed and to create the political conditions to get them enacted. […]
Lean In… to Government?
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