Mark Mellman

 
Abortion and health reform debate
Mark Mellman - 11/17/09 08:02 PM ET

Back in July, I warned that some folks were attempting to misuse healthcare reform to restrict access to abortion. They have come a long way since then, endangering the vital struggle for healthcare — indeed, torpedoing reform is a key goal for many involved in this effort.

Lessons from Election ’09
Mark Mellman - 11/10/09 06:40 PM ET

Last week, I asserted that Tuesday’s election would tell us precious little we did not already know. That prediction proved mostly, though not completely, correct.

Tell me something I don’t know
Mark Mellman - 11/03/09 05:16 PM ET

By the time you read this, thousands of words will have been written about what Tuesday’s elections portend — not for the people of New Jersey, Virginia and New York’s 23rd congressional district, but for the fate of Democrats and Republicans in 2010. Where that analysis is not overdrawn, it will tell us little we do not already know.

Ironies of healthcare reform
Mark Mellman - 10/27/09 05:53 PM ET

In a republic such as ours, public policy is only loosely related to public opinion. Nonetheless, it is ironic that the most controversial element of healthcare reform with the public seems least controversial on Capitol Hill, while what is most controversial there is least controversial with voters.

Thank heaven for Republicans
Mark Mellman - 10/20/09 06:41 PM ET

With Democrats allegedly on the ropes and voters concerned about rising debt and reeling from growing unemployment, you might think Republicans would be sitting pretty. They aren’t — the Republican brand is in tatters — and Democrats should be grateful for the GOP’s political ineptitude.

The Jews and the Democrats
Mark Mellman - 10/13/09 05:59 PM ET

Maybe it comes from long hours sitting in synagogue during the High Holydays; or perhaps it’s the death of distinguished neoconservative Irving Kristol or the appearance of a book by his fellow traveler Norman Podhoretz, Why Are Jews Liberals? — but the Jewish vote, though small, is attracting considerable attention.

The Jews and the Democrats
Mark Mellman - 10/07/09 03:17 PM ET

Maybe it comes from long hours sitting in synagogue during the High Holydays; or perhaps it’s the death of distinguished neoconservative Irving Kristol or the appearance of a book by his fellow traveler Norman Podhoretz, Why Are Jews Liberals?— but the Jewish vote, though small, is attracting considerable attention.

Calm down, work hard
Mark Mellman - 09/29/09 06:16 PM ET

Prophesies of midterm Democratic doom are being heard from every street-corner oracle, and from some real seers too. While the good times of 2006 and 2008 won’t keep rolling, Democrats would do better putting their noses to grindstones and producing important legislative victories than bewailing the predicted calamity.

Afghanistan: A good war goes bad
Mark Mellman - 09/22/09 05:27 PM ET

Like wine turned to vinegar, the “good war” in Afghanistan has gone bad, creating a political minefield through which candidates will need to navigate carefully.

Gaps in the healthcare debate
Mark Mellman - 09/15/09 06:02 PM ET

Two gaps are shaping the terrain for the healthcare debate.

Current and Previous Articles

09/08/09 04:41 PM ET Presidential popularity dynamics
08/04/09 12:57 PM ET Health reform, long-term
07/28/09 12:04 PM ET Beware of restricting healthcare
07/21/09 12:03 PM ET Voters settle on a public plan
07/07/09 02:02 PM ET Bloat, leverage, meltdown
06/30/09 01:23 PM ET Opposing clean energy hurts GOP
06/23/09 12:26 PM ET Inferring too much, we aren’t alone
06/16/09 01:37 PM ET Reading opinion polls in Tehran
06/09/09 01:50 PM ET The Gaza example
06/02/09 12:58 PM ET Personal background bias
05/26/09 01:12 PM ET Too big to fail
05/19/09 12:59 PM ET Pro-life and pro-choice
05/12/09 12:20 PM ET Voters: Act on global warming
05/05/09 02:06 PM ET Mister Magoo in the C-Suite
04/28/09 12:30 PM ET Wide support for EFCA’s principles
04/21/09 12:34 PM ET Polarizing or just plain popular?
04/14/09 01:12 PM ET Lake Woebegone mortgages
04/07/09 12:57 PM ET When polls go wrong
03/31/09 12:11 PM ET A GOP leadership this Dem likes
03/24/09 01:40 PM ET Hope is still alive
03/17/09 12:15 PM ET Lessons from battle of basic cable
03/10/09 12:53 PM ET Tying Obama to Stalin egregious
03/03/09 01:11 PM ET Lessons of stimulus polling
02/24/09 12:52 PM ET Republican strategy didn’t work
02/17/09 12:40 PM ET Bipartisan, post-partisan, just partisan
02/10/09 12:43 PM ET Kid-hater or a tax-lover
02/03/09 12:59 PM ET How long will voters wait?
01/27/09 01:00 PM ET Computing the odds for 2010
01/21/09 07:30 AM ET Not the end of the road
01/13/09 01:25 PM ET Democrats and the success imperative
01/06/09 12:15 PM ET ‘C3-F’ is code for change
12/16/08 02:01 PM ET Holiday blues
12/09/08 01:37 PM ET What the heck happened in Indiana?
12/02/08 01:37 PM ET Three groups to watch
11/18/08 01:48 PM ET This is an opportunity to perform
11/11/08 01:54 PM ET The why of the win
10/28/08 02:19 PM ET A lot more than just numbers
10/21/08 02:11 PM ET Don’t blame Steve Schmidt
10/14/08 11:23 AM ET Duped by pro-Palin grading system
10/07/08 01:33 PM ET The noose tightens on McCain
 
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