Politically Uncorrected Column
Politically Uncorrected is published twice monthly. Dr. G. Terry Madonna is Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Franklin & Marshall College Poll (formerly the Keystone Poll) at Franklin & Marshall College, and Dr. Michael Young is Managing Partner of Michael Young Strategic Research. The articles can be used in whole or in part with appropriate attribution. The views and opinions found in these articles represent the authors' views and opinions and not those of any institution or organization with which they are affiliated.
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Below is a complete list of Politically Uncorrected columns since 2001.
2013
February 4, 2013 - Corbett Crossing the Rubicon
January 22, 2013 - A Bad Gamble
January 7, 2013 - Tom Corbett: Doing the Right Thing for the Wrong Reason
January 3, 2013 - In 2013 Expect the Unexpected
2012
December 3, 2012 - Corbett's Chancy Re-election Chance
November 14, 2012 - Handicapping Pennsylvania's 2014 Gubernatorial Field
November 1, 2012 - Game On: Pannsylvania in Play
October 22, 2012 - All Over Again
September 28, 2012 - The Great Debate Show
September 25, 2012 - Candidate Romney
September 18, 2012 - America's Game of Electoral College Roulette
September 10, 2012 - Conventional Wisdom
August 13, 2012 - The Conventions Won't Matter, But the Debates Might
July 31, 2012 - If Romney Wins, Does Corbett Lose?
July 24, 2012 - Why Obama Probably Can't Win--But Romney Could Still Lose
July 16, 2012 - Thinking about Voter ID
June 18, 2012 - Winning the Battle but Losing the War
June 11, 2012 - Taking Stock of the American Mood
May 30, 2012 - Pennsylvania's Crisis
May 17, 2012 - America's Sick Public Sector
April 26, 2012 - Not Everyone's Cup of Tea
April 12, 2012 - What the 2012 Nomination Fight Taught Us about American Politics
April 4, 2012 - Santorum's Last Stand
March 21, 2012 - Will Pennsylvania's Primary Matter?
March 9, 2012 - A Choice Between the Truely Bad and Merely Awful
February 14, 2012 - Rick Stantorum: Why he lost Pennsylvania & What it Means
January 30, 2012 - The Costs of Combat
January 4, 2012 - What Does Rick Really Want?
2011
December 26, 2011 - Corbett's Rookie Year
December 12, 2011 - Running Mate Roulette
November 28, 2011 - Why Obama Could Win and Why He Probably Won't
October 31, 2011 - Raising Cain
October 20, 2011 - Let's Ask the Voters
October 6, 2011 - Are Republicans Flipping Their Wigs?
September 29, 2011 - Casey Odds on for 2012
September 16, 2011 - A Really Bad Idea
September 2, 2011 - 9/11 Ten Years Later
August 19, 2011 - Divided We Fall
August 3, 2011 - The Age of Ideology
July 5, 2011 - Getting What We Want and Wanting What We Got
June 23, 2011 - Rick Santorum for Vice President: Stranger Things Have Happened
June 14, 2011 - Does It Matter?
June 1, 2011 - Is the GOP Field Weak? Or Is Obama Strong?
May 23, 2011 - Rick Santorum Meets P. T. Barnum
May 11, 2011 - It's Foreign Policy, Stupid
April 26, 2011 - One-Term Tom? Maybe Not!
April 12, 2011 - How to Run for President (And Still Have Been Born in Pennsylvania)
April 1, 2011 - The GOP Herd Gathers
February 18, 2011 - Is Tom Corbett a Revolutionary?
January 31, 2011 - You Don't Say: Santorum and Rendell
January 10, 2011 - The Rendell Legacy
January 3, 2011 - The Keystone State: Wither We Go in 2011
2010
December 28, 2010 - A Bad Year for Some Good Lessons
December 14, 2010 - Specter's Legacy: A Work in Progress
November 22, 2010 - The Great TSA Pat-Down Smackdown
November 15, 2010 - What Do We Do Now?
November 4, 2010 - America's Forensic Election
October 24, 2010 - America's Great Disconnect
October 8, 2010 - All Politics Is Local--Except When It Isn't
September 17, 2010 - Pennsylvania's Wacko Winners
September 2, 2010 - Obama's Best Bad Option
August 24, 2010 - That Other Tax Problem
August 5, 2010 - Dumb & Dumber
July 26, 2010 - Pennsylvania's Long-Running One-Act Play
July 6, 2010 - Silly Syllogisms and Serious Politics
June 22, 2010 - Toomey-Sestak: Made for Hollywood
June 1, 2010 - Corbett vs. Onorato: A Scheduled 15 Rounder
May 19, 2010 - Arlen Specter's Perfect Storm
May 11, 2010 - Two Parties, One Election, No Choices
April 19, 2010 - The Admiral Hits an Iceberg
April 5, 2010 - The Resurrection of Rick Santorum
March 23, 2010 - If Men Were Angels
March 4, 2010 - Continuity & Change: Pennsylvania in the New Century
February 18, 2010 - The 99 Percent Rule
January 28, 2010 - The Mandate Myth
January 12, 2010 - Restoring Confidence
2009
December 28, 2009 - The Eight-Year Cycle - Believe It!
December 10, 2009 - Huckabee Hysteria
November 16, 2009 - Tom Corbett's Problem
October 30, 2009 - Pennsylvania's Churchillian Problem
October 22, 2009 - Until the Bitter End
October 7, 2009 - Is Pennsylvania the Nation's New Future?
September 9, 2009 - The Goldilocks Principle in American Politics
August 26, 2009 - The New California - Not
August 7, 2009 - Pennsylvania's Odd Man Out
August 4, 2009 - The Phony-Baloney Budget
July 10, 2009 - A Different Budget
June 15, 2009 - Déjà Vu All Over Again
May 21, 2009 - Remembering Newspapers
May 4, 2009 - The Endangered Republicans
April 23, 2009 - Corruption: No Longer an Iffy Proposition in Pennsylvania
March 31, 2009 - A Specter to Behold
March 5, 2009 - What You Want vs. What You Get
February 6, 2009 - Rendell's Magical Budget
January 27, 2009 - Casey Moving Into the Battle Circle
January 16, 2009 - Gubernatorial Appointments & Buggy Whips
2008
December 11, 2008 - Madame Secretary: Old Wine in a New Bottle
December 2, 2008 - Pennsylvania's Dead-End Sure Thing
November 6, 2008 - The Political Hat Trick
October 30, 2008 - Is the Bradley Effect a Myth?
October 17, 2008 - An Outlier in Pennsylvania
October 10, 2008 - Pennsylvania's Last Hurrah
September 25, 2008 - Will We Screw it Up Again?
September 18, 2008 - The Other Woman in the Race
September 10, 2008 - The Cheneysizing of the Vice Presidency
August 27, 2008 - When Fine Just Wasn't Good Enough
August 20, 2008 - Coming Back Around: Casey at the Convention
August 6, 2008 - John McCain Versus the Scholars
July 17, 2008 - Bonusgate: A Different Kind of Political Corruption
July 7, 2008 - Putting the Kitchen Table Issues Back on the Table
June 26, 2008 - America's Forgotten Holiday
June 18, 2008 - History, Politics, and the Pennsylvania Budget
June 6, 2008 - For McCain in Pennsylvania, it Takes a Bush
May 5, 2008 - Chris Matthews: Ready to Play Hardball in PA
April 18, 2008 - In Pennsylvania, 'Tis the Season
April 13, 2008 - Obama's Feet of Clay
March 31, 2008 - The Casey Fly in the Clinton Ointment
March 25, 2008 - Obama: How Bad is it for Him in Pennsylvania?
March 14, 2008 - Obama's Keys to the Keystone State
March 6, 2008 - Pennsylvania: Breaking the Checkmate?
February 20, 2008 - The Matter of the VP
February 11, 2008 - Pennsylvania: The Decider
January 17, 2008 - The Obama Paradigm
2007
December 26, 2007 - Iowa and New Hampshire: Same Old, Same Old
December 5, 2007 - Conventional Wisdom & the 2008 Conventions
November 26, 2007 - Reform: at the Crossroads and in the Crosshairs
October 25, 2007 - Dick Thornburgh's Message
October 18, 2007 - Why George Bush Should Like Ike
September 27, 2007 - First, We Kill All the Judges
September 5, 2007 - Public Corruption in Pennsylvania: A Time to be Wary
August 21, 2007 - Taking a Second Look at Rendell for Second Place
August 7, 2007 - Highway Robbery
July 18, 2007 - Does it Matter Who the GOP Nominates?
July 7, 2007 - Making Budget Sausage
June 19, 2007 - Second Term Troubles
May 22, 2007 - The Next Big One
April 25, 2007 - Been There & Done That
April 5, 2007 - A Constitution for PA
March 23, 2007 - America's Hit or Miss Primary System
March 9, 2007 - A Rudy Rage in Pennsylvania
March 1, 2007 - Who Can Blame Them?
February 7, 2007 - Ed's Big Ideas
January 31, 2007 - Thesis-Antithesis: Clark & Casey
January 25, 2007 - A Day Late and a Dollar Short
January 10, 2007 - A Fork in the Road
2006
December 27, 2006 - Annus Mirabilis
December 12, 2006 - The Second Act
November 9, 2006 - Rise & Fall of Santorum
November 8, 2006 - Final Score: Rendell versus Swann
October 18, 2006 - A Tale of Two Elections
September 27, 2006 - Suburban Tipping Point
September 6, 2006 - The Challenger Two-Step
August 10, 2006 - Third Party Follies
July 24, 2006 - America's Electoral Phantoms
June 28, 2006 - American Temperament
May 19, 2006 - May 16 Post Mortem
April 20, 2006 - Santorum - Can He Win?
April 4, 2006 - Adding Up Pennsylvania's Ideological Divide
March 23, 2006 - Circling the Eight Year Cycle
March 2, 2006 - The Pennsylvania Paradox
February 8, 2006 - A Sporting Event
January 24, 2006 - The GOP's Cause Celebre(ity)
January 4, 2006 - Alito v. Pennsylvania
2005
December 14, 2005 - Reconstituting Pennsylvania
December 1, 2005 - Choosing Number Two
November 16, 2005 - What It All Means
October 31, 2005 - The Judicial Rentention Imbroglio
October 18, 2005 - The Comeback Kid
October 10, 2005 - Academic Argument
September 15, 2005 - The GOP Shows Some Cleavage
August 8, 2005 - Specter: In the Cat Bird Seat
July 18, 2005 - The Great Harrisburg Caper of 2005
July 7, 2005 - A Budget Paradox
June 21, 2005 - A Certain Uncertainty
June 2, 2005 - A Necessary Post-Mortem
May 18, 2005 - Erector Set Politics
May 5, 2005 - Rendell's Dilemma
April 13, 2005 - Happy Birthday
March 9, 2005 - Fiddling with the Rules
February 14, 2005 - One Bad Problem - - Two Good Choices
February 7, 2005 - Budgets Smudgets
February 1, 2005 - Pennsylvania's Primary Problem
2004
December 14, 2004 - From Light Governor to Lt. Governor
November 18, 2004 - Pennsylvania's Political Odd Couple
October 19, 2004 - Approximately Right
September 22, 2004 - It's Debatable
September 14, 2004 - Yes or No?
August 30, 2004 - Tale of Two States
August 5, 2004 - The New Political Zeitgeist
June 30, 2004 - Pennsylvania's Crystal Ball
June 3. 2004 - Not a Sure Thing
May 21, 2004 - Reapportionment, Politics, and the Law
April 22, 2004- An Electoral Oasis
March 24, 2004- Running Mate Frenzy
February 26, 2004- Smoke And Mirrors
January 23, 2004- A Crazy System
January 7, 2004- Asking the Right Question
2003
December 17, 2003- The Political Confidence Game
November 25, 2003 - Making Pennsylvania Relevant
October 20, 2003 -October Surprise
October 7, 2003 -Warrior for President
September 25, 2003 -Benediction
September 12, 2003 -9/11 Revisited
August 28, 2003 -The Un-California
August 13, 2003 -Gerrymander In The Docket
July 30, 2003 -Reporting On Kobe
June 26, 2003 -Doing Direct Democracy
May 28, 2003 -A Judicious Change
April 30, 2003 - Making The Grade
April 16, 2003 - Promises, Promises
April 1, 2003 - Changing Pennsylvania
March 18, 2003 - The Great Tax Vote Myth
March 6, 2003 - A Judgment Call
February 19, 2003 - A Taxing Moment
February 4, 2003 - Exit Strategy: Pennsylvania Style
January 21, 2003 - Leadership and Luck
January 7, 2003 - The Future of the Pennsylvania Democrats
2002
December 17, 2002 - Conventional Wisdom Revisited
December 3, 2002 - A Cautionary Tale
November 19, 2002 - The Misuse of Polling
November 6, 2002 - One Crime, Many Suspects
October 29, 2002 - Pennsylvania's Multiple Personalities
October 15, 2002 - Debates, Debates, and More Debates
October 1, 2002 - Gubernatorial Archetypes
September 18, 2002 - The Issue of Issues
September 4, 2002 - Problem Solving: Pennsylvania Style
August 20, 2002 - Governors Matter
July 31, 2002 -Real Heroes and Real Leadership
July 17, 2002 - The Death of Party Competition
July 2, 2002 - The Change Factor
June 18, 2002 - The First Political Poll
June 4, 2002 - Fighting The Last War
May 8, 2002 - Rendell's Raiders
April 9, 2002 - Campaign Finance Reform- Deja Vu All Over Again
March 26, 2002 - Buchanan's Birthday
February 28, 2002 - Roses & Polls
February 13, 2002 - It's Pennsylvania Stupid!
January 23, 2002 - Running for Bridesmaid
January 8, 2002 - Gresham's Law of Junk
2001
November 27, 2001 - Election Reform: The Failed Experiment
November 15, 2001 - The Message
November 1, 2001 - The New Patriotism & The Old Voting
October 23, 2001 - Election Cycles
October 10, 2001 - The Ridge Legacy-A Work In Progress
September 28, 2001 - Some Ways We Will Change
September 25, 2001 - Hamlet on the Susquehanna
September 24, 2001 - The Eight-Year Cycle
August 28, 2001 -Going But Maybe Not Gone
August 14, 2001 - Joe Six-Pack
July 31, 2001 - Motor Voter and The Politics of Voter Turnout
July 17, 2001 - The Political Problem And The Law
July 3, 2001 - State Budgets: Follow The Money
June 19, 2001 - Running Statewide 101
June 5, 2001 - The Death Penalty: Principle and Practice
May 22, 2001 - Gubernatorial Genealogy
May 8, 2001 - The Pennsylvania Brand Name Game
April 24, 2001 - The Endangered Democrats
April 10, 2001 -Mars and Venus at the Polls
March 27, 2001 - Pennsylvania and Local Taxes
March 13, 2001 - Voter Turnout
February 27, 2001 - Reapportionment: An Insiders Game
February 13, 2001 - Presidential Greatness
