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Inside Politics with Bill Schneider

Bill Schneider’s Inside Politics Newsletter is published every month to provide insight into the politicians, polls, and issues that are shaping our political landscape. Please email us to subscribe.

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - May '13

In the May 2013 Inside Politics Newsletter, Bill discusses the political consequences of the Affordable Care Act. He also takes a look at the partisan divide on whether or not the issue of global warming is “exaggerated,” and explains the impact the Senate gun vote had on approval ratings for Senators. The results may surprise you.

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - April '13

In the April 2013 Inside Politics Newsletter, Bill looks ahead to the 2014 midterm elections. We don’t yet know what the compelling issue in that election will be, but as SNL’s Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say, “It’s always something.”

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - March '13

In the March 2013 Inside Politics Newsletter, Bill looks at the libertarian streak among Republicans and the sudden celebrity of Sen. Rand Paul. Sen. John McCain called Paul and his allies “wacko birds.” Bill calls them hedgehogs.

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - February '13

In this month’s newsletter: the political repercussions of sequestration and austerity. We also preview the Democratic senators up for reelection next year and the infographic on p.4 explores the growing partisan gap in presidential approval ratings.

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - December '12

Human rights is likely to play a central role in the foreign policy of the “New American” electorate. On p.3, Bill explores what could happen in next year’s off-year elections for governor in NJ and VA. The infographic presents a menu of options for solving the fiscal cliff. Negotiators can make their selections à la carte.

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - November '12

The election is over and despite economic uncertainty, voters did turn out for the President. Why? Fear of the Tea Party agenda. The graphic on p. 3 reveals a drastic decrease in the number of battleground states since 1960. And the back-page graphic is an update on our election night scorecard.

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - October '12

In this month’s newsletter: the importance of undecided voters in a diminishing number of swing states, some startling changes in Americans’ views on values and politics and the infographic compares the Obama votes won in the 2008 election and the change in unemployment in since he took office. Will the vote follow the unemployment rate in those states?

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - September '12

Why does the President need to be likeable and how he can use his personal popularity to help break the gridlock in Washington? On p.3, Bill writes about what American’s think it means to be middle class and why having a secure job is the key. The infographic on p. 4 summarizes the most competitive Senate races.

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Inside Politics w/ Bill Schneider - July '12

Can President Obama’s aggressive campaign overcome voters’ increasing anxiety about the economy? Voter interest among young people and Latinos is lower than it was at the same time in 2008. And and infographic contrasting Moderates and Independents, two groups that are often considered the same. They’re not.