Harry Enten, Political Writer/Analyst for The Guardian, is the worst of the worst

[cali]

I've been thinking about posting an op about harry for some time. He makes one ludicrous prediction after another. He never says oops I was wrong. He's right wing as all get out. Why the fuck The Guardian keeps him on is beyond me.

I despise him

Here, from the middle of August when I was predicting that de Blasio would be NYC's next Mayor- and I was hardly the only one:

Why Bill De Blasio won't get to runoff in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary

Those following the New York City mayoral race know there's a Bill de Blasio boomlet going on in press circles. De Blasio, the city's public advocate (an ombudsman of sorts), has seen favorable coverage and support from the Huffington Post, the Nation and the New York Times. And he has clearly ramped up his campaigning to take advantage of Anthony Weiner's further embarrassment.

So, read the papers and blogs, and you'd think De Blasio was on his way to earning his spot in a runoff against the vulnerable first-round frontrunner, Christine Quinn.

The problem is that the data and history continue to suggest it's former comptroller Bill Thompson who is more likely to make the runoff. If you haven't heard of Thompson, it's likely because he lacks the pizzaz of others. There has already been a black mayor in New York, and Thompson is middle-of-the-road in a primary context.

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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/13/bill-thompson-christine-quinn-nyc-runoff

Also from August. Harry really doesn't like Obama

Racism doesn't explain why Obama's approval rating is falling

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/11/barack-obama-approval-rating-not-racism

More from August about how Obama is becoming so unpopular:


Barack Obama's lost youth
The president's approval rating is falling faster among young people than any other group. Will Republicans capitalise on it?


Here's an article by the dunce about how Republican leadership controls the nuts in the party and won't let them go off the rails. Also from August

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/24/republicans-are-not-all-extreme

Harry likes to write about what trouble dems are in:


The Democratic advantage in the electoral college may be waning
President Obama and Hillary Clinton are polling much worse in Colorado and Iowa than nationally

He doesn't much like Unions

It may be Labor Day weekend, but union power is waning
Union membership is decreasing in America and so is the political influence of unions in elections


Here's a nifty little story:

Did gerrymandering make politics more partisan? Ted Cruz argues not


I have written about gerrymandering before, but the issue is back to the fore because numerous commentators have posited a link between gerrymandering and the shutdown. Gerrymandering is now commonly given as the reason why congressional districts appear to be producing more conservative and/or Tea Party-allied Republican representatives.

I still believe the supposed effects of gerrymandering on political polarization in the House of Representatives are being overstated. And fine work from Nate Cohn and Sean Trende explains the point very well. I just have one more thing to add to the argument: what about Ted Cruz?

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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/12/gerrymandering-politics-partisan-ted-cruz

Ooh, how about this?

Move On poll tries to make people believe Republicans are vulnerable

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/series/harry-enten-on-polling-and-politics


Or this:

Wendy Davis and Texas are a problem for Democrats
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/05/wendy-davis-texas-governor-race

Or this:

Democrats won't win a 'blame the GOP' game on the shutdown and debt ceiling
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/08/democrats-shutdown-debt-ceiling-blame-game

And this


Republicans rise in states, even as the national GOP sinks
Congressional Republicans took a hit thanks to the shutdown defeat. But in governorship elections, GOP candidates look good


And this

2013 elections show Latinos and young voters can't be pinned down
Latinos in NJ and youth in VA lost a lot of their Democratic lean in 2013, which mirrors how they're judging Obama right now
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/06/chris-christie-latinos-terry-mcauliffe-youth

Terrible analyst, has a right wing agenda. fuck little harry

[Laelth]

1. Reminds me of a lot of right-wingers, actually.

Regularly wrong.



-Laelth

[cali]

2. yeah. wrong on everything. he's an embarrassment to the paper