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...from quality time with Iowa voters. Nationally, his perceived lack of experience shows up in significantly less support among Democrats most concerned about national security. But this gap virtually disappears in Iowa, where voters have heard him talk about his childhood in Indonesia and field foreign policy questions at length. As for New Hampshire, the same pattern holds: Voters have warmed to Obama and cooled to Clinton...
...marathon for the orchestra, and the performers’ exhaustion was apparent by the end. The evening could have benefited by eliminating Harbison’s “Overture,” as it fit less comfortably with the other two pieces and added unnecessary length to the program as a whole...
...March of 2006. But this is hardly a resounding blow against democracy. It’s hard to imagine a potential voter thinking, “I would have voted. But I just know the candidates too well!” Some take another tack and argue that the length of the campaign season forces out lesser-known candidates without a large war chest to keep them going over so many months. However, this effect is dwarfed by the advantage they receive by getting more time to build momentum from a tiny base of energized supporters—witness...
...don’t want to be a stickler, but I do believe that tailoring an essay’s length to the assignment is a skill in itself,” she said. “It’s good for all of us to keep in mind the ways technology affects our work...
Myers and five of her students timed 295 transactions at eight Boston-area coffee shops. Her study controlled for complicating factors, including the complexity of the drink order (skinny? soy? 3 percent milk?), the appearance of the customer, and the length of the line...