If McMullin Wins and Won’t Caucus With Either Party, What Happens?
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New from me: If McMullin Wins and Won’t Caucus With Either Party, What Happens to His Committee Assignments?
Evan McMullin is within striking distance of defeating incumbent Sen. Mike Lee, in large part because McMullin—a conservative and former Republican running in deep red Utah—convinced the Democrats not to field their own candidate, which would have split the anti-Lee vote. Democrats stand to gain should McMullin be elected: Republicans would lose a seat, and, depending on the issue, Democrats could gain a potential vote. The risks and tradeoffs involved in this scenario are unique, although not wholly unprecedented, and worth examining in detail.
The voters McMullin most needs to win over are open to a true centrist alternative to the MAGA insanity of the Republicans, on the one hand, and the perceived hard-left cultural politics of the Democrats, on the other. This is why he has repeatedly emphasized that, if elected to the Senate, he will not caucus with either the Republicans or the Democrats…
If he wins, and follows through, what would happen? I explain:
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The U.S. labor market has been dramatically transformed over the past few decades. At the height of the manufacturing economy in the late 1970s, the assembly line with its routine, manual tasks provided ample, well-compensated jobs that were disproportionately held by men. Today’s post-industrial economy dominated by services and information, on the other hand, places a high (and growing) premium on “soft” skills—teamwork, communication, interpersonal skills, collaboration. In general, women have these skills in greater abundance—which is a major factor in why, in today’s “social workplace,” women are thriving and while men are falling behind.
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Happy Halloween! I wasn’t much of a fan of celebrating the holiday as an adult without children, but now that I have them, you have to dress up. So again, I will be Ted Lasso. Be a goldfish. Sadly, it appears rain might impact tonight’s festivities. It was a good weekend, though a bit of a nail-biter for my Buckeyes. Here’s what it’s like being in TBDBITL.
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