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Monday, November 8, 2021

HISTORIANS MUST KILL TO EAT

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Blogger Paul Gottlieb said...
It's worth mentioning that Murphy was the first Democratic NJ governor to get reelected in 44 years. His margin may have been small, but he bucked a long-term trend.

In Virginia, ten out of the last eleven races the gubernatorial candidate from the President's party lost. So the results there fit a long term pattern

You--of all people--don't want to ignore history in your analysis

Professor
I agree with your account above.
Republicans are likely sociologically to be less unified than Republicans.
But Gottlieb's point is well taken.
I especially liked this part, but it is harsh:
"...You--of all people--don't want to ignore history in your analysis..." PG

There are so many tantalizing remarks I would like to make about that.
Here are only a few possible ones, for Paul Gottlieb:
"Paul, he loves to ignore history."
"The verdict of history is mother's milk."
"History is written by the 'victors'. The judgement of history."
"What people now think happened in the past, happened just that way in the past."
All the best

Professor (Revised)
How about this:
To PG:
"History, a tool for making history, must be shaped from history.
The historian must kill to eat."
All the best

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