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"FacebookPinterest\n\nSo you're stuck in line at Chipotle, bored, behind on your news-reading\u2014yet not exactly jonesing for another rehash of the headlines. Enter the Hunger Reads, our daily compendium of the political stories we think you'll actually enjoy reading. (At least more than reading the take-out menu over and over.)\n\n\"The Republican 'version of Ralph Nader'\"The Liberation/Marijuana Conspiracy to Swing the Election, David Sirota, Salon\n\nThe marijuana ballot measure, for instance, is defying conventional Democrat/Republican and liberal/conservative narratives, effectively scrambling the political establishments of both parties. In the last month, Colorado's Democratic Party elite, led by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (D), have repositioned themselves as committed drug warriors proudly leading the charge against the ballot measure to end the costly war on weed (this is particularly stunning for Hickenlooper, considering his famous career as a drug pusher). Meanwhile, former Colorado Republican congressman Tom Tancredo and a group of fellow GOPers made headlines recently when they wholeheartedly endorsed the measure. Put this together with the libertarian streak in Colorado's Republican politics, and it becomes clear that the pot initiative could boost voting in ways that don't correspond to traditional red-versus-blue turnout models and stereotypes.\nThis is particularly true considering the intersection of the pot initiative and the Johnson campaign. Despite the punditocracy's narratives to the contrary, the former New Mexico governor has already been taking as much\u2014or more\u2014support away from Obama in Colorado as he has been from Romney, according to polls. And Johnson's anti-Obama effect could be come much more pronounced in the next few weeks, thanks to how his supporters are deftly leveraging all hoopla around the marijuana initiative to sharpen their candidate's appeal and message to disaffected Democrats.\n\nSwitching Teams. Again: Bissinger vs. Bouie: Buzz Swithed to Romney, But Should He Switch Back?, Buzz Bissinger and Jamelle Bouie, New York Magazine\n\nBuzz: But Romney has at least shown some ability to cross lines, however weak. Obama has not. He is not politically adept. He is not good at crossing the aisle. I can only go on what I have read, but he does not like politics and all the gab and bullshit. Politics is gab and bullshit. So I think Romney has a much better chance of appealing to Dems than Obama will ever have appealing to Rs. Yes, they are obstructionist pricks, but they also detest him. And he has added to that.\nJamelle: But he only crossed party lines because he had no other choice\u2014he worked with a legislature that was overwhelmingly Democratic. We don't actually know how he would operate with a Republican House and\u2014quite likely\u2014a Republican Senate. I'd also stick up for Obama's political skills; he may not like people, but he managed to pass a massive stimulus bill, a hugely expansive health-care-reform bill, and a solid bill for financial reform. That's way more than Bill Clinton can count on his ledger.\n\nRead more on Death Race 2012\n\nThe Path to (Muscular) Prosperity Week Nine: The Paul Ryan Gym Pics\n\nThe GQ+A with Jim Lehrer, Part II: The Future of Journalism\n\nToday's Political Firestorm: Obama Shows Up To Second Debate\n\nThe SMS Interview: \"A Win and Two Draws is Still .333 Batting Average\" Senior GOP Aide Says\n\nFollow us @GQPolitics on Twitter for more updates on the campaign trail"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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