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Opposition has been almost universal and started before Summers was even floated as the favorite. Here's Matt Yglesias in May: http://www.slate.com/blogs/mone
by Steko 13y ago
Opposition has been almost universal and started before Summers was even floated as the favorite. Here's Matt Yglesias in May:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/05/27/summers_for_fed_chair_no_way.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/05/27/summers_for_f...
Ezra Klein's piece on gender that prompted the original "word" that Summers was going to be the nominee:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/19/the-subtle-sexist-whispering-campaign-against-janet-yellen/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/19/t...
Krugman pro-Yellen case before annoucement:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/the-fed-succession/ http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/the-fed-successi...
Felix Salmon:
http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/07/24/dont-send-summers-to-the-fed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/07/24/dont-send-s...
Wall Street:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/wall-street-yellen-summers-fed-poll_n_3659823.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/wall-street-yellen-...
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- Steko 13y agoI read and enjoy Scott Sumner and recommend him to everyone. To suggest that he drove the opposition to Summers is bananas.