pundit

(noun)

A self-professed expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comments or opinions in the media; a commentator, a critic.

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Examples of pundit in the following topics:

  • Anecdotal evidence

    • In February 2010, some media pundits cited one large snow storm as valid evidence against global warming.

  • The Election of 1964

    • It was the view of political pundits of the time that Kennedy's assassination left the nation politically unsettled.
    • Some political pundits and historians believe Goldwater laid the foundation for the conservative revolution to follow.

  • Republican Turmoil & Democratic Resurgence

    • Conservative political columnist Pat Buchanan challenged Bush for the Republican nomination, and shocked political pundits by finishing second, with 37% of the vote, in the New Hampshire primary.

  • Culture Wars

    • At the 1992 Republican National Convention, conservative pundit Patrick Buchanan gave a landmark speech that is now often referred to as his "culture war speech. " In it, he defined the battle lines between the two sides in the culture war, which he claimed was being fought by Republicans and Democrats.

  • The Recession

    • Some pundits guessed – wrongly, as it turned out – that this would be a permanent state of affairs and that both the German and Japanese economies would grow to be larger than America's.

  • The Election of 1936

    • Although after the 1936 election some political pundits predicted the virtual extinction of the Republican Party, Republicans would make a strong comeback in the 1938 midterm congressional elections.

  • The Election of 1948

    • The polls and the pundits, however, all held that Dewey's lead was insurmountable, and that Truman's efforts were for naught.

  • Productivity Gains in Manufacturing

    • However, as Sainati noted, pundits and politicians "say the word 'manufacturing' and they see in their minds' eyes things they used to see when they were kids. " But those days are long gone, and with them the old manufacturing stereotypes.

  • The 1992 Election

    • Conservative political columnist Pat Buchanan challenged Bush for the Republican nomination, and shocked political pundits by finishing second, with 37% of the vote, in the New Hampshire primary.

  • The 2012 Presidential Election

    • The change in electoral allotment shifts the allocation of votes across the Democratic-Republican divide, as pundits predicted that the Democratic Party would lose electoral votes in states previously won in the past three presidential elections, and the Republican Party would gain votes in states won by Republican candidates in the last three elections.