Archive for October, 2008

The Bradley Effect versus the JFK effect

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

A lot has been made of this lately. For those who hear the term and don’t understand, a brief history lesson: Back in 1982 the mayor of LA, the aforementioned Bradley, ran for governor of California. He was ahead in the polls and appeared poised to become the first African-American governor of the state. And [...]

exciting tales of daring, adventure, and calling strangers on the phone to pester them about voting!

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

I pointed out to Chuck that the vagina-owning portion of society was vastly underrepresented on this blog.  And he gave me powers.  Political powers. So, here I am.  A woman.  Kinda like Sarah Palin, only I have a pretty firm grip on the basics of the English language.  Oh, and I know the world’s not [...]

Could Cellphones Change the Game?

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

This is just an idea I have been kicking around for some time so bear with me as I flesh it out. Pollsters do not call cellphones at all. How many voters are they missing due to that? Exit polls in ’04 showed that only 7% of voters lived in cell phone only households so [...]

Tonight! One Night Only!

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Watch Sarah Palin get destroyed by Senator Joe Biden! I have been looking forward to this debate since Palin was announced for the job. Who else is excited to watch what I am predicting will be a glorious crash and burn? Palin gave McCain a giant bump when she was chosen but one she started [...]