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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 [...]

McCain’s Gimmick of Choice: Sarah Palin

Friday, August 29th, 2008

In an attempt to pull fence sitting Clinton supporters, Christian extremists and the three electoral votes from Alaska to his side McCain has announced that Sarah Palin (Gov. Alaska) is his pick for VP. I wonder if she knows how many houses she owns? Well, this should kill McCain’s experience based attacks on Obama. She [...]

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