I should avoid the crack of the excerpts from Halperin and Heilemann's new book about the presidential campaign. Such books bring out the worst in the political class--the gossip, the insider knowledge, the focus on personalities over issues. But as I have low character, I...
2012 elections
Charlie Webster, Chair of the Maine Republican Party: In some parts of rural Maine, there were dozens, dozens of black people who came in and voted on Election Day. Everybody.
Arizona is a national joke. Say what you will about whatever southern state you don't like, Arizona matches them all for extremism, hate, and corruption. Have to give it credit.
My new favorite post-election reaction goes to Robert E. Murray, CEO of Murray Energy. He sent this prayer to America out to his workers, followed by his view of the nation's future: Dear Lord: The American people have made their choice. They have decided that...
I can strongly endorse this position: However, for me, I'm choosing another rather unique path; a personal boycott, if you will. Starting early this morning, I am going to un-friend every.
Barack Obama won Cuban-Americans in Florida, 49-47.
What a night. I'll have a full post about this later today, but the success of the marriage equality ballot measures in Maryland, Washington, and Maine and the rejection of the anti-gay measure in Minnesota means that historians may look upon this election as a...
Scott Rasmussen tries to explain why his polls were terrible. I'm reading this over and over again but I keep missing the sentence that reads "My polls suck because I'm.
303-235. Figure Obama's PV around 50.5%. I expect him to have slightly over a 2% win in the PV. No clue nor care about his margin in MA. Obama loses.
Scott has provided the fundamental case for Obama's reelection, no matter how disappointed with him you might be. I want to build on that a bit by summarizing a few thoughts I've had about the left during the election cycle. Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed...
What happens when voters want to cast in-person absentee ballots in Miami-Dade County? Close the polls for no reason and start towing the cars of people waiting in line. Republicans.
Excellent story about a reporter in Williamson County, Texas (deep red suburbs north of Austin) trying to vote with a utility bill as an ID. Mind you, Texas doesn't require.