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Some startling info re state polls
I admit it, I peek into the polls occasionally. Well, maybe more than occasionally. Depends on what you think “occasional” means. Maybe every three days? Up til now, I haven’t confessed my guilty secret. But today, I learned a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Joe Biden and his people, Kamala, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged 4, 538, Donald Trump, electoral college map, Kamala Harris, presidential election, state by state polling error rates
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Where is the proof that money can buy elections?
Yesterday I was talking to my cousin Thomas, a resolute pessimist, about the upcoming election. He asked, “Is there any hope?” I’m afraid I snapped at him. (Optimists can snap, you know. We don’t bite but we snap.) His response … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, Government, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, TV commercials, voting and voting rights
Tagged 538, Adam Bonica, Citizens United, dark money, Karl Rove, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, Newt Gingrich
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The battle against rationality
Last week, Nate Silver, the maestro of 538.com, posted this tweet: The theory that “misinformation” has changed electoral outcomes in the US is pretty badly underbaked, especially given that the last several elections have broadly been in line with what … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Joe Biden and his people, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged 538, Herschel Walker, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nate Silver, Raphael Warnock
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