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2008 Election

Why So Little Politics?

December 3, 2008Burt Likko

I’ve not written heavily on political issues recently. Why is that? Doug Mataconis has been beating me to the punch on pretty much everything that’s been going on and his take on the issues has been spot on: Congress and… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Domestic Politics, Link Love, Money, Republican Reboot

Your Vote Really Can Make A Difference

November 13, 2008Burt Likko

With absentee and provisional ballots being counted now in Alaska, at one point today Mark Begich was exactly three votes ahead of Ted Stevens in the race for Senate. That’s three (3) votes out of more than a quarter million.… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Domestic Politics

Socially Conservative Black Voters

November 11, 2008Burt Likko 5 Comments

In a comment a few days ago, a Reader asked if my observation about Black voters causing Prop. 8 to pass can legitimately be expanded to say that such people are actually socially conservative. The metric, it was suggested, was… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Abortion, Blog, California, Domestic Politics, Lying With Statistics, Polls, Same-Sex Marriage

Polimetric Postmortem

November 6, 2008Burt Likko 3 Comments

I wrote a while back that I thought there was a realistic chance that Barack Obama could throw the Prop. 8 election over to the “yes” side. That post, by the way, has become the most popular post I’ve ever… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, California, Domestic Politics, Lying With Statistics, Religion, Same-Sex Marriage

The Popular Vote

November 6, 2008Burt Likko

Data from CNN earlier this afternoon. Candidate Raw Vote Percentage Obama 63,909,365 52.434% McCain 56,413,860 46.284% Nader 658,679 0.540% Barr 489,760 0.402% Baldwin 175,117 0.144% McKinney 143,244 0.118% Keyes 35,105 0.029% Paul 19,583 0.016% Others 35,510 0.029% None of the… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Barack Obama, John McCain

Battleground States

November 5, 2008Burt Likko

In the quick pre-election poll, I asked Readers which battleground states Obama would carry. The results: State NAPP ReaderPrediction Actual Result Florida 62% Obama Indiana 37% Obama Missouri 25% No decision yetMcCain Montana 12% McCain Nevada 62% Obama North Carolina… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Blog, Domestic Politics, Polls

One Vote Can Make A Difference

November 5, 2008Burt Likko 3 Comments

It’s rare for an election to be decided by a single vote. But most election cycles bring an example of a very close race, a race in which every single vote really counts because it is so close. This year,… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Domestic Politics

You Asked For It

November 5, 2008Burt Likko

Funny? Or sadly true? The Onion dares to cross the line: WASHINGTON—African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected president of the United States of America. In his new… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, Link Love, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

So Much Fail For One Column

November 5, 2008Burt Likko

It’s easy to forgive a pundit for not getting the right prediction on a race that splits 52-48. It’s understandable if a prediction is not quite right in a few details. But Tammy Bruce’s column here is so far wide… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Barack Obama, John McCain, Link Love, News, Really Bad Ideas

Yeah It Kind Of Hurts

November 5, 2008Burt Likko 4 Comments

A little bit past two in the morning and Prop. 8 is still leading, now by about 290,000 votes. Based on the precinct reporting, it looks like there’s another 1,850,000 votes to count. Looking at where the rest of those… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, California, Domestic Politics

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