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Logistic Regression Demonstrates Obama Helped Carry Democratic House Members to Victory
Did President Obama help Democrats win seats in the House of Representatives? A logistic regression that I just completed indicates Obama’s victory in Congressional Districts improved the odds of a Democrat being elected to the House of Representatives by a factor … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government, Presidential Leadership
Tagged election, House of Representatives, incumbent, logistic regression, Obama, pvi
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Counties wth Fastest Growth in Food Stamp Recipients Voted GOP
In an attempt to explain why Governor Romney lost the presidential elections Fox News believes it’s because the majority are now “takers.” According to Bill O’Reilly, “They want stuff.” Supposedly they are then motivated to vote for Democrats. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections, Government, Socio-economic Status
Tagged counties, Democrats, election, food stamps, GOP
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What was Big Money’s “Return on Investment” in the Election?
The Sunlight Foundation does an excellent job in calculating returns on investment for the outside groups – super PACs, non-profit organizations and political party committees – that gave the most during this year’s general election campaign. Here’s their report. The percentage figure in … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government
Tagged American Crossroads, campaign, Crossroads GPS, election, return on investment, Rove, Sunlight Foundation
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Friday’s Polling of 22 Swing States: Obama Leads in 19
“There were 22 polls of swing states published Friday. Of these, Mr. Obama led in 19 polls, and two showed a tie. Mitt Romney led in just one of the surveys, a Mason-Dixon poll of Florida.” Source: Nate Silver’s 538 … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government, Science
Tagged 538, election, Obama, polls, Silver, states
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Big Bird’s Advantage Over Romney
What’s Big Bird’s advantage over Romney? Big Bird can do math, Romney can’t!
Posted in Economy, Elections
Tagged Big Bird, economic growth, economy, election, math, Romney, taxes
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My Questions for Obama and Romney
If I could ask each candidate one question here’s my choice: To Governor Romney: The evidence clearly shows that tax cuts for the wealthy (supply-side, trickle down economics) doesn’t work to promote economic growth, so why do you support this … Continue reading
Huh? Ryan Has Seen Only Two Bills Passed into Law in 13 Years
WASHINGTON — He’s been in Congress for nearly 13 years, but Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has only seen two of his bills pass into law during that time. Ryan, who Mitt Romney has tapped as his running mate, passed a … Continue reading
Update: Nate Silver’s Electoral College and Popular Vote Predictions
On July 15th I posted Nate Silver’s prediction of the electoral college outcome for the presidential election. Here’s an update, as of August 8. He has President Obama winning, 302.3 to 235.7. Recall, 270 electoral votes are needed to win … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government
Tagged election, electoral college, Obama, popular vote, prediction, Romney, Silver
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“Most Federal Low-Income Spending Goes for Overhead and Bureaucrats” is False
On Sunday’s Meet the Press program a leading candidate for the GOP nomination said, “What unfortunately happens is with all the multiplicity of federal programs, you have massive overhead, with government bureaucrats in Washington administering all these programs, very little … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections
Tagged bureaucracy, economy, election, false calims, federal expenditures, federal programs, inefficiency, overhead
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