Election 2012: Independents lose 36-year status as bellwether, emphasizing need for Republican leadership on school vouchers & immigration reform
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | November 30th at 01:42 AM |
In the 2002 movie “Signs,” Colleen Hess gave her youngest son Merrill a cryptic, deathbed command to “swing away.” Only years later, with his own life at risk, did Merrill understand what this meant. With confidence, Merrill “swung away.” The challenge was unclear, but it was was large and right in front of him, and Merrill could not and did not miss. Merrill “swung away” with | Read More »
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Pew Research and CNN predict a clear win for Mitt Romney
By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary) | November 5th at 01:00 AM |
As people smarter than me have said, such as RedState’s Dan McLaughlin and The Weekly Standard’s Jay Cost, there is no precedent for BOTH the national polls being correct, and Barack Obama winning re-election. If Obama wins, either national polls have been wrong about Independent voters, or Obama sets a new precedent. Here are national exit polls for 2000, 2004, and 2008. In 2000: George W. Bush won | Read More »
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