Perhaps one of the absolute worst proposals to come out of this talk of reform is to get rid of the electoral college and decide the President based on the popular vote. These are the same people who also whine about the two party system and the restrictions placed on third party ballot access. So, let’s assume we get rid of the electoral college and | Read More »
Statistics are a wonderful thing because they can be interpreted a variety of ways and spun for political advantage. For example, the unemployment rate is pretty straightforward and always has been. Yet, in 2008 the Democratic Party and Barack Obama have “analyzed” the fact that a rate above 8% is improvement. They also have analyzed straightforward economic data to the conclusion that the stimulus, which | Read More »
As everyone knows, the election in November will boil down to a handful of states. Romney needs to take states that Obama won in 2008 obviously. We can quibble about this state or that state being in play, but that subject will be for another entry. Suffice to say, the likely swing states this year will be: Florida, Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, | Read More »
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