presidential election

    Romney will win OH by 109,000 votes

    By: Tavern Keeper (Diary)  |  November 6th at 05:15 PM  | 

    The caveats:  I’m not a scientist, these numbers are approximations based on early voting data and the final numbers from 2008. These numbers do not figure in any 3rd party candidates. THE MODEL Early voting in Ohio are showing “Red” counties generally up by 120%, and early voting in “Blue” counties roughly 80% of what it was in 2008. Obama won “Blue” counties by and | Read More »

    Political “Science” won’t save Obama

    By: Tavern Keeper (Diary)  |  October 10th at 10:28 PM  | 

    Why Ezra Klein is dead wrong Its been a while since I’ve posted at RedState, but after reading Ezra Klein’s latest attempt to further the meme that Romney’s debate domination didn’t matter, it prompted me to author this entry.  In the Washington Post, Klein proclaims that in a battle between “excitable pundits” versus “political scientists,” he will “take political scientists every time.” Good luck with | Read More »

    Taking Trump Seriously?

    By: Tavern Keeper (Diary)  |  March 29th at 11:32 AM  | 

    A few weeks ago I used this space to discuss the viability of the “dark horse” presidential candidacy of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.  I would do the same for another “dark horse” (albeit a dark horse of a different color), Donald Trump.  If Barbour is the quintessential southern politician (if in mannerism if not governance), then Trump is the ultimate New York businessman.  Tough, cocky, | Read More »