So Statestats lets you do something like google trends, but look at the geographic trends. It also produces a variable correlation for things like literacy and "voted for obama" and whatnot although I am not sure how those are collected and what they really mean ( Read more... )

Sorry, if all my posts have been political, but I am obsessed now.

Nate makes an interesting argument about prop 8. Basically, it passed in 2000 as well (and was struck down) and the point is it passed by less votes this time. So, the gap is closing, and things are moving forward where they matter in terms of public support. Its just not quite ( Read more... )

Wow.

I don't watch TV much.

I have heard more about Keith Olbermann than I have actually heard him, but I am glad to see this kind of voice on TV.

Ok, so I see all this information in CNN's election center. All kinds of results have little notes on them saying stuff like 'updated 3 minutes ago', but with no sign of an actual update. Often I know there is some date when a recount or some other event will occur, but CNN never shows this date or lists the date of the last real update. Fail ( Read more... )

I was thrilled at the election results last night, and I still feel very good about the long term impact that Obama's registration campaign, Obama, and the number of people who choose Obama, and ( Read more... )