Lately I’ve heard a lot of people saying Romney is running one of the worst campaigns ever. At the same time they’re saying this, they’re also saying that media coverage is completely biased against Romney. And so I wonder how … Continue reading →
Obama is trying to lower expectations about his upcoming performance in the debates: “Governor Romney – he’s a good debater,” said the president. “I’m just okay.”… “[Obama] has had less time to prepare than we anticipated,” said [Obama campaign press … Continue reading →
In the continuing press effort to turn people against Romney because he’s rich, here’s the latest effort. If the first few comments there are any indication, though, it seems that the article isn’t resonating with its target audience.
Continue reading →Here’s a great post on polling. It manages to be highly informative, easy on the math, and funny too. How is all that possible when you’re talking about polls? I wouldn’t have thought it could be done, but Charlie Martin … Continue reading →
Who would have thought that yesterday’s bagelhead thread would generate some pretty deep reflections? But here are some from commenter “Wolla Dalbo”: This brings up the issue of just how do you motivate various groups of people, nations, races – … Continue reading →
Well, I’m not. Not quite, anyway. Here’s a good catch by Datechguy. He notes that Morning Joe, etc. “are doing their victory dance” based on some new Quinnipiac polls showing Obama way ahead in both Florida and Ohio. He next … Continue reading →
…which we were— Ohio, Ohio, Ohio. Yes, it’s a very important state, and stands an excellent chance of being so again this year. The WaPo crows that Obama is ahead in that state by 8 points among likely voters, with … Continue reading →
Yes, the title is meant to be sarcastic. But only somewhat. Whatever you think of pollsters’ motives—are they trying to get it right, or are they skewing results to influence public opinion?—they do have quite the challenge in predicting voter … Continue reading →
I’ve got a new article up at PJ, entitled “Romney’s daunting challenges.” My original title for the piece was the title I gave to this post, because I didn’t want it to be about Romney, but about what any Republican … Continue reading →
The Washington Examiner has a multi-part series of short articles called “The Obama You Don’t Know,” debunking some of the myths of Obama’s “narrative.” It punctures such tales as the one about how poor Obama’s family was when he was … Continue reading →
…about the press and the release of Romney’s fundraiser remarks. The video was taken on May 17, 2012, and Mother Jones (who published it) has not (to the best of my knowledge, anyway) said when it obtained the clip. I’m … Continue reading →
…that a lot of people want to be on the dole, and they won’t vote for him anyway. Mitt sez the Palestinians don’t want peace. This is scandalous? This is news? Ah, but the media can make a statement that … Continue reading →