fivethirtyeight.com - 8/22/2008
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Mark Halperin says two sources "who know" say McCain is picking Romney. This is a pick that has long made sense demographically. If two of the four the toughest battlegrounds include Colorado and Michigan, Romney's Michigan roots and his strength in Western states with high LDS concentrations make him a demographically smart pick. However, Al Giordano hits upon a great point given today's ...
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... has “two sources” saying it’s “apparently” Romney but that “no offer has been made.” If so, Sean at FiveThirtyEight says that it would be a choice of “Demographics Over Narrative,” going with a guy who could help in Colorado and Michigan while hurting the ticket on the “regular guy” front since Romney owns a lot of homes, too. ...
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... . By choosing Romney, McCain would be choosing demographics instead of shifting the debate away from homes and wealth, since Romney himself is worth up to $250 million and owns several houses, writes FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver . Obama will pick either Clinton or Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), predicts The Next Right's ...
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Pawlenty defends McCain on homes —
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