nytimes.com - 11/5/2008
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Senator Barack Obama drew more support in Tuesday’s election than any recent candidates of the Democratic Party among a broad range of demographic groups. >
Name That Coalition!
smalldeadanimals.com 11/29/2008 — As is the norm here at SDA, the best ideas come from the comments - With Kate's permission perhaps it is time to speculate on a name for the coalition. Perhaps the Traitors, Commies and Clueless party? My favourite so...
Obama’s Support Built on Change, McCain’s on Experience
gallup.com 11/4/2008 — After the change dimension, Obama voters are most likely to give generic reasons for their support: they agree with his views, or have the perception that he is the best man for the job. Obama voters also mention a number of specific dimensions as ...
Polls, Polls
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/24/2008 — If you read Drudge, you might believe that there's a one-point gap between Obama and McCain, and it's neck and neck in the final stretch. If you read 538, you find that McCain's chances of winning this election just shrank dramatically to 3.7 percent ...
The Difference Between Likely and Registered Voter Polls
thenextright.com 10/22/2008 — For those who don't know, most of what I write here (but not all, so keep reading here) is cross-posted at Race42008.com -- a great site for following polls and election-related commentary (/plug). In the comments over there, BobH -- who has ...
Economy Key for Voters, Exit Polls Find
online.wsj.com 11/5/2008 — According to exit polls, Democrats led Republicans by about 10 percentage points. Some 60% of voters said the economy was their No. 1 issue, followed by Iraq and terrorism.
Conservative Coalition-Building
corner.nationalreview.com 11/11/2008 — Rod Dreher, in commenting on the David Brooks piece on the future of conservatism in yesterday's New York Times, writes this:
Let me make a point that's going to be overlooked among secular conservatives of Reformist impulse: no conservative ...
Conservative Coalition-Building
theamericanscene.com 11/13/2008 — Rod Dreher , in commenting on the David Brooks piece on the future of conservatism in yesterday’s New York Times , writes this:
Let me make a point that’s going to be overlooked among secular conservatives of Reformist impulse: no ...
A Note on the Polls
realclearpolitics.com 10/24/2008 — I've received several emails from people asking about the polls. The national polls do seem pretty variable, so I thought I would toss in my two cents on them. First, we need a short primer on basic statistics. Real Clear...
Tell Them They Can, Senator Obama
wizbangblog.com 11/3/2008 — "When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." - Benjamin Franklin Never before in our nation's history has the distinction between...
The Polls - 10/31
talkleft.com 10/31/2008 — Any Halloween scares to come in the polling today? Not likely. DKos/R2000 has Obama up 6, 51-45. Ras has Obama up 4, 51-47 and a good explanation of what has happened in the last week or so: The tightening comes entirely from McCain solidifying ...
Why Obama won
(Politico) —
Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/5/2008
Politico - Barack Obama’s sweeping victory as president of the United States sends him to the White House to face what may be the worst national financial crisis since Franklin Roosevelt’s election in 1932.
Financial crisis will drive agenda —
CNN Political Ticker 11/5/2008
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The wear-and-tear of a 22-month campaign may seem like a Caribbean vacation next to what awaits President-elect Barack Obama when he takes over as the 44th president of the United States.
In his first year in office, he ...
House Dems and a message of caution —
First Read 11/5/2008
From NBC's Mike Viqueira House Democrats are coordinating a message of caution with President-elect Obama in an effort to keep expectations on the left within the realm of the doable.
Last night, we heard Speaker Nancy Pelosi call for a ...
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