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Andy Baio : Mark Newman's 2008 election maps and cartograms - weighted by population, fun to compare to the 2004 election
Rod Begbie : 2008 Electoral Cartograms - Remoulding the US electoral map based upon population, rather than geographic, size. [via] #
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Rod Begbie : "November 4, 2008" by Patrick Moberg - #44! [via] #
Greg Storey : November 4, 2008.
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Rod Begbie : John McCain's concession speech - A genuinely gracious and powerful speech. "I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together, to find the necessary compromises, #
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Rod Begbie : This. Fucking. Election. - Delightfully complete coverage of the last twelve months. [via] #
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Rod Begbie : If the World Could Vote | ForeignPolicy.com - How the electoral college of "the world" would vote. Unlike most of the other online polls, this at least has an ounce of statistical rigour to it. Also interesting: Which countries think the US presidential choice will have an effect on them. [via] #
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deusx : best of craigslist : "Dear Red States..." A Letter From The Blue! - "Dear Red States... We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us."
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deusx : The GOP ticket's appalling contempt for science and learning. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine - "This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus. Those who despise science and learning are not anti-elitist. They are moral
Rod Begbie : The GOP ticket's appalling contempt for science and learning. - By Christopher Hitchens - "This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus." I love Hitchens. [via] #
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Andy Baio : West Virginia vote flipping caught on tape - if the interface is this flaky, can you imagine what the data store and security look like?
Kellan : Video of electronic voting machines totally failing to accomplish the simplest of tasks. - The current crop of electronic voting machines are so bad it’s criminal, and the companies that manufactured them should be put out of business on the grounds of constituting a clear and present danger to our national security. #
Rod Begbie : Vote Flipping Caught on Tape - The engineers who "designed" these machines, and the civil servants who approved their use, should be named, shamed and banned from ever being involved in electoral process again. Love the way the guy is trying to argue "Well, this would only happen if t [via] #
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Rod Begbie : FiveThirtyEight.com: The Three Ashleys - I mostly enjoy FiveThirtyEight for the statistical geekery, but some of the blogessays posted are great too. I really enjoyed this one by Sean Quinn on "The Three Ashleys" #
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Rod Begbie : How to Take American Health Care From Worst to First - Op-Ed piece encouraging taking "Moneyball" approach to healthcare. Hands up anyone who ever thought they'd see the NYTimes run an article with the byline "By BILLY BEANE, NEWT GINGRICH and JOHN KERRY". [via] #
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Rod Begbie : The Bugle - WHY was I not aware of this sooner‽ A *THOROUGHLY* splendid satirical weekly podcast featuring John Oliver (off of The Daily Show) and the man who I described as his "erstwhile" UK comedy partner (until I discovered they were doing this podcast togethe #
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Andy Baio : New York Magazine's long profile of FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver - if you haven't, spend a little time reading about his methodology to understand how he's totally changed the game
gleuschk : How Nate Silver Went From Forecasting Baseball Games to Forecasting Elections -- New York Magazine - 538.com is burning a hole in my screen
Rod Begbie : How Nate Silver Went From Forecasting Baseball Games to Forecasting Elections - Great profile in New York Magazine of Nate Silver and the sterling work he's been doing at fivethirtyeight.com. Got to love anyone who can make a living from a combination of baseball, politics and obsessive number-crunching. [via] #
Greg Storey : Tom, forget Ann Coulter you need to follow this guy. - FiveThirtyEight is about as unbiased as it gets.
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Rod Begbie : Is Sarah Palin as racist as her supporters? - Unashamed racist waiting in line outside a Sarah Palin rally. McCain/Palin may not be being outwardly racist themselves, but they're certainly creating an atmosphere where racists feel comfortable sharing their abhorent views. [via] #
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2 month ago
Rod Begbie : 30 Reasons - "30 graphic designers create 30 posters and give you their 30 reasons to vote for Barack Obama on November 4th." #
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2 month ago
Rod Begbie : USATaxDollars - See Your Tax Dollars at Work - Enter your salary, and see how it breaks down gov't spending-wise. I'd seen the percentages before, but breaking it down to real dollars is very interesting. [via] #
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2 month ago
Rod Begbie : McLobbyist - Another focused attack site funded by the Obama campaign. I wonder how the return-on-investment compares between these and running 30 second commercials. [via] #
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2 month ago
Rod Begbie : Keating Economics: John McCain and the Making of a Financial Crisis - The Obama campaign aren't resting on their current lead in the polls. This shows promise that they intend to keep fighting all the way to election day. [via] #
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2 month ago
Rod Begbie : John McCain's Record - Another "attack" site from the Obama campaign. Wish there was a bit more hyperlinkage for sources. #
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2 month ago
Rod Begbie : If politicians were operating systems… - Origin unknown. [via] #
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2 month ago
Rod Begbie : Report: 60 Million People You'd Never Talk To Voting For Other Guy | The Onion - The US political "system" in a nutshell: "According to an eye-opening report released Tuesday, 60 million people whom you would never talk to, would never be in a position to talk to, and wouldn't even be able to talk to if you tried will be voting for th #
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3 month ago
Rod Begbie : Current + Twitter = Hack the Debate - A little project that's been going on here at Current Towers - During the presidential debates, we'll be diving into Twitter and putting the *real* debate up on national TV in real(ish) time. (And who's that handsome avatar halfway through the promo…?) #
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3 month ago
Rod Begbie : Current + Twitter = Hack the Debate - A little project that's been going on here at Twitter towers - During the presidential debates, we'll be diving into Twitter and putting the *real* debate up on national TV in real(ish) time. (And who's that handsome avatar halfway through the promo…?) #
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3 month ago
gleuschk : Stumper : The Politics of Stupidity - Years from now presidential historians will look back on Sept. 9 as the day the 2008 campaign got completely and utterly stupid.
Rod Begbie : Stumper : The Politics of Stupidity - "Years from now presidential historians will look back on Sept. 9 as the day the 2008 campaign got completely and utterly stupid." I felt massively depressed on Wednesday, as the pig/lipstick and kiddie-sex-ed trains swiftboated on. [via] #
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3 month ago
Rod Begbie : Sarah Palin Gender Card | The Daily Show - The Daily Show digs out the clips proving politicians' hypocrisy so the grown-up media doesn't have to. #
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3 month ago
Greg Storey : Obama Tax Cut Calculator. - "Barack Obama will cut taxes for over 95% of American families."
Rod Begbie : ObamaTaxCut.com - "Barack Obama will cut taxes for over 95% of American families." [via] #
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