One of the many fine posters, among those at Race42008.com, is Sean Oxendine. His post on polling - On Error Margins - explains the margin-of-error concept in lay terms for those of us who enjoy the horse-race aspects of politics, and so it’s worthwhile to post it here:
In comments on DaveG’s analysis of McCain leading Obama by a […]
The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder had an outstanding post on the infamous New York Times article on Senator McCain and his allegedly improper ties to lobbyist Vicki Iseman, prior to McCain’s first presidential bid in 2000. Ambinder’s analysis - How McCain Weathered the Storm - was impressive, due to his focus on the write-up about how the McCain campaign […]
One of the aspects of the potential matchup between Senators McCain and Barack Obama in November, has been the convention that both candidates may agree to - that is, to accept only public financing in the general election. More on this subject from Karen Tumulty from Swampland at Time.com: The Public Financing Question…
…But I just […]
Ana Marie Cox, the alter ego of the Wonkette, blogs for Swampland on Time.com, where she provides a unique, irreverent perspective on the campaign trail.
AMC’s SwampCast on Wednesday, February 13, was titled: “McCain: By the Numbers”, as her analysis zeroed in on the exit poll numbers from Senator McCain’s trio of victories on Tuesday…
A very good, […]
Ana Marie Cox, the alter ego of the Wonkette, blogs for Swampland on Time.com, where she provides a unique, irreverent perspective on the campaign trail.
AMC has offered us today, an alternative to the prevailing conventional wisdom - i.e., that Senator McCain’s only hope of victory in November is the possibility of running against Hillary Clinton. But […]