This could also be entitled 85-15, which is roughly the proportion of the Manhattan vote that when to Kerry vs. Bush (Bush actually got 16.7 per cent, or roughly one vote in six).
But more ... more »
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Sunday, November 7
A blue city (disconsolate, even) surrounded by a Red America
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billdoskoch
on Sun 07 Nov 2004 03:42 AM EST
Gurus of what's in wonder if they're out of touch
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 07 Nov 2004 03:32 AM EST
A question of values
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 07 Nov 2004 03:23 AM EST
Gary Langer, director of polling for ABC News, adds his voice to the whole values-vote debate in an NYT op-ed piece. more »
The values-vote myth - a counter-argument
by
billdoskoch
on Sun 07 Nov 2004 02:12 AM EST
David Brooks of the NYT took a look at the exit-polling numbers and came up with some different conclusions that your typical pundit. But there's some big holes in his argument too: for example, he doesn't account for the ignorance and gullibility of Bush supporters. more »Saturday, November 6
Did Kerry win in Ohio?
by
billdoskoch
on Sat 06 Nov 2004 01:30 AM EST
According to this article by Harper's Magazine contributing editor Greg Palast for TomPaine.com, Democrat John Kerry may well have triumphed in Ohio. Most voters in Ohio thought they were voting for Kerry. At 1:05 a.m. ... more »Friday, November 5
What happened to the exit polls - The answer
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 Nov 2004 09:40 PM EST
From Friday's NYT: Report says problems led to skewed surveying data
More post-US election analysis from the NYT
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 Nov 2004 07:47 PM EST
Columns from conservative author and academic Gary Wills, author Thomas Frank (What's the matter with Kansas? How the Conservatives won the heart of America) and Democrat operative Andrei Cherny. more »
No conservative!
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 Nov 2004 07:20 PM EST
It's not what you think. In the course of preparing a humble evening meal, I brought out some meat pierogi from my favourite Polish deli - Czechowski's. The label on the back says: Fully Cooked. ... more »
Fighting back
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 Nov 2004 02:14 AM EST
Bob Herbert and Paul Krugman of the NYT say now is not time for U.S. liberals to quit. Here's Krugman's column, No surrender:
Let the games begin :(
by
billdoskoch
on Fri 05 Nov 2004 01:53 AM EST
From an NYT story: Some Bush supporters say they anticipate a 'revolution' and Confident Bush outlines second term. more »Thursday, November 4
Tarantino to shoot kung fu movie in Mandarin - and badly-dubbed English
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 04 Nov 2004 07:53 PM EST
Since he had so much fun with Kill Bill's Japanese scenes, Quentin Tarantino wants to do a chop-sockey movie in Mandarin, reports the BBC. But there's a twist: more »
Marry an American!
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 04 Nov 2004 06:32 PM EST
A tongue-in-cheek Canadian website is offering to help hook up single American liberals with their Canadian counterparts to dodge four more years of Dubya. Here is what MarryAnAmerican.ca says: more »
Permanent Republican government
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 04 Nov 2004 02:29 PM EST
The New Yorker ran an article in the spring called Fight on the Right. It was about Republican Senator Arlen Specter's fight in Pennsylvania to retain his party's nomination. Ultimately, the old-skool Republican moderate did that ... more »
Why the post below doesn't matter
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 04 Nov 2004 01:59 AM EST
Read this excerpt from what I think will become known as a seminal article on Dubya by Ron Suskind in the Oct. 17 NYT Magazine: more »
Election afterthoughts from OOT NY media elitists
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billdoskoch
on Thu 04 Nov 2004 01:40 AM EST
I attach for your linking pleasure columns from Thomas L. Friedman, Maureen Dowd and William Safire on the U.S. election, plus a bonus editorial: more »
Amusing thought du nuit from Jon Stewart
by
billdoskoch
on Thu 04 Nov 2004 12:42 AM EST
"I never thought I'd say this, but I really miss voter fraud." :) more »Wednesday, November 3
What happened to the exit polls?
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 03 Nov 2004 12:39 PM EST
When I went into work about 6 p.m. EDT, people were all excited about the exit polling data. There was talk of a big Kerry win -- which lasted as long as it took for ... more »
Defeat and surrender
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 03 Nov 2004 12:01 PM EST
John Kerry has conceded the presidential race to incumbent George W. Bush. It's bowing to reality. Kerry's 136,000 votes behind in Ohio, which has 20 Electoral College votes. Bush is also leading in Iowa and New Mexico.... more »
Defeat, but no surrender?
by
billdoskoch
on Wed 03 Nov 2004 05:15 AM EST
As I write this, our neighbors to the south still don't know who their president will be for the next four years -- although it appears that George W. Bush hung on. He has 254 ... more » Tuesday, November 2
The night before, and I pick ...
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 02 Nov 2004 02:34 PM EST
I still think it's going to be Dubya, although it's by no means a sure thing. more »
Hopefully it will be obsolete tomorrow
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 02 Nov 2004 02:33 PM EST
I finally got my copy today of The Exception to the Rulers, by Amy Goodman with her brother David. It covers much of the Bush administration's shenanigans, but she's also gone after Bill Clinton, who ... more »
Bin Laden and Moore: Two America-hating peas in a pod :^)
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 02 Nov 2004 02:32 PM EST
I was following coverage last night of U.S. conservatives trying to spin Osama bin Laden's video appearance into an indictment of Fahrenheit 9/11. more »
The revolution will be posted
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 02 Nov 2004 02:17 PM EST
The NYT asked some of the highest-profile bloggers to comment on what they saw as a key moment in the U.S. presidential election of 2004. Strangely, they didn't ask dailykos.com.
No defeat, no surrender
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 02 Nov 2004 02:08 AM EST
Besides being a thoroughly decent human being who I think is on the right side of fighting for a humane America, Bruce Springsteen is a phenomenal lyricist. I thought John Kerry made a great choice ... more »
The beauty of voting
by
billdoskoch
on Tue 02 Nov 2004 01:56 AM EST
This is an outstanding column by the NYT's Paul Krugman: Faith in America. more »Monday, November 1
Some good U.S. election reads from Sunday's Star
by
billdoskoch
on Mon 01 Nov 2004 02:45 AM EST
Where to start? Here goes nothing: more » |
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