Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been busy with post-election debriefings from candidates and consulting with colleagues in the election integrity community about the close elections still undecided and that appear headed for a recount. Before the election I predicted that Democrats would net 20-25 House seats in Congress. In fact, Democrats won 24 seats but lost only … Read more
by David Safier Here's a short piece from Kevin Drum on his Mother Jones blog (He used to do the Political Animal blog for Washington Monthly) about the south's diminishing political clout. I hope he's got this right. For many years, the Democratic Party controlled the agenda of American politics and Southerners controlled much of … Read more
by David Safier A very interesting analysis of voter turnout nationally. Generally, the number of Democratic voters increased while Republicans decreased. But in states that went for McCain . . . Here are a few excerpts. The entire article is worth a read. Turnout in last week's election increased from four years ago but fell … Read more
by David Safier Tedski over at Rum, Romanism and Rebellion noted that Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, aka J the P, now has a website, secureourdream.com. Yes, that Samuel J. Wurzelbacher. I I had to follow up. It seems Samuel (Can I call you Sam? Thanks.) . . . Sam believes he has something to share with the world. … Read more
by David Safier Obama will deliver his weekly radio address this weekend. No one will listen, though a few news shows might pull out a sound bite or two. For the first time, the address will also be videotaped and put on YouTube. If anything's worth seeing, people can view it any time they want. … Read more