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Republicans Kept Pace in Colorado's Early Voting These results from early voting in Colorado are fascinating. Out of 1,704,280 "early votes" cast, over 50% of registered voters, the percentage breakdown was: Dem 33.44% (569,875) Rep 32.64% (556,241) Ind. 24.71% (421,124) The print edition of this story shows a graphic with the following information: Voting by absentee ballot: Total 1,339,065 Rep. 441,841 Dem. 441,203 Ind. 311,196 Voting by early voting: Total 365,215 Dem. 128,672 Rep. 114,400 If I remember correctly, Republicans traditionally have an advantage in early voting in Colorado, so this isn't unalloyed good news. But I generally concur with...

About Contact Archives RSS Columns Photos About Contact Archives RSS Columns Photos Michelle Malkin Breaking: New poll shows Russell over Murtha, 48-35 By Michelle Malkin • October 23, 2008 02:58 PM A Pennsylvania source has just leaked me brand spanking new poll data showing GOP upstart Bill Russell leading John Murtha among over 800 probable voters by 48-35. This comes on top of the Susquehanna poll showing Murtha ahead of Russell by 4 points, within the margin of error. The new poll is from Dane and Associates, which surveyed over 800 probable voters, randomly selected to reflect the district makeup,...

Jim, I read your blog posting on the Party ID and that you felt D+6 was a reasonable weighting. I wish to challenge that assertion. If you review elections for the past 20 years Democrats have never had a Party ID advantage over 4%. And the 4% Margin came in 1996. http://www.pollster.com/blogs/party_id_the_case_for_weights.php Also, I would contend that in the poll analysis across the media, including the derelicts at Real Clear Politics, there is a garbage in/garbage out effect. RCP is using blatantly bogus polls to inflate Obama margins, to further the narrative that the election isn't close. In my review...

Barack Obama’s campaign prides itself on grassroots organizing, with thousands of staff members targeting numerous subsets of the population for voter registration and persuasion. One even sought to register inmates. An internal email from the Michigan Department of Corrections in August describes a request from the campaign to enter jails to register those inmates set to be released before Election Day. An Obama spokesman in Michigan acknowledged that a new organizer made the request, but supervisors nixed the idea as soon as they found out about it. The campaign denied all association with a second request to the Department of...

Monday, October 13, 2008 Email to a Friend Overview Fox News/Rasmussen Reports polling this week in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia shows a very stable race whose underlying dynamic strongly favors Barack Obama over John McCain. Obama holds a narrow advantage ranging from two to five percentage points in four of the five states and is tied with McCain in North Carolina. Keep in mind that all five of these states were carried by George W. Bush in Election 2004.

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We need some comic relief and some more motivation after the huge win for liberty today. So, in my attempt at a Paulsonian strategery to motivate my fellow FReepers, this projected cabinet should strike fear and anger in the hearts of all of us. Go McCain/Palin '08!!! President- Zero VP- Joseph "Plugs" Biden Secretary of State- John F'in Kerry Press Secretary- Helen Thomas Secretary of the Treasury- Franklin Raines Secretary of Commerce- Bernie Sanders Secretary of Defense- Richard Simmons Secretary of the Interior- Barney Fwank Secretary of Homeland Security- Jamie Gorelick Secretary of Transportation- Ray Nagin Secretary of Veterans Affairs-...

Note to Paulson: The Key to Passing the $700 Billion Bailout Is Insurance September 26, 2008 09:58 AM ET | Michael Barone | Permanent Link Contrary to widespread expectations in Washington and on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's financial bailout/rescue package was not agreed to at the White House meeting that started at 4 p.m. Thursday. The meeting included the congressional and committee leaders of both parties and the administration's top financial officials, plus two presidents—George W. Bush and either Barack Obama or John McCain. What's the problem? An agreement modifying the Paulson plan in significant ways seems to...