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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Silver Lining
Yeah, the election is next week. If you are eligible to vote, go do it. If you live in a battleground area, help out. You know the drill, right?
Take a look at this (h't here):
As I watch the polls get closer and closer, and can't help but think that, at the end of the day, pollsters want to be right. They have to back away from how they want the polls to look and show what the polls really say. Maybe I'm just a little too optimistic, or maybe I have a little too much faith in the American public, but I really don't think the presidential election is lost (unless you're very conservative and aren't willing to budge on the lesser of two evils). Between weighted polls, people who are not quite honest with pollsters for one reason or another, and the Bradley Effect, this may be a more interesting election than we've been lead to believe.
Now that you've lost your appetite with that photoshop, here's some sunnier news:
Take a look at this (h't here):
As I watch the polls get closer and closer, and can't help but think that, at the end of the day, pollsters want to be right. They have to back away from how they want the polls to look and show what the polls really say. Maybe I'm just a little too optimistic, or maybe I have a little too much faith in the American public, but I really don't think the presidential election is lost (unless you're very conservative and aren't willing to budge on the lesser of two evils). Between weighted polls, people who are not quite honest with pollsters for one reason or another, and the Bradley Effect, this may be a more interesting election than we've been lead to believe.
Now that you've lost your appetite with that photoshop, here's some sunnier news:
- Rep. Michael McCaul is still up in the polls, but he can still use some support. His opponent was recently added to the DCCC's Red to Blue program.
- One district north, Rep. John Carter will have no problem keeping his seat in the House.
- Senator Cornyn has taken a substantial lead in the polls, but he's not relaxing. He's focusing on fiscal policy this week- check out some videos and information here. (If you're looking for a little humor today, check out the latest youtube ad from Senator Cornyn's opponent. As usual, he gets it all wrong. Senator Cornyn has never been involved with Abramoff, but I'm sure that tying a Republican to Abramoff tested well with the focus groups, so... )
- Michael Williams is driving (literally) to the finish line in his bid to keep his position with the Texas Railroad Commission. Chairman Williams is driving across Texas in a propane-powered bus, campaigning not only for himself, but also for GOP candidates around the state. His opponent(s)? Haven't really heard from them lately. (
One - David Floyd (L)- doesn't even have a web page.Mr. Floyd was kind enough to point us to his web site in the comments. I have no idea why it didn't come up in a search yesterday. Sorry about that!)
