tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62505117820438468232011-11-11T19:41:45.128-06:00A political blog for campaign people, by campaign people.HSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611871243097346223noreply@blogger.comBlogger3811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-71620242211689993352011-04-28T12:59:00.003-05:002011-04-28T13:05:32.571-05:00

Thank you for reading "What Are You Looking At?" over the years!We are moving the blog to our company website. To see new blog posts please visit www.HSGCampaigns.com/WAYLA.This web address will stay up for our archived posts from 2008 to early 2011.Thanks again!

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-50151786909543541512011-04-04T10:04:00.007-05:002011-04-04T11:40:44.193-05:00

Summary: What to know about State Senate Recalls in Wisconsin this year.On Friday, grassroots organizers in the La Crosse area announced they had collected more than twice as many signatures as they needed to recall GOP State Senator Dan Kapanke.Many Wisconsinites, and non-Wisconsinites alike, have been asking about the exact process and timeline for the recall of state senators this year.This is

Davenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-24589104133910912042011-03-11T11:43:00.004-06:002011-03-11T11:52:47.506-06:00

Summary: Important information for voters and political operatives when Voter ID becomes law.The Wisconsin State Legislature will soon be passing a Voter ID bill, and it will be quickly signed into law by Governor Walker. Just as the recent move to eliminate collective bargaining was meant to reshape the electoral landscape, so is Voter ID.The right-wing in Wisconsin says that voter fraud is an

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-27959983909030007802011-02-28T14:49:00.003-06:002011-02-28T14:59:56.988-06:00

Summary: Why Wisconsin's "budget repair" bill is really about giving the GOP unlimited power.By now, everyone is aware of what’s happening here in Wisconsin.Our newly elected governor, Republican Scott Walker, has introduced a “budget repair bill” that would strip public-sector workers of their collective bargaining rights.Although there are budget-balancing measures in the bill, it goes far

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-77390959842287957932010-10-07T13:38:00.001-05:002010-10-07T13:41:03.214-05:00

Summary: Dave speaks to the fears that Democrats have moving forward.Taking a look at this blog, comparing this year’s posts to last year’s posts, you can see a burgeoning trend. Whereas last year I commented much more on Tea Parties, day-to-day embarrassments for the GOP, and Obama’s job approval ratings, I’ve now started talking more about things like the effectiveness of campaign ads and the

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-84522126350930933302010-09-23T12:06:00.006-05:002010-09-23T12:27:24.902-05:00

Summary: A new study suggests that online campaign ads might be more effective for voter persuasion than previously thought.Last year, we mentioned how some political scientists were beginning to think that campaign ads were going to go the way of the dodo. We challenged that theory.From the post:“…we’ve mentioned how little beats voter-to-voter contact in spreading a campaign’s message and

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-41875917925270910552010-09-21T11:29:00.002-05:002010-09-21T11:32:35.961-05:00

Hi everyone! Sorry I’ve been off the map for the past three months or so, I was working a very exciting race in Milwaukee County over the summer and had to take a break from the blog.Now I’m back.I’ll have more on the race I did in the future, but in the meantime I thought I’d share an interesting story I heard on NPR recently.We all know that the United States is going through a rough patch

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-89914049805531754522010-06-02T10:32:00.002-05:002010-06-02T10:36:35.676-05:00

Summary: A consultant for Joe Sestak opens up about the story behind a great attack ad.At HSG Campaigns, we like to say that campaigning is both an art and a science.On one hand, there is a very simple, data-driven process which - if applied correctly - can optimize the number of votes a candidate receives in an election. On the other hand, there is an integral creative process that requires a

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-12325245558535535322010-05-24T11:53:00.003-05:002010-05-24T12:03:49.786-05:00

Summary: The matchup between Kirk and Giannoulias is looking better for Republicans.For months, Republicans have seen Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) as the best chance possible for winning a Senate seat in a liberal state. For them, the news just gets better and better.Recently, Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has been under fire, as his family business - Broadway Bank - was seized and

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-82291961864278351472010-05-19T13:24:00.005-05:002010-05-19T13:35:38.310-05:00

Summary: Why all the “anti-establishment” rhetoric is only half of the story.Last night, the May 18th Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania and Arkansas were characterized as anti-incumbency elections while the GOP primary in Kentucky was noted - at the very least - for being an anti-establishment contest.In Pennsylvania, five-term Senator Arlen Specter was defeated in a Democratic primary against

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-20733024675352013672010-05-10T10:29:00.007-05:002010-05-10T13:15:46.616-05:00

Summary: The election is over, but what comes next is still uncertain.On Thursday, nearly 30 million Britons - over 65% of the electorate - cast their ballots for a new Parliament after the most exciting campaign in a generation.So far, 649 of 650 seats in the House of Commons have been decided (the remaining seat has a postponed election due to the death of a UK Independence Party candidate, but

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-90034026565025000972010-05-03T13:29:00.009-05:002010-05-03T13:55:32.487-05:00

Summary: A recap of the UK campaign and predictions for the new Parliament.What a wild ride the British election has been.Before the year began, it was widely expected that the Conservative Party would win the elections, making their leader - David Cameron - the next Prime Minister.By March, however, the Conservative victory was considerably less certain. It seemed entirely possible that the

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-58134067862743675532010-04-28T11:50:00.003-05:002010-04-28T11:54:47.662-05:00

Summary: A New York State Senate race characterizes the national debate over gay marriage.For years now, the debate over gay marriage has been a defining issue of the modern civil rights push. For years liberals and moderates pushed back against a GOP agenda that sought to ban the unorthodox arrangement in the U.S. Constitution, as well as in several state constitutions.Today, liberals are

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-83189409908212731002010-04-19T12:43:00.005-05:002010-04-19T12:48:28.928-05:00

Summary: Mixed results for Democrats and Republicans should make for an interesting year.Two weeks ago we noted how the campaign finance reports for the first quarter of 2010 would be something to watch when thinking about how this year’s midterm elections will shape up.Well, the numbers are coming in. What do they tell us?Democrats Are Falling BehindRepublican challengers in ten of the most

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-83922683081120921372010-04-12T14:54:00.004-05:002010-04-12T14:59:29.859-05:00

When healthcare reform passed, Democrats were convinced their troubles were over. No more worrying about the midterms - Republicans won’t be able to win on a message of repeal. No more worrying about a disaffected base - we’ve accomplished something that generations of politicians have strived to accomplish.Except you wouldn’t know it last week.New Gallup polls find the image of the Democratic

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-22685100837698000322010-04-05T13:55:00.004-05:002010-04-05T14:02:28.099-05:00

Summary: With the first quarter over, campaigns prepare for a competitive year.A lot of people have enjoyed speculating the outcomes of this year’s midterm elections. I’ve done it. You’ve probably done it. We’ve all done it.This morning I read an interesting post by a liberal blogger who claimed we’re in a “new progressive era” in which Republicans simply won’t win this November. He claims

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-67703936734373768872010-03-29T13:16:00.005-05:002010-03-29T13:21:53.269-05:00

Summary: Anti-government conservatives have been slow to return their census forms.According to an article in the Houston Chronicle today, politically conservative Texas has been behind in completing the 2010 Census so far.From the article:Texas is counting on the 2010 Census to deliver four new congressional districts, four new Electoral College votes in presidential elections, and millions of

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-21322667773952993192010-03-26T12:13:00.002-05:002010-03-26T12:17:52.919-05:00

Summary: Paul Krugman articulates what every liberal is currently feeling about the GOP.I was hoping to bring you the final results of the Iraqi election today, but it appears that they haven’t quite finished counting the ballots on time.So instead, I thought you would like to read Paul Krugman’s latest editorial for the New York Times. Simply put, it puts what every liberal is feeling into

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-27747897591425481562010-03-25T11:47:00.006-05:002010-03-25T12:07:45.208-05:00

Summary: Democrats in the upper chamber will have to defend some indefensible votes this November.As you may have heard by now, the healthcare reconciliation bill will have to go back to the House of Representatives. The fear among proponents of the bill was that Senate Republicans would offer amendments that Democrats could not pass up, which would automatically mean it would need to go back to

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-63059266870137799332010-03-24T13:51:00.009-05:002010-03-29T13:22:18.133-05:00

Summary: A conservative interest group sends out a fake census for political purposes.Back in January, the Republican National Committee raised criticisms for sending out a fundraising mailer labeled as an official “census document.”WAYLA has recently uncovered a similar fundraising mailer from the Secure America Alliance, a project of the conservative (or even nationalist) U.S. Public Policy

Davenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-77388861542020054412010-03-23T13:23:00.003-05:002010-03-23T13:28:04.819-05:00

Summary: the Democrats’ legislative success means an electoral challenge for Republicans.President Obama finally signed healthcare reform into law this morning. Soon, millions of uninsured Americans will have access to healthcare, sick Americans will be at lesser risk of losing coverage, and insurance prices will stop skyrocketing.Over the past year, the healthcare debate has changed the

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-44259625151653997582010-03-09T13:02:00.008-06:002010-03-09T13:13:45.650-06:00

Summary: A new poll predicts a slimmer swing to the Tories in Britain than previously expected.I know we blogged about foreign elections yesterday, but the news from the United Kingdom this morning is worth mentioning. Back in January we noted how many in Britain had come to accept a Conservative Party victory in this year’s elections for Parliament. Now it’s more difficult to say what will

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-77587245244291776012010-03-08T13:32:00.004-06:002010-03-08T13:36:32.328-06:00

Summary: Iraqis went to the polls today in what is sure to have been a close election.Turnout in Iraq’s elections today were down a bit from 2005 - in which about 76% of the country cast ballots - but estimates show that about 55% - 60% still came to vote.So who was running and who will win?Well, for starters, the dynamic has changed up quite a bit since the last national elections. The number

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-70291773176147836802010-03-05T12:07:00.005-06:002010-03-05T12:23:48.572-06:00

Summary: An internal RNC document - mocking donors and encouraging politics of fear - finds its way on to the internet and embarrases party leaders.On Wednesday, Politico broke one of the most interesting stories about the RNC of the entire 2010 election cycle. An internal document - a PowerPoint presentation by the RNC finance staff - mocked their donors and explained how to play to their

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-6729540236530410562010-03-04T12:34:00.001-06:002010-03-04T12:37:33.931-06:00

Summary: Wrapping up our short series on America’s youngest generation.We hope you’ve enjoyed - and learned from - our posts this week regarding the Millennial Generation.To wrap up this mini-series, we thought you’d be interested in seeing this PBS report on the Pew study we looked at.And you can find out just how Millennial you are by taking this short quiz!

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-6155937577699011062010-03-03T11:10:00.003-06:002010-03-03T11:16:14.073-06:00

Summary: The youngest generation of Americans is the most technologically savvy. Knowing how they communicate and obtain information is paramount to engaging them politically.Yesterday we examined a new Pew Research Center study on the Millennial Generation to find out how they were different from older generation in terms of politics and values. While we found that there were some striking

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-1610877261333473362010-03-02T14:17:00.007-06:002010-03-03T10:07:42.371-06:00

Summary: How to understand the youngest generation of Americans, and engage them politically.Last year we pointed out the magnitude Americans under 30 had on public opinion. Not only were they strikingly supportive of Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, but also of gay marriage, legalizing marijuana, curbing climate change, and amnesty for illegal immigrants.A new Pew Report finds

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-76844273975229773992010-03-01T12:26:00.005-06:002010-03-01T12:46:58.339-06:00

Summary: Canada’s Olympic performance verifies that the host country does indeed win more medals than they would without home-field advantage.Around the time the 2010 Winter Olympics began, we did an analysis which found that in eight of the past nine Olympics, the home-country did better than they do on average in terms of both overall medals and gold medals.Now that the games are over, we

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-75248798195930635682010-02-26T11:22:00.001-06:002010-02-26T11:36:24.986-06:00

Summary: What the summit means for a healthcare reform bill and the 2010 midterm elections.As promised yesterday, we need to give our wrap-up opinions on yesterday’s healthcare summit in Washington, DC.First of all, the media have not been impressed by what was accomplished yesterday. I’m not quite sure what they were expecting, but evidently they seemed to assume that the bill would have been

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-24430180350369322472010-02-25T13:28:00.001-06:002010-02-25T13:30:49.622-06:00

Sorry this post is so late, as it’s been tough to avert my eyes from the healthcare summit going on today.Watching it reminded me yet again why President Obama was such a wise choice in 2008. Throughout the day he’s been doing such a great job trying to put politics aside and hash out policy.Perhaps nowhere was it more obvious then during an exchange that’s making headlines right now with his

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-20025311658013633462010-02-24T16:10:00.002-06:002010-02-24T16:13:21.719-06:00

Summary: Eric and Dave explain their frustrations with the politics of pessimism.It’s not difficult to be pessimistic about the outlook of the world sometimes. In recent years, it hasn’t been difficult to be pessimistic about the future of the United States. For liberals, many of us made the claim that we would move to Canada following the re-election of George W. Bush. In our knee-jerk

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-14684623210442728932010-02-23T15:13:00.001-06:002010-02-23T15:15:39.253-06:00

Gallup has started listing “Election 2010 Key Indicators” on their politics page. Two of these indicators might be troubling for Democrats.First, they find a 12-point enthusiasm gap between Republicans and Democrats. We’ve mentioned this general trend before, but it is nice to have measured figures on it for once. I happen to think we can close that gap, but it won’t be easy.Second, they find

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-5763081268479813012010-02-22T12:50:00.006-06:002010-02-22T12:57:08.916-06:00

Summary: Explaining the real impact of healthcare reform on our deficits to the American voter.Hale “Bonddad” Stewart had a good post at FiveThirtyEight.com over the weekend exploring the details of the federal budget. It clearly spelled out one factor of government spending that many of us have known about for a long time: the connection between our country’s rapidly inflating healthcare costs

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-1233381453152339232010-02-19T16:34:00.003-06:002010-02-19T16:39:03.281-06:00

Summary: Just when it appeared conservatives were coming to a cohesive message, their annual conference produces a strange and wide array of views.Following the political blogs today, one can’t help but see a lot of coverage of the Conservative Political Action Conference. One thing I couldn’t help but notice is the lack of collective discipline in message.Politico reported today that “less than

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-69901083403644107022010-02-18T16:45:00.004-06:002010-02-18T16:51:03.586-06:00

Summary: A data analysis of the past nine Olympics finds one reason teams want the games in their home countries.I know this isn’t strictly political, but hopefully it discourages the sort of partisanship over sports we saw when Republicans cheered Chicago’s bid-loss for the 2016 Summer Olympics.While watching curling, I noticed that the vast majority of cheering from the crowd was for Canada.

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-71603151173755089602010-02-17T12:45:00.003-06:002010-02-17T12:48:41.532-06:00

Some of you have probably seen this by now, but if not, it’s time you did. Carly Fiorina’s senate campaign in California recently released this ad attacking her GOP primary opponent, Rep. Tom Campbell, via FCINO.com.It’s hilariously bad. So bad that you may want to stop watching it half-way through. But I guarantee you’ll want to watch it through the end.Now, in fairness, this was a web-ad

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-80416250563790510902010-02-16T13:57:00.005-06:002010-02-16T14:07:54.282-06:00

Summary: Tom Barrett’s gubernatorial campaign in Wisconsin applies new and traditional techniques alike to defy the odds in 2010.I can’t really count how many times now I’ve said on this blog that Democrats will have a rough year in 2010. Across the country, the GOP looks poised to retake offices up and down the ticket.In Wisconsin, two Republican candidates – Milwaukee County Executive Scott

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-51660985871861163442010-02-15T11:54:00.001-06:002010-02-15T11:59:25.866-06:00

Summary: Exploring how, exactly, volunteers help win elections.The answer to this question may seem all-too obvious for most readers, but according to a new post by our friends at Activate, it shouldn’t be.The old-school way of viewing that question, according to them, is that “the volunteer influence merely displaces some of the phoning or canvassing that the campaign plans to outsource at the

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-11097128131336206092010-02-11T13:23:00.004-06:002010-02-11T13:35:32.975-06:00

Summary: FiveThirtyEight.com’s Nate Silver explores Sarah Palin’s 2012 presidential primary chances, but leaves out an important variable.For those who haven’t seen it yet, Nate Silver’s analysis of Palin’s 2012 chances is quite interesting. While long and in-depth, he makes some good points.From the post:So where is Palin likely to run strongest? Obviously, it would depend on the candidates

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-25020334190450562192010-02-10T16:03:00.002-06:002010-02-10T16:07:16.097-06:00

Summary: Democrats have an opportunity to turn a core Republican message back on them.Over the past year or so, Republicans in Washington have been quick to criticize the spending coming out of Congress with the blessing of the Obama Administration.Knowing full well that most Americans are adverse to deficits (which are now higher than ever before) the GOP is calling Democrats “out of touch” with

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-4164119393385832412010-02-09T13:26:00.003-06:002010-02-09T13:33:11.802-06:00

Summary: Following the death of Congressman Murtha (D-PA), candidates prepare for a competitive special election.Last night, the powerful Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania’s 12th district – John Murtha – died of complications during gallbladder surgery. He was 77.Murtha was first elected in 1974 during a special election in the midst of the Watergate scandal. One of the first Vietnam War

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-23151500906791956582010-02-08T13:30:00.004-06:002010-02-08T13:43:27.203-06:00

Summary: Dave analyzes the effectiveness of what was supposed to be a controversial ad-buy.For weeks the news and sports media in the U.S. hyped up the Superbowl ad featuring Tim Tebow and sponsored by Focus on the Family – a conservative pro-life organization.It shocked a lot of people to think that CBS would allow a politically and religiously-charged issue like abortion to interfere with the

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-47569729597991502272010-02-04T14:14:00.003-06:002010-02-04T14:17:22.320-06:00

Gallup and Politico have some cool new maps to browse over for those of us watching the political landscape this year.First, Gallup has a new “State of the States” page in which you can see what states most identify as Republican, Democratic, conservative, moderate, and liberal.Overall, the Democrats are still more popular in the minds of the voters than Republicans. 49% of those polled identify

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-39523507142363961742010-02-03T11:45:00.007-06:002010-02-06T14:05:19.724-06:00

Summary: The State of the Union Address did help President Obama - but by how much, and will it last?A week ago today President Obama delivered his first State of the Union Address. Earlier that day we asked “could it bump his approval rating?”We looked at Gallup data from previous SOTU speeches and determined it was unlikely. Presidents rarely get a significant bump following their annual

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-25518307577312005182010-02-02T12:57:00.003-06:002010-02-02T13:24:05.322-06:00

Summary: Having the facts on your side is never enough - what Democrats need to know for 2010.Democrats will be tempted this year to explain the healthcare debate - or eventually the healthcare bill - in terms of economic efficiencies and aggregate improvements.These will, of course, be the results of such a bill - but the argument may still cost these Democrats their elections.Dr. David Runciman

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-15096458095122946502010-02-01T12:06:00.002-06:002010-02-01T12:11:31.125-06:00

Another Democratic consulting firm has started blogging! This time it’s Activate, a direct voter contact firm in Washington, DC.Recently, Founder and CEO Mark Sump wrote about the importance of volunteer outreach and direct voter contact.From The New Paradigm in Poltics:The media is of course singularly focused on recent Democratic Party failures in Virginia, New Jersey and, of course,

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-74441990285123004742010-01-29T11:44:00.001-06:002010-01-29T11:50:07.683-06:00

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama gave his first State of the Union Address. To put it mildly, he delivered one of his best speeches to date.Watch the full speech here:It was folksy, compassionate, and at times humorous. Most importantly, it was moving.Some in the blogosphere - from both left and right - have been quick to criticize the feeling of the speech, if not the substance. Arianna

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-39169935021828286902010-01-27T13:32:00.005-06:002010-01-28T12:58:47.669-06:00

Summary: Laura Craft Hogensen explains her frustration with Tim Tebow's pro-life ad that will air during the Superbowl.For many Americans, Sunday is a day of worship, a day to attend church services, a day of prayer and reflection. For the past decade, the Gallup Poll has shown that about 40% of people in this country attend some sort of church service during the weekend. Though this number has

HSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611871243097346223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-33575474972159882072010-01-27T12:23:00.004-06:002010-01-27T12:29:56.970-06:00

Summary: Tonight's address will set the stage for 2010 -- but how will if affect Obama's ratings?Tonight President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union Address, although he has already addressed Congress twice before. According to pundit Howard Fineman, Obama’s test tonight will be whether or not he can win back America’s confidence.His approval ratings could be worse, but they do

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-4349398171070153992010-01-26T13:53:00.002-06:002010-01-26T14:07:33.571-06:00

Summary: Fellow political consultants provide critical, but reassuring insight following the Senatorial special election in the Bay State.Recently, our colleagues at Zata3 - a Democratic consulting firm in Washington, DC - sent us an email titled “Sorting Through the Wreckage Massachusetts.”The email contained some important lessons from last week’s special election that we thought would be good

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-55094345828974950602010-01-25T11:39:00.004-06:002010-01-25T12:45:10.341-06:00

Summary: With this year's midterm elections scaring Democrats, David Plouffe takes the wheel and offers some advice.Over the weekend it was reported that President Obama is taking a centralizing role in the 2010 elections for the Democratic Party. In order for his party to hold on to seats in the midterms he is reassembling the team that pushed him through the primaries and sent him to the oval

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-85523225185780767322010-01-22T12:41:00.005-06:002010-01-22T12:59:32.339-06:00

Summary: Show me the money! 2010 and the Supreme Court.As you probably know by now, the Supreme Court yesterday overturned decades of precedent by ruling that a century-old law forbidding corporate (and possibly labor union) funding of political campaigns was unconstitutional. The issue, they claimed, was that the law infringed on free speech as protected by the First Amendment.We first

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-1754226264821353212010-01-21T18:07:00.004-06:002010-01-21T18:14:34.465-06:00

Summary: Dave and Eric at WAYLA ponder the impact of the special election in Massachusetts.Tuesday’s election in the Bay State sent a Republican to fill Ted Kennedy’s former seat. Needless to say, it’s been considered a devastating blow to President Obama and the Democratic Party.To be sure, things would certainly be easier for the Democrats if they had a filibuster-proof Senate, capable of

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-30879342183037105062010-01-20T12:37:00.007-06:002010-01-20T12:49:19.213-06:00

Summary: A lesson for Democrats in 2010 - 3 Reasons Coakley lost in Massachusetts.As promised, we’ll spend today analyzing some key reasons why a Republican won Ted Kennedy’s seat in the U.S. Senate yesterday. Essentially, there are a variety of things to look at despite the lack of exit polls.Campaigning MattersThere’s been a lot of back-and-forth bickering among Democrats over who is to blame

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-22297008683995595982010-01-19T19:31:00.009-06:002010-01-19T20:51:30.483-06:00

Welcome back to WAYLA for our coverage of today’s special election in Massachusetts. Polls have closed and our eye is glued to the results as they slowly come.The Bay State saw huge turnout today - which may be of greater benefit to Republican Scott Brown than Democrat Martha Coakley.Early returns show Brown ahead 53% to 46%, according to CNN - but that’s only with 13% of the vote in. Obviously

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-80462525076816110422010-01-19T12:58:00.004-06:002010-01-19T14:17:48.454-06:00

With hours left before polls close in the Bay State, political junkies, insiders, and the press are looking forward to what are expected to be close results.We’ll be blogging during the returns tonight, but for the meantime, here are some good articles on the race…• “Finger-Pointing Begins for Democratic Insiders” (Politico): Nervous Democrats have already begun to blame one another for putting

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-85513851783735525582010-01-18T11:26:00.003-06:002010-01-18T11:28:32.070-06:00

We’re taking a day off from the blog to spend some time giving back to the community today. We hope you get a chance to do some service too. MLK Day is a great day to help our country in the most basic of ways.Even if you can’t today, you will have an opportunity to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti - so long as you’re in the Milwaukee area tomorrow.Or if you won’t be in Milwaukee

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-43453199519564545962010-01-15T12:01:00.006-06:002010-01-15T12:27:42.596-06:00

Summary: Will party unity be able to bring another win for the GOP in a traditionally Democratic State, or can Coakley secure Ted Kennedy's seat on Tuesday?So far this blog has not really given any insight to the unexpectedly close special election for Senator in Massachusetts. It would be irresponsible if we let that continue. So here’s a little breakdown of what to watch for in the race.First

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-68852063215397960082010-01-14T13:33:00.007-06:002010-01-15T12:07:39.621-06:00

Summary: As the Democrats and Republicans lay out their 2010 strategy, who will need a miracle to reach their goal?Following a strategy session in Annapolis this week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) laid out the GOP’s plans to retake the lower chamber.First and foremost they will use what they call the “80-20 strategy” which basically calls for attacking Democrats on the stimulus,

Davenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-78749018524121165042010-01-13T12:45:00.005-06:002010-01-13T12:52:40.464-06:00

Three articles - all from Politico - today seem to give weight to important trends we’ve been discussing looking forward to the 2010 midterm elections.Irritated Arkansas LiberalsWe’ve been talking quite a lot about the unsatisfied liberal base of the Democratic Party, and how it may be the greatest threat to Democratic candidates this year. Nowhere is this more evident - apparently - than in

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-40472263500697755952010-01-12T11:20:00.004-06:002010-01-12T11:24:34.666-06:00

Ever mindful of the fact that we often take ourselves too serious in politics, I thought it would be good to show you this insightful and hilarious segment from last night's Daily Show today...The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cFright Clubwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-15634331525471646152010-01-11T12:50:00.004-06:002010-01-11T13:01:01.973-06:00

Summary: This weekend was full of brash comments from politicians--read who's getting into trouble.This past weekend was somewhat unusual for me insofar as I was not keeping track of the news. Instead I was mostly watching the NFL playoffs, which I’ll briefly talk about later in the post. Needless to say, when I checked the news this morning, I was surprised by just how much happened in the

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-16272058812656585912010-01-08T13:01:00.003-06:002010-01-08T13:04:47.739-06:00

Summary: Tracking the money at an important fundraising stage.With this year’s midterm elections 11 months away, campaigns and party organizations are focusing on one thing: money.We start in Florida where 8th District Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson raised a whopping $850,000 in the fourth quarter last year, bringing his cash-on-hand to over $1 million already. This was largely due to his

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-32950239053094964422010-01-07T14:46:00.006-06:002010-01-07T15:01:52.375-06:00

Summary: Conservatives expect to take down Labour in this year's UK elections - but can American poltiical consultants change the dynamic?You can rest assured that we’ll be following this year’s midterm elections in the U.S. with a close eye. But we’ll also be following a very pivotal General Election in the United Kingdom, which could shift the balance of power in our close ally’s realm.Lately,

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-9490903733336481232010-01-06T12:51:00.004-06:002010-01-06T13:26:59.135-06:00

Summary: As Dorgan, Dodd, and Ritter announce their plans to retire, the Democratic Party may stand to lose more races up and down the ticketLast night it was reported that Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) will retire this year, leaving an open seat in the Roughrider State.This was unquestionably bad news for Democrats. Dorgan was able to hold on to the seat solely based on the incumbency effect -

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-51472952834442486922010-01-05T12:14:00.002-06:002010-01-05T12:17:41.668-06:00

Summary: Some Do’s and Don’ts of online campaigning.Our friends at Spot-On recently sent an email blast about effectively campaigning online. One important aspect was how to effectively use web ads. In a post on their company blog, they point out the “Do’s and Don’ts” of using web ads:DO start early.Online advertising can be used for a variety of purposes - early fundraising, field organizing,

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-61000902992348859752010-01-04T11:59:00.007-06:002010-01-04T13:23:24.965-06:00

With 2009 over and a midterm election just 11 months away, pundits will be commenting on every imaginable issue over the year. Most of this you can probably ignore, but there are 10 things to keep your eye on in '10.1) Jobs, Jobs, and Jobs. With only a few small dips here and there, unemployment steadily went up in 2009. The majority of Americans said at the beginning of Obama's term that

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-17619032306966986822009-12-22T12:46:00.001-06:002009-12-22T12:54:30.262-06:00

Thank you for your continued reading! We've sure had a great year.We’ll be taking a break here at WAYLA until January 4th, to spend the holidays with family and friends.We hope you have a happy holiday season, and we’ll see you again in the New Year.

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-21292168156705073342009-12-21T12:43:00.004-06:002009-12-21T13:05:56.361-06:00

Summary: 2009 was a transition year in politics. Now we wait to see how it will affect 2010.2009 was truly an interesting year to observe as the nation transitioned out of the Bush Era and into the Obama years.The year was marked by three issues: the economy, healthcare reform, and the war in Afghanistan. Occasionally we came across other issues including the torture debate, gay marriage, and

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-42586537857828586252009-12-19T14:22:00.004-06:002009-12-19T14:32:03.029-06:00

Thanks to everyone who kept up with our fourth series, "Hollywood Does Politics" - we hope you've enjoyed it.So what did we learn?For starters, accuracy isn't the first concern Hollywood has when making poltical movies - entertainment is. We also found out that so far political movies tend to lean left more often than right.The last thing we discovered was exactly what made a good political

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-80108610266397019362009-12-18T14:42:00.005-06:002009-12-18T15:11:59.231-06:00

Part 5 of our 5-part series: “Hollywood Does Politics”It’s finally here: our Top 5 fictional movies about political campaigns! Before we tell you all about them, let’s go over how we came up with the list.First, the movies cannot be a documentary. We already listed our top 5 political campaign documentaries last week. Second, it has to be about campaigns. While “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-19804983150379345102009-12-17T11:59:00.001-06:002009-12-17T12:01:12.876-06:00

There was a good discussion on “Morning Joe” today that provides some food-for-thought regarding our recent post on the unrest in the Democratic base.Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyDon’t forget, tomorrow is our final segment of “Hollywood Does Politics!” We’ll be bringing you our Top 5 Political Campaign Movies, but we want to hear from you too.Email us

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-76486942052161503052009-12-16T11:10:00.007-06:002009-12-16T11:26:22.263-06:00

Summary: With Lieberman holding up the Senate healthcare bill, Democrats need to explore their options looking forward to 2010.Every liberal in the country following the ongoing healthcare debate is furious. Much of this anger is directed at one man in particular: Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT).After Senate Democrats met to reach a compromise bill that could pass the 60-vote threshold for cloture,

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-12974494156776377922009-12-15T15:16:00.005-06:002009-12-15T15:40:43.673-06:00

Part 4 of our 5-part series: “Hollywood Does Politics”It would be impossible to watch every political movie ever produced and list every mistake Hollywood has ever made. So we decided to look at three films and show you some common errors that can be seen in fictional political movies.“Swing Vote” (2008)In this comedy-drama about a non-political working-class New Mexican, Bud Johnson (Kevin

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-3537992793342410382009-12-14T11:24:00.005-06:002009-12-14T12:00:18.569-06:00

Summary: Will the feuds between Tea Party factions make it a less-effective movement?An interesting article in the Huffington Post on Friday finds that there appears to be a feud between two or more Tea Party factions.It all began when a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots - Amy Kremer - decided to join a group called the Tea Party Express, a project of the Our Country Deserves Better PAC which

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-49443288135467880122009-12-11T12:37:00.010-06:002010-01-12T00:05:42.165-06:00

Part 3 of our 5-part series: "Hollywood Does Politics"On Tuesday, we’ll be showing you cases in which Hollywood fiction yields error on the subject of political campaigns. But what kinds of movies are going to show campaigning most accurately? Documentaries, of course.Here are five of our favorite political campaign documentaries…“The War Room” (1993)“The War Room” takes an in depth and

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-51125919230828463752009-12-10T10:42:00.004-06:002009-12-10T11:09:58.246-06:00

Summary: Job creation motivates Americans to support renewable energy policy by large margins.Too bad we missed this for our post yesterday. A new McClatchy-Ipsos poll released yesterday finds that Americans are much more willing to pay to avert climate change if it creates new green jobs.One sample of respondents was asked if they would support cap-and-trade legislation if it raised their

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-1638861602059996402009-12-09T13:06:00.007-06:002009-12-09T14:49:05.186-06:00

Summary: "Palin might complain that global warming believers are killing the economy, but in fact it’s far from the truth."In an op-ed piece in today’s Washington Post, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin criticized the climate change conference in Copenhagen as a political event.From her op-ed:In his inaugural address, President Obama President Obama declared his

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-42557268070640373592009-12-08T11:51:00.004-06:002009-12-08T12:04:39.618-06:00

Part 2 of our 5-part series: Hollywood Does PoliticsBefore we tell you our Top 5 Political Campaign Movies next week, we want to ask an important question that could influence our list: what are the agendas?Are their even any agendas to these movies? If so, are they conservative or liberal?Everyone knows that Hollywood is pretty liberal. Movie stars like Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Sarah Jessica

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-59929015420920877392009-12-07T12:01:00.004-06:002009-12-07T12:10:48.058-06:00

Summary: Using business tools for campaigning - how interactive maps can increase momentum.Advancements in political technology can come from just about anywhere. Every once in a while a new development from private enterprises can prove to be valuable resources for campaigns and political consultants.On Black Friday, eBay tracked their sales by location across the country and developed a very

Davenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-20740225771060722152009-12-04T14:31:00.007-06:002009-12-04T14:49:31.134-06:00

Part 1 of our 5-part series: “Hollywood Does Politics”It would be impossible to cover every television show that has ever tried to portray a political campaign, but today we’ll give you a synopsis of the campaigns on some of the most popular programs over the past decade.“The Wire” - Season 4 (HBO)At the end of “The Wire’s” third season, Councilman Tommy Carcetti makes the decision to run for

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-7484508463039272292009-12-03T10:32:00.002-06:002009-12-03T10:36:27.633-06:00

It’s December, and that means the holiday season has officially begun. So we thought we’d do something fun for the blog and bring you our fourth series: Hollywood Does Politics!Over the next few weeks, we’ll bring you five posts discussing some of the best - and worst - movies and television shows involving campaign politics. Of course, the movies don’t always give a realistic portrayal of

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-44993709549046098312009-12-02T11:44:00.007-06:002009-12-02T12:23:45.854-06:00

Summary: Is Obama trying to appease both sides - or is the Afghanistan policy something other than a political decision?In his address to the cadets of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and to the nation, President Obama outlined his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.Along with announcing the deployment of an additional 30,000 troops to that country (75% of what General Stanley

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-52883708187236627142009-12-01T15:19:00.004-06:002009-12-01T15:28:06.266-06:00

Summary: How Spending and Jobs have become both economic and political trade-offs.The Congressional Budget Office released a report last night revealing that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (better known as the stimulus package) has thus far saved as many as 1.6 million jobs.That should be good news for President Obama, but there are some problems associated with that figure.The first

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-89915046793139924752009-11-24T16:27:00.004-06:002009-11-24T16:29:59.741-06:00

We're taking the week off this week to celebrate Turkey Day.See you Monday!

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-17955328129523649132009-11-19T15:32:00.004-06:002009-11-19T15:47:26.357-06:00

Summary: Should Republicans target conservative rural districts or moderate suburban districts?Assuming the Republicans pick up a few seats in Congress next year, what kind of districts can we expect them to pick up?Based on recent ad buys from the NRCC, it seems that Republicans believe the seats they pick up will be from more rural areas in traditionally red states. Recently they released this

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-60040885841602015862009-11-18T16:33:00.001-06:002009-11-18T16:37:05.040-06:00

Summary: Profits and limited liability drive some of America's top political consultants to go international.Ever wonder why the really well-known political consultants - the James Carvilles, Mark Penns, etc. - go overseas for work? Ever wonder why foreign campaigns hire them?There’s an interesting article in Politico today which covers these very questions.From the article:In Kiev and Kharkiv

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-24973509429073780212009-11-17T16:48:00.002-06:002009-11-17T16:52:29.837-06:00

It’s been something of a slow news day today for electoral politics, but we did happen to catch an interesting figure in the latest report from the Pew Research Center.Apparently, despite all the new stories about independents and third party candidates running for office, support for them is - on the whole - decreasing.From the report:Despite record dissatisfaction with Congress and extremely

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-25242185427989832562009-11-16T15:57:00.004-06:002009-11-16T16:02:40.690-06:00

Summary: How political processes could lead to President Palin in 2012.Now that her new book is coming out, a lot of pundits are talking about a possible Sarah Palin comeback and an eventual 2012 GOP presidential nomination.David Brooks - the conservative columnist who has spoken less than highly of Palin in the past - had this to say on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday:“She’s a joke. I mean, I just

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-6917365070336171162009-11-13T13:20:00.002-06:002009-11-13T13:24:15.539-06:00

Summary: Both parties will be facing tough battles for their seats in 2010. Here are the top five things for each party to pay attention to going into election season.Yesterday I went through the data and analysis of the new Gallup poll which found the GOP to be leading the Democrats on the generic ballot, and the most recent Cook Political Report ratings.As promised, I’m using our analysis to

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-84897610204576284612009-11-12T15:38:00.009-06:002009-11-12T16:04:20.000-06:00

Summary: WAYLA looks through the recent trends and makes a few 2010 predictions.Like everyone else has been doing, I thought I’d use today to review the updates from the Cook Political Report and the recent Gallup poll that find Republicans gaining popularity.First, the Gallup findings…And it shouldn’t be any real surprise that much of the GOP gains are due to increasing support among

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-9261117799389216812009-11-11T13:20:00.002-06:002009-11-11T13:25:32.773-06:00

Summary: Could Fox News be in violation of campaign finance law?Some of you who read the title of this post probably said “duh” - but a recent clip from their broadcast was picked up by the Daily Show last night, revealing that Sean Hannity literally showed false footage to make a recent Tea Party protest look bigger than it was.The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cSean Hannity

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-36247271019289578702009-11-10T16:51:00.009-06:002009-11-10T17:03:12.573-06:00

Summary: Three things Obama should know before making strategy decisions for the Afghan WarAfter Dr. Abdullah Abdullah exited the run-off election for the Afghan presidency, President Barack Obama called on incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai to bring a “new chapter” in his country’s history.Not only is it important for Afghans, but also for American interests as the Obama Administration

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-23063210693318623782009-11-09T15:17:00.004-06:002009-11-09T15:25:35.471-06:00

Summary: Are Republicans becoming more vulnerable as far-right leaners move away from the GOP?A number of stories in Politico today suggest that the far-right of the Republican base is now either leaving the GOP, or at least leaving it more vulnerable for 2010. This comes despite the recent election of Democrat Bill Owens in New York’s 23rd Congressional District where a Conservative Party

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-87648344903001342582009-11-06T15:14:00.006-06:002009-11-06T18:31:01.301-06:00

Summary: The Tea Party activists and their latest protest - how it crossed the line.While the nation mourns the tragic loss of our men and women at Ft. Hood this week, an interesting secondary story has been circling the blogosphere - hateful messages coming from Tea Party protesters, and what appears to be encouragement from GOP leaders.From an editorial in Politics Daily:When John Boehner, the

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-62378261712304497392009-11-05T13:57:00.004-06:002009-11-05T14:09:24.956-06:00

Summary: After spending nearly $100 million we can now ask how much is too much to spend on a campaign.It was well noted in last year’s presidential election that the Obama campaign spent about $730 million to put the junior Illinois senator in the White House while earning about 69.5 million votes - in other words, they spent about $10.50 per vote.It may not have come from Obama himself, but it

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-44026299547876337122009-11-04T13:19:00.005-06:002009-11-04T13:30:32.942-06:00

Summary: Dave at WAYLA reviews the November 2009 elections and their implications.First I want to start by looking back on my predictions from Monday. In Virginia I said McDonnell would win handedly against Deeds, and he did. In fact, he won with 59% of the vote - 2% more than I expected. In New Jersey, I wrongly suggested Corzine could squeak in a victory, and no matter who won it would be

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-22482701479051786332009-11-03T12:23:00.004-06:002009-11-03T12:47:37.879-06:00

Summary: Happy Election Day - will political predictions come true?It’s the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November - and although it’s not an even-numbered year this year, today is still Election Day.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyWith polls closing in Maine, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia in less than 12 hours we thought we’d bring you some

Davenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-86319857692765929662009-11-02T15:48:00.005-06:002009-11-02T15:59:56.174-06:00

Tomorrow is Election Day for residents in New Jersey, Virginia, Maine, New York City, and New York’s 23rd Congressional District. Last week we analyzed the gubernatorial race in Virginia and found Republican Bob McDonnell to be the likely winner.Today we take a look at the big races in the other four elections.New JerseyBig Race: GovernorCandidates: Jon Corzine (D), Chris Christie (R), Chris

Davenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250511782043846823.post-15805601559817084292009-10-29T14:52:00.006-05:002009-10-29T15:00:22.783-05:00

Summary: Just more than one third of Americans believe climate change is caused by humans these days, but what - or who - is to blame?According to a Pew Center report released last week, only 57% of Americans believe that there is solid evidence that the earth is warming - down a staggering 14% since April 2008 - and just 36% believe global warming is both real and caused by humans.Every

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