Need data
Tue Feb 05, 2008 at 05:08:56 PM PDT
I'm working as a researcher for a TV talking head tonight and need turnout data from 2004 as well as a good site for demographic data for the returns from tonight. I'm specifically looking for breakdowns of age groups, religion, major issues and ehtnicity.
I have a few places I know to retrieve the data. But every new source is a huge help.
Any suggestions?
Bush's True Legacy
Wed Jan 31, 2007 at 09:48:02 AM PDT
I've been perplexed by Bush's actions since the elections. It's as if he's determined to send the entire Republican party over a cliff.
He's escalating the war in Iraq. He's making threatening gestures to Iran. He's further encroaching on our civil liberties. I've even heard talk that he wants to revisit privatizing Social Security.
All of this leads me to wonder just what the hell is he thinking? If he's so concerned about his legacy, wouldn't he be acting differently? And then it hit me. He's not content to be the worst President ever. He wants to be the Last Republican President. He'll be mentioned every time someone brings up the Republican Party.
What better way to ensure he's not a footnote in the history books?
Congratulations, Mr President. You'll never be forgotten.
What the F*** is going on there?
Sat Sep 03, 2005 at 09:16:40 AM PDT
I just read this report on MSNBC and I'm appalled...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9175611/
National Guard members halted the evacuation of the Superdome early Saturday after buses transporting the refugees of Hurricane Katrina stopped rolling.
Guard members said they were told only that the buses had stopped coming and to close down the area where the buses were loaded.
"We were rolling," Capt. Jean Clark said. "If the buses had kept coming, we would have this whole place cleaned out already or pretty close to it."
"optimistic spin is not a winning strategy."
Mon Aug 29, 2005 at 10:31:07 AM PDT
USAToday's editorial board jumps on the Bush bashing bandwagon. Hopefully the truth is seeping into the mindset of the kool aid drinkers.
For all the spin Sunday surrounding the completion of the draft Iraqi constitution -- President Bush hailed it as an "inspiration" and the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, waxed lyrical about its potential to evolve -- the truth is grim.
"We're making good progress," Bush said Sunday. Given the stakes if Iraq is lost, that would be nice to believe. But optimistic spin is not a winning strategy.
It's good to see middle of the road publications speaking the truth on a more regular basis.
The full text is below the fold.
What if they gave a Press Briefing and nobody came?
Wed Jul 13, 2005 at 06:31:26 AM PDT
IMO, the following is the most important exchange at a Press Briefing in recent times.
The press should use this as an opportunity to finally stand up for themselves and hold the Administration's feet to the fire.
Why the Republicans are in this
Mon Sep 13, 2004 at 11:42:17 AM PDT
I just ran across this article on The American Prospect and thought it could use more attention. The basic thrust of the article is that Democrats expect to win because of the issues, while Republicans turn the election to character where they are on more even footing.
But the world is the world. Republicans understand the world, and Democrats do not. Republicans know that voters will respond emotionally to character questions, and they know that the media will lap them up like a thirsty dog. Democrats keep thinking that voters will do something as improbably nutritional as study a health care plan (as, surely, a scattered few do), and that the media will show themselves eager to write articles and broadcast discussion segments about health care plans. Both assumptions are folly.
But why am I telling you this? Just read the article
