The country was distraught; the world was shocked when it heard that man with no flaws and impeccable integrity was found to have been
Category: 2012 Election
Obama’s win brings hope for a rational approach to climate change
If you were listening closely at 8:16 p.m. (EST) on election night, you might have heard a subtle but persistent sound blowing across the
Advice to freshman Senators: Keep a low profile
Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” truly insulted me and most of his viewers recently. He asked us to leave to room,
Extreme gerrymandering: Coming to a state near you?
Americans woke up on November 7 having elected a Democratic president, expanded the Democratic majority in the Senate, and preserved the Republican majority in
What if electoral votes were awarded proportionally?
The record shows that President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012 by defeating Mitt Romney with 332 electoral votes to 206. Even though Obama
Bibi made a bad bet
For the first time in history, an Israeli prime minister took sides in an American election. The right wing, saber rattling prime minister of
Romney’s Project ORCA: Technology fails, shoe leather wins
When my friend who worked in the Obama campaign’s analytics department told me about Project ORCA, I thought he was talking about an environmental
2012 election cost a monstrous $6 billion
Gaius Publius writing at Americablog comments on a recent New York Times article on this election cycle’s monstrous cost. I suggest reading the NYT article then
Progress: Women, minorities make up majorities in newly elected government
“The Democratic Caucus will bring to the 113th Congress the first Caucus where the majority is women and minorities. Our new Caucus will celebrate
“Barracuda business class” vs. democracy
It’s November 5, the day before the 2012 presidential election. If polling guru Nate Silver is right, President Obama will win his second term.