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I read Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com and he's refusing to call it... Tom Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 11:03:03 PM
He seems to think Coakley will probably win but it's so close he doesn't want to say it given how good his record is when he does make predictions.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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Could the Dems really lose in Mass - Kennedy's seat? - 18/01/2010 03:19:29 PM 655 Views
to quote yogi berra: it ain't over till it's over - 18/01/2010 04:10:26 PM 245 Views
Oh, if Brown wins, I'm sure he will be out next election..... - 18/01/2010 04:28:05 PM 244 Views
it works both ways you know - 18/01/2010 04:37:40 PM 251 Views
I disagree... - 20/01/2010 04:11:15 AM 271 Views
Even if he loses and it is close I think it will scare a lot of democrats - 18/01/2010 04:15:03 PM 254 Views
You may be right on that last bit, unfortunately... *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:18:37 PM 109 Views
Agreed - blunder of epic proportions! *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:30:18 PM 114 Views
If we don't get a handle on healthcare it will destroy the economy. - 18/01/2010 06:01:18 PM 252 Views
It makes people question their priorities - 18/01/2010 08:17:16 PM 318 Views
Maybe they should. - 18/01/2010 09:47:11 PM 274 Views
You act like America is a collective - 18/01/2010 10:16:39 PM 331 Views
Is it? What are the Republicans offering for the non-insured? - 18/01/2010 10:20:42 PM 239 Views
Tort reform - 18/01/2010 10:33:01 PM 231 Views
purchase insurance across state lines - 18/01/2010 10:44:54 PM 232 Views
the dems don't see insurance companies as the enemy either - 18/01/2010 11:09:24 PM 232 Views
Exactly. - 19/01/2010 02:09:49 AM 341 Views
that simply proves they are inept - 19/01/2010 01:45:33 PM 229 Views
Of course they did nothing for the 6 years they controlled Congress. - 19/01/2010 12:39:44 AM 290 Views
That isn't true, my mother-in-law can now afford to buy her medicine - 19/01/2010 01:57:28 PM 314 Views
Curious about the last part. - 20/01/2010 12:05:40 AM 322 Views
There are some basic flaws in your argument - 20/01/2010 03:18:58 PM 232 Views
America, like all groups of people, IS a collective, however diverse. - 19/01/2010 02:02:24 AM 369 Views
but it doesn't think like a collective - 20/01/2010 03:25:29 PM 225 Views
Yes, I realize human beings are selfish; that's something to overcome, not embrace. - 20/01/2010 06:21:33 PM 216 Views
Human nature can not be overcome it can only be redirected - 20/01/2010 07:03:46 PM 228 Views
That's a bigger debate than politics. - 20/01/2010 10:42:02 PM 345 Views
I know who I'm voting for! - 18/01/2010 04:26:29 PM 273 Views
I'm starting to think..... - 18/01/2010 04:33:23 PM 263 Views
Certainly, he wouldn't stand a chance without protest votes. *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:45:37 PM 117 Views
That whole "filibuster-proof" concept was a lot more valid... - 18/01/2010 04:44:51 PM 332 Views
I have seen this argument elsewhere and I am not sure it makes sense - 18/01/2010 05:28:57 PM 314 Views
It does not make sense if it's used in a partisan way, that's true. - 18/01/2010 05:43:10 PM 336 Views
I think the fillibuster is with in the spirit and the law on the constitution - 18/01/2010 06:03:55 PM 313 Views
Fair enough. - 18/01/2010 10:00:16 PM 242 Views
Any argument made by Dowd is suspect from the start - 18/01/2010 10:39:28 PM 284 Views
They should keep making them actually filibuster, yes. - 18/01/2010 10:09:01 PM 408 Views
Fight the good fight, my man...er...dog! - 18/01/2010 05:48:08 PM 242 Views
I hope so. If people like me support Brown, then you know the Democrats are fucked. - 18/01/2010 05:13:27 PM 262 Views
It's amazing, but even GWB and the R's didn't alienate the public so quickly..... - 18/01/2010 10:02:27 PM 249 Views
Of course, they weren't in a crisis this bad. *NM* - 18/01/2010 10:22:46 PM 116 Views
I read Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com and he's refusing to call it... - 18/01/2010 11:03:03 PM 246 Views
Thanks. I was racking my brains for the name of that site. *NM* - 19/01/2010 01:03:29 AM 104 Views

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