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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 639 Views
to quote yogi berra: it ain't over till it's over - 18/01/2010 04:10:26 PM 229 Views
Oh, if Brown wins, I'm sure he will be out next election..... - 18/01/2010 04:28:05 PM 228 Views
it works both ways you know - 18/01/2010 04:37:40 PM 235 Views
I disagree... - 20/01/2010 04:11:15 AM 254 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 235 Views
You may be right on that last bit, unfortunately... *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:18:37 PM 105 Views
Agreed - blunder of epic proportions! *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:30:18 PM 107 Views
If we don't get a handle on healthcare it will destroy the economy. - 18/01/2010 06:01:18 PM 236 Views
It makes people question their priorities - 18/01/2010 08:17:16 PM 303 Views
Maybe they should. - 18/01/2010 09:47:11 PM 256 Views
You act like America is a collective - 18/01/2010 10:16:39 PM 313 Views
Is it? What are the Republicans offering for the non-insured? - 18/01/2010 10:20:42 PM 221 Views
Tort reform - 18/01/2010 10:33:01 PM 213 Views
purchase insurance across state lines - 18/01/2010 10:44:54 PM 216 Views
the dems don't see insurance companies as the enemy either - 18/01/2010 11:09:24 PM 215 Views
Exactly. - 19/01/2010 02:09:49 AM 323 Views
that simply proves they are inept - 19/01/2010 01:45:33 PM 213 Views
Of course they did nothing for the 6 years they controlled Congress. - 19/01/2010 12:39:44 AM 270 Views
That isn't true, my mother-in-law can now afford to buy her medicine - 19/01/2010 01:57:28 PM 295 Views
Curious about the last part. - 20/01/2010 12:05:40 AM 304 Views
There are some basic flaws in your argument - 20/01/2010 03:18:58 PM 217 Views
America, like all groups of people, IS a collective, however diverse. - 19/01/2010 02:02:24 AM 353 Views
but it doesn't think like a collective - 20/01/2010 03:25:29 PM 206 Views
Yes, I realize human beings are selfish; that's something to overcome, not embrace. - 20/01/2010 06:21:33 PM 201 Views
Human nature can not be overcome it can only be redirected - 20/01/2010 07:03:46 PM 212 Views
That's a bigger debate than politics. - 20/01/2010 10:42:02 PM 331 Views
I know who I'm voting for! - 18/01/2010 04:26:29 PM 256 Views
I'm starting to think..... - 18/01/2010 04:33:23 PM 247 Views
Certainly, he wouldn't stand a chance without protest votes. *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:45:37 PM 111 Views
That whole "filibuster-proof" concept was a lot more valid... - 18/01/2010 04:44:51 PM 315 Views
I have seen this argument elsewhere and I am not sure it makes sense - 18/01/2010 05:28:57 PM 296 Views
It does not make sense if it's used in a partisan way, that's true. - 18/01/2010 05:43:10 PM 322 Views
I think the fillibuster is with in the spirit and the law on the constitution - 18/01/2010 06:03:55 PM 298 Views
Fair enough. - 18/01/2010 10:00:16 PM 226 Views
Any argument made by Dowd is suspect from the start - 18/01/2010 10:39:28 PM 268 Views
They should keep making them actually filibuster, yes. - 18/01/2010 10:09:01 PM 392 Views
Fight the good fight, my man...er...dog! - 18/01/2010 05:48:08 PM 227 Views
I hope so. If people like me support Brown, then you know the Democrats are fucked. - 18/01/2010 05:13:27 PM 247 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 232 Views
Of course, they weren't in a crisis this bad. *NM* - 18/01/2010 10:22:46 PM 108 Views
I read Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com and he's refusing to call it... - 18/01/2010 11:03:03 PM 228 Views
Thanks. I was racking my brains for the name of that site. *NM* - 19/01/2010 01:03:29 AM 100 Views

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