Monthly Archives: September 2012
Early Voting, National Polls, Bachmann, Biden and…er….Hard Wood
Here’s what’s happening in the presidential race: First, within the next two days, half of all states will see residents begin casting their presidential ballot, through some combination of either early or absentee voting provisions. In 32 states and the … Continue reading
Rumors of Mitt’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
I know. I know. “Where have you been?!” I appreciate the email inquiries. The short answer is I’ve been trapped in my office, fending off an onslaught of students. Such is the life of a departmental chair at a nationally-ranked … Continue reading
Things That Go Bump In The Race
I’ll be doing much shorter posts for the next several days as I begin a new semester of teaching, as well as taking on additional duties as departmental chair. Once the new schedule settles down, I’ll try to resume the … Continue reading
Live Blogging the President’s Convention Speech
Alright, I’ve been asked to live blog the President’s speech. Hopefully it will be received better than last night’s blog about Clinton! As always, join in (that means you, students, who are at loose ends on campus!) It’s pretty clear … Continue reading
The DNC, True Lies And The Twitterverse
My unscientific sampling of the twitterverse tweets during the Democratic National Convention’s first two nights of speechifying revealed what seemed like a distinctly lower frequency of instant fact-correcting than what I observed during the Republican convention. That may be because … Continue reading
