Posts by Matthew Dickinson
How True Drew? Linzer Still Sees Obama As A Heavy Favorite
Emory University political scientist Drew Linzer, who created and runs the Votamatic website, paid a visit to Middlebury College last Wednesday to discuss why, based on his forecast model, he believes President Obama is still the heavy favorite to win … Continue reading
Ten Days And Counting: Where The Race Stands
My post today examining the State of the Race is up at the Economist’s Democracy in America website, but I will try to amplify my remarks in a post at this site later today. In particular, I’ll try to reconcile … Continue reading
Live Blogging The Third Presidential Debate
8:40 Welcome all to another installment of Live Blogging The Presidential Debate! I hope you can join in- we set a record for participation and visits on this blog during the last debate, and I hope we can break … Continue reading
Yes, Jim Fallows, Debates Do Matter (But Not As Much As You May Think)
In the aftermath of the first presidential debate, as swing state polls began to converge with the national tracking polls, former Carter speechwriter and Atlantic magazine correspondent James Fallows tweeted, “Maybe acads will stop saying debates never matter MT @ppppolls … Continue reading
Did Romney Win A Binder Full of Women Voters?
The full impact, if any, of last Tuesday’s second, town-hall style, debate has yet to be fully felt in the polls, although both the seven-day Gallup poll and three-day Rasmussen tracking poll likely picked up some of the debate impact … Continue reading
