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Midday Election Observations
My teaching/advising duties are stretching me thin today, so I’m a bit slower with this post than I expected. As I noted in last night’s post, however, the state-based forecast models are all showing an Obama victory in the Electoral … Continue reading
Who Is Really Winning This Race?
Because I have been giving election talks with more frequency of late, I haven’t been able to post nearly as often as I would like. In giving those talks, however, I am reminded (and I remind my audiences!) that, once … 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
Are Republicans Racially Biased Against Obama?
For several reasons I haven’t said much about the role of race in the current presidential election. The primary reason is that it is a difficult issue to address empirically, and in contrast to many blogs, my intent at this … Continue reading
Of Course The Electorate Is Highly Polarized! (Not)
I’m posting at the Economist’s Democracy in America site today, with an article examining the evidence for whether the American electorate is, as Kevin Drum and other pundits would have us believe, extremely polarized along partisan lines. The short answer, … Continue reading
