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OK, so here is some of the key exit polling data from Michigan, overlayed with actual vote counts and the difference from obama/romney totals in 2012 calculated all dropped into simple graphs.
by pdxbuckeye
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on Thu Dec 29, 2016 at 05:50 AM PST
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While the “Russian” theory is trending mightily, the “one man” theory has received no attention at all.
By CHRISTOPHER DITTMANN
Like all Americans, I am waiting to exhale as more and more information about Russian interference with our...
by Christopher Dittmann
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on Wed Dec 28, 2016 at 02:23 PM PST
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There have been several prevailing theories about what happened in this campaign pushed by the mainstream media and many here on Kos. I bought into much of it, but, decided to test the various theories flying around. The two big ones I wanted to test...
by pdxbuckeye
162 comments
on Wed Dec 28, 2016 at 05:34 AM PST
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Charlie Cook writing at the National Journal, thinks that analytics cost Clinton the election:
The reliance, or perhaps overreliance on analytics, may be one of the factors contributing to Clinton’s surprise defeat. The Clinton team...
by angryea
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on Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 10:06 AM PST
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By now you are certainly aware that all states have certified their final vote counts, and Clinton defeated Trump by more than 2.8 million in the popular vote. This translates into a 2.1% Democratic edge, versus 3.9% for Obama in the 2012 vote. All...
by psychbob
25 comments
on Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 12:15 PM PST
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Has Our Country Gone Nuts?
In The Progressive, Hightower of course laments Trump’s election and Trump’s positions. But after asking
Good grief! American have actually put a xenophobic misogynist racist nativist narcissistic blowhard in the...
by libera nos
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on Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 07:16 AM PST
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Ok, this diary is not going to go over well with a lot of the liberals who are still enclosed in their self created bubble that they erected during the primaries, but it needs to be said for the sake of reality.
Firstly, let me just proudly state...
by politicman
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on Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 12:15 AM PST
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I have reworked this post and republished because I think too many people did not read further down the post to disover the most relevant discussion points this data revealed. I am particularly nterested in peoples thoughts on the income data.
I...
by pdxbuckeye
182 comments
on Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 11:19 AM PST
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This is a space for those who like and have supported Hillary Clinton, as we consider the way forward. Those who degrade her and her supporters will be met with recipes and pictures of pets.
by brn2bwild
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on Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 04:00 AM PST
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So, I have been pulling apart data over the last week in several posts:
What the Exit Polls Actually Show
Exit Poll History by Race - White ...
by pdxbuckeye
487 comments
on Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 05:45 AM PST
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I hope everyone is having a great Christmas holiday. I promised everyone that I would not blog or talk politics during Christmas. However, I feel this is too important not to share.
Now If you read any of my past diaries you probably know...
by daverypatz1
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on Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 07:52 PM PST
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Democrats need to read their history. People are guessing at the causes of our current catastrophe in the reflection of a reality show. Stop jumping from the topics of the day, stand still, and ask yourself - what has been going on the last 40 years?...
by The 40 Years Club
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on Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 03:51 PM PST
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Just a quick update about Debbie Wasserman Schultz in the month of December. Including a bit of looking at election numbers. Instead of a photo I went with the graphics to remind people exactly where DWS fits in the political spectrum.
US House...
by Torilahure
62 comments
on Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 06:42 AM PST
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When Bill Clinton got on Loretta Lynch’s plane in late June, it set in motion a series of events that ultimately cost her the election. Today’s Washington Post investigative piece connects the dots for us.
Why the attorney general didn’t stop the...
by Mystic54
31 comments
on Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 11:33 PM PST
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Earlier this week, the NY Times had a piece that, in the print edition, was titled " How To Explain Split Between Popular Vote And Electoral College". The piece explored three possibilities. First ...
by m2c4
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on Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM PST
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The Washington Post released a pretty explosive story last night at midnight. The private cybersecurity firm hired by the DNC to investigate the hacks, CrowdStrike, says they have “high confidence” that Russia’s military intelligence organization the...
by Walter Einenkel
197 comments
on Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 08:41 AM PST
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Senior executive, George Polisner, of Oracle penned an open letter on LinkedIn, resigning his position after co-CEO Safra Catz’s joined trump’s transition team.
“I am not with President-elect Trump and I am not here to help him in any way. In fact...
by Marina Asbury
168 comments
on Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 06:09 AM PST
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Came across this article which demonstrated the results of at least one social science research method, and gave qualitative information about the failure of the Democratic party in the presidential election of 2016 with specific attention to...
by annieli
198 comments
on Wed Dec 21, 2016 at 08:09 PM PST
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This 2016 Election Cycle has seen a lot of rule-breaking. Societal norms have been broken in nearly every way from the personal character of a presidential candidate, or lack thereof, to the complete dismissal of any standards whatsoever in choosing a...
by Garance
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on Wed Dec 21, 2016 at 06:39 PM PST
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Cnn News Headlines, Hillary Got Over 2.9 Million More Votes Than Trump : Trumps' Still Tweeting Away I’ts official reads the headlines at Cnn, Hillary won the popular vote by a landslide, alomost 3 million votes. It also went on to say More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history.
Top advisors...
by hsterndude
11 comments
on Wed Dec 21, 2016 at 05:17 PM PST
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