Courts Roll Back Limits on Spending in Election Law
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: January 8, 2010
WASHINGTON — Even before a landmark Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance law expected within days, a series of other court decisions is reshaping the political battlefield by freeing corporations, unions and other interest groups from many of the restrictions on […]
Nate Silver’s ability to crunch numbers had sparkled during his years with BASEBALL PROSPECTUS and his inventions of research styles:
Pecota Qera and Secret Sauce.
If Franken doesn’t win by 27 votes, will it mean that
Reno Bertoia was the best third baseman in the history of baseball?
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Projection: Franken to Win Recount […]
How many times have we seen polls provided by Quinnipiac University? Today another poll crossed the wires and I decided to learn more about this very influential Connecticut school.
I must warn you that I’ve spun most of this into a web of jokes and it is only for comedic purposes and has no relationship to […]
Please see Brad Blog.
Think Progress
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October 25, 2008
palinboots.jpgThe Politico reports that tensions between the Palin and McCain camps are increasing in the waning days of the campaign. Palin reportedly “has decided increasingly to disregard the advice of the former Bush aides tasked to handle her,” blaming “her handlers for a botched rollout and a tarnished public image.” A McCain […]
October 18, 2008
Some early W.Va. voters angry over switched votes
Jackson County touch-screens switched votes, 3 residents say
At least three early voters in Jackson County had a hard time voting for candidates they want to win.
By Paul J. Nyden
Staff writer
At least three early voters in Jackson County had a hard time voting for candidates they want […]
New York Times
October 17, 2008
Editorial
The Acorn Story
In Wednesday night’s debate, John McCain warned that a group called Acorn is “on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history” and “may be destroying the fabric of democracy.” Viewers may have been wondering what Mr. McCain was talking about. So were we.
Acorn […]
October 9, 2008
States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal
By IAN URBINA
Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The […]
Brad’s Blog
Blogged by Brad Friedman on 9/7/2008 3:16PM
Arizona Election Integrity Advocate Arrested While Observing Hand-Count
Tucson’s John Brakey ‘Frog Marched’ Out of Counting Room After Noticing Ballot Bags With Missing Security Seals Incident Latest in String of Embarrassments for Pima County’s Disgraceful Election Director Brad Nelson… Pima County (Tucson), Arizona Election Integrity advocate and expert […]
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
Sept. 3
Warning for College Student Voters
Last week, Virginia’s Montgomery County, home to Virginia Tech, issued a press release regarding proper protocol for college students registering to vote. In interviews with Inside Higher Ed Tuesday, it was described by turns as “unsubstantiated,” “chilling,” and (more generously) as not “incredibly encouraging or friendly.”
It reads, in […]