Democratic Primary Votes by Demographic
This is an amazingly intuitive interactive chart from the NY Times that dynamically breaks down the votes by age, race, income, and gender for the Democratic primary. It's amazing to see how different we really are. The young, educated, wealthy, and blacks clearly leaned toward Obama, while the old, less educated, lower income, and women clearly leaned toward Clinton. It's also somewhat surprising to see just how severe the split was in some places -...
posted on 06.05.08
I hate to get political, but in 2008 it's unavoidable
For the most part I try and avoid any source with overt political agendas - even when I might agree with them - but in today's ridiculously polarized climate it's kind of hard to avoid. I also try to avoid cherrypicking my sources to prove a point, but for the sake of contrasting the unashamedly right-wing and left-wing, I'm going to do just that. First up is The American Conservative, a magazine formed by Scott...
posted on 03.28.08
If the Giants can win the Super Bowl...
I love it when the underdog comes out on top. But this isn't just an instance of rooting for the underdog just because he's the underdog, but rather a call to support someone who seems determined to repair our standing in the world, and improve our situation at home as well. I abhor politics, but it's hard to sit by the wayside this time. We finally have a candidate who's not just the lesser of...
posted on 02.04.08