Commenting on Obama’s speech on race, someone said: “he spoke to us as adults.” That’s a profound observation and in 6 words sums up the difference between the Obama campaign and the McCain campaign.
I am continually thankful for some of my high school education back in rural Alabama in the late 60’s. They took [...]
Entries from October 2008
Obama spoke to us as adults
October 27, 2008
Reverse “Bradley Effect”
October 18, 2008
The “Bradley Effect” refers to a voter telling a pollster that they are going to vote for a black candidate, but not carrying through. This effect has even been found in exit polls in the past.
I discount the Bradley Effect in regards to Barack Obama because it did not appear in Obama primary election polling.
But [...]
Conservative cowardice or dishonesty?
October 18, 2008
I was driving through Alabama Wednesday–nothing but classical music on the public radio station, but there were plenty of Christian talk radio stations, one of which had an interview show with Phyllis Schlafly, the “anti-feminist” I remember from my youth, and now the celebrity on a conservative web site called eagleforum.org.
Schlafly was talking about Obama [...]
Supreme Court gets Ohio Voter Registration case right
October 18, 2008
…but for the wrong reason.
Ohio Republicans sued to have the results of comparisons between new voter registrations and existing state databases (e.g. motor vehicle) made available to local officials. The Supreme Court rejected the suit on the grounds that the Ohio Republican Party had no standing to sue under the law (not commenting on the [...]