This chart shows how well each candidate did in the '04 and '08 election in terms of raw percentages, and the margin of victory within each group. The "Margin Shift" category indicates the vote shift from 2004 to 2008 (e.g. a 21-point … [Read more...]
Archives for November 8, 2008
Rally Against Prop 8 in Cambridge
Election Day was bittersweet for LGBT Americans across the country. Barack Obama's victory filled me with hope, while the passage of anti-gay amendments in three states left me feeling dejected. California's vote to ban same-sex marriage is … [Read more...]
Deval Patrick’s “public integrity task force”
An open letter to our legislators: As you know, the ethics and integrity of our government have come under urgent scrutiny in the last few weeks. In response, Governor Patrick has formed a "public integrity task force." This is a … [Read more...]
GA-Sen, AK-Sen: Send More Democrats to the Senate
Congrats on returning John Kerry to the Senate! Though Election Day has passed, Massachusetts has the chance to help send more Democrats to the Senate! With the Georgia Senate race headed toward a run-off election and the Alaska … [Read more...]
We Have A Chance
Let's not lose it. We all need to work hard to take advantage of the opportunity we have created. An excellent summary of Election Day evening 2008 in 10 minutes: … [Read more...]
Memo to the President Elect
Please do not try to be funny anymore. You are bad at it, and trying will bring you grief unless the joke is scripted into a speech. Nancy Reagan seances? A mutt? WTF? … [Read more...]
Anatomy of a Great Campaign
I arrived a week and a half before Election Day to do my afternoon of phone banking for Jen, as promised, and took up a packet or two of Unenrolled in Harvard, MA. I didn't say it then (for "stategery" reasons), but I felt really good about … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue
Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are Charley and Paul beat me to the Get Your War On punch by five minutes. Fabulous. But won't embed, sadly. From Daniel Kurtzman: Ladies and gentlemen, Barack Obama is … [Read more...]