October 24, 2008
October 23, 2008
There is a new tracking poll from the Washington Post-ABC News. It's just into its second day. More good news for Obama:Barack Obama is up 11 points on John McCain among likely voters in the new Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll, 54 to 43 percent....Two in 10 independent voters said they are mo...
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My latest New Matilda column is about the forthcoming US election: Vacuous coverage of the US election has only skimmed the surface of the economic and foreign policy challenges facing the next President, argues Antony Loewenstein Mainstream media debate over the forthcoming US electi...
go to article »October 21, 2008
Lots of analysts went off the Reuters/C-Span/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll when it showed a narrowing in McCain's favour. I tried to be a bit loyal because Reuters are one of the sponsors of Voices without Votes and in the spirit of even-handedness. Today's figures bring some comfort to Obama supporters...
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John Liebhardt has a roundup of international bloggers reactions to Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama:Most bloggers stayed away from making political prognostications of the endorsement. Instead, many investigated the social aspects of a one-time favorite for the GOP nomination to cross par...
go to article »October 19, 2008
The latest post from the Princeton Electoral Consortium is well worth reading if you're into psephology or just interested in how accurate U.S. polling data is.The graphic above tries to compensate for a 2% margin of error for John MCain. A similar State-by-State interactive Map is available on thei...
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Two states have moved to the McCain column on my weighted aggregates: Ohio, where polling for McCain remains surprisingly strong, and West Virginia, where a 50-42 result from Public Policy Polling puts the state back where it should probably have been all along. Obama’s lead in North Dakota is...
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My remarks yesterday on my Voices without Votes post were prophetic:Closer to home, a TV blog in Australia, TVtonight, is bemused by John McCain's decision to snub David Letterman's talk show. Nothing worse than a media star scorned.Pay back was a question to McCain about his connection with G. Gord...
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We are great fans of the Coen brothers and enjoyed Burn After Reading a lot. Hard to say whether it’s a spy thriller or a lifestyle comedy. Let’s settle for social satire.The film has a stellar cast. The actors walk through their roles with ease, with few surprises.George Clooney amply fits his ...
go to article »October 17, 2008
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