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Why Tuesday Could Be a Turning Point for Gay Marriage
Don't Focus On National Early Voting Numbers
With the polls appearing to drift somewhat in Obama’s direction over the last week, one of Romney’s best data points came from two national subsamples of early voters. Pew and Gallup both found Romney ahead among early voters, which represented a sizable drop-off from 2008. Given that state polls routinely find Obama performing better among early voters than election day voters, these results were both surprising and good news for Team Romney. READ MORE >>
After Sandy, a New Panic: Rats!
In Soviet Russia, Storm Weathers You
The Big Infrastructure Question Posed by Sandy
In light of this week’s storm, one big question post-Sandy is what could have been done to prevent the devastating damage to the city of New York, its infrastructure, and its economy? Monday morning quarterbacking, for sure, but it’s the question on everyone’s mind now. And for obvious reasons, that’s tough to answer. After all, what is the proper way to prepare for a once-in-a-century event? (Whether 100-year storms now happen every year is another, but related, discussion.) READ MORE >>
With six days to go, Obama maintains an edge in the battleground state of Ohio despite a tight race for the national popular vote. READ MORE >>
How to Tell if FEMA is Doing a Good Job or a Lousy One
“Is the Booze Alright?” Red Hook Resurfaces After Sandy
The First Twitter Superstorm Was Itself a Storm
Sometime over the past two years, Twitter changed the nature of modern communication enough that we started experiencing Twitter firsts. The first Twitter revolution. Twitter presidential debates. Twitter World Series. And now, a genuine Twitter superstorm. READ MORE >>
