Pretty interesting article on fivethirteight.com

NRaleighLiberal

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Sat Jun-13-09 01:42 PM
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Pretty interesting article on fivethirteight.com

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/06/obama-approval-rating-exceeds-50-in.html

Shows that Obama's approval rating in states where he is over 50% using recent polls would net him 445 EVs. Some good analysis as well. There is a map embedded - check out which states remain red!

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Sat Jun-13-09 01:44 PM
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1. Alaska staying red.. who would have thought!!! K&R

Thanks your for the link..

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Joanne98

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Sat Jun-13-09 01:45 PM
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2. Give Texas back to Mexico.

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PBS Poll-435

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Sat Jun-13-09 02:58 PM
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3. I just don't get West Virginia

I really don't.

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NYC Democrat

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Sat Jun-13-09 03:45 PM
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4. West Virginia is one of the least educated poorest and whitest states

Generally less educated states have much more bigots.

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PBS Poll-435

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Sat Jun-13-09 04:05 PM
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5. '88

:shrug:

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BlooInBloo

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Sat Jun-13-09 07:14 PM
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17. Bigot stronghold. What's there to understand?

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elleng

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Sat Jun-13-09 08:17 PM
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20. Understand voting against their interest?

Edited on Sat Jun-13-09 08:18 PM by elleng

That's part of the problem with 'education.' Where its bad, it inures to the benefit of the repugs who take advantage of ignorance. THAT was one of rovers BIG PITCHES: Poor, church going, and poorly educated.

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BlooInBloo

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Sat Jun-13-09 08:19 PM
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21. According to their assessment of their interests, (race) > (everything)...

Again, there's nothing that's difficult to understand. It's fucking stupid and evil, but it's not difficult to understand.

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elleng

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Sat Jun-13-09 08:48 PM
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22. Correct.

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Catshrink

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Sat Jun-13-09 05:02 PM
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6. Arizona turning blue?

I sure hope so. Maybe the citizens of Arizona are finally getting tired of the shenanigans of the neo-Libertarians holding the Leg. hostage.

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WeDidIt

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Sat Jun-13-09 05:15 PM
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7. That thar map's a purty shade o' blue

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PatSeg

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Sat Jun-13-09 05:25 PM
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8. Beautiful sight

We have come a long way in a short time!

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WeDidIt

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Sat Jun-13-09 06:08 PM
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9. Not far enough.

I WANT Texas.

:evilgrin:

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PatSeg

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Sat Jun-13-09 08:00 PM
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18. That would be cool

I was remembering election night 2004 and how depressing the red and blue map was back then. What a horrible night.

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Cha

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Sat Jun-13-09 06:40 PM
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10. Yes, it's pretty! And,

next year I'm moving to those Blue Islands out there in the Pacific Ocean..I cannot wait~B-)

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ClarkUSA

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Sat Jun-13-09 06:45 PM
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12. That sounds great. Which island?

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Cha

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Sat Jun-13-09 06:49 PM
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14. Back to Kaua'i..

I lived there from '92 to '98 and then I came to live in New York without ever having lived here before. I've learned a lot here but next year it will be time to retire back to the Island.

:hi: Clark..thanks for asking:)

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ClarkUSA

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Sat Jun-13-09 06:51 PM
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15. Ah... my favorite island of them all.

Edited on Sat Jun-13-09 06:55 PM by ClarkUSA

Lucky you. Sigh. Although you'll have to island hop to catch a glimpse of our guy on vacation on the Big Island every year. ;)

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Cha

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Sat Jun-13-09 07:09 PM
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16. I will be Island Hopping the next

time for real.. last sojourn I just stayed on Kaua'i and worked but every weekend was like an Hawai'ian vacation.

I think Prez Obama goes to Oahu if I'm not mistaken..that's where he went to Punahou School and lived with his Grandparents and where Toot passed away right before election day.

http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/12/23/what-obama-does-on-his-oahu-holiday-vacation/

I am planning to be vigilant in checking out when the Obamas are coming back and I would really like to see them in this atmosphere..It means a lot to me that he got 70% of the vote on the Islands where he was born in 1961..two years after Hawai'i was granted StatehoodB-)

So you've been to Kaui'i, I take it? What year and season?

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PatSeg

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Sat Jun-13-09 08:01 PM
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19. How lucky for you

Are you going to live or to visit?

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Cha

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Sat Jun-13-09 09:07 PM
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23. I'm moving

forever:)

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PatSeg

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Sat Jun-13-09 09:32 PM
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24. What a great place to spend "forever"!

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Sat Jun-13-09 06:43 PM
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11. I think he got Bingo!

Just follow the path of the Mississippi River.

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ClarkUSA

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Sat Jun-13-09 06:46 PM
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13. I know Team O thinks they'll get Montana in 2012. Sure looks like it, eh?

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