Archive for October 2012
Close Shaves in MN-06
A new SurveyUSA poll finds Michele Bachmann leading by single digits among likely voters against political novice and hotelier Jim Graves, 50 to 41 percent. Should Bachmann prevail by a similar margin on Election Day, it will continue a tradition…
Read MoreLibertarian Candidates Surging in US Senate Contests
Libertarian hopefuls in Michigan and Missouri are on pace to notch the best ever showing for a non-major party U.S. Senate candidate in their respective states.
Read MoreWith Friends Like These…
Despite dozens of interruptions and multiple smirks and laughs, Joe Biden made a careful point to frequently refer to his vice-presidential debate opponent Paul Ryan as his ‘friend.’ The former Democratic U.S. Senator called Congressman Ryan his friend 14 times…
Read MoreBattleground States Revisited: The Maps They Are A-Changin’
Two-thirds of battleground state maps have changed over the past month, yielding 10 different maps across 12 different media outlets.
Read MoreBuzzFeed Politics: 5 Is a Magic Number
The popular media outlet’s political reporting is ripe with stories boasting compendiums of visuals in groupings of 5 and 10; BuzzFeed is also a fan of the numbers 6, 8, 11, and 15.
Read MoreDid Bill Clinton Launch the First “Leave Big Bird Alone” Campaign?
Nixon, Reagan, Bush 41, and Obama all praised Sesame Street during their administrations, but only Clinton cited Muppets by name, rallying to Big Bird’s defense during the 104th Congress.
Read MoreThe Eyes Have It: Obama Blinks 1,000 Times More than Romney During 1st Debate
The president blinked at a rate of 71 times per minute while speaking during Wednesday’s debate – 1,000 times more frequently than Romney (53 per minute).
Read MoreRed Ties vs Blue Ties
Wednesday evening’s presidential debate was just the second debate this cycle in which Mitt Romney wore a red tie for the proceedings. The former Massachusetts governor wore blue ties for 18 of the 19 Republican presidential primary debates in which…
Read MoreRomney Makes the Most of His 47 Percent (Allotted Speaking Time)
The president receives more than 4 minutes more face time than Romney during the first debate, or a 12 percent greater amount than the GOP nominee.
Read MoreUS Senate Twitter Rankings: McCain, Sanders, Reid, Paul, Grassley
More than 85 senators maintain official U.S. Senate Twitter accounts with John McCain touting the most followers; Marco Rubio has the most followers among senators with non-governmental Twitter accounts.
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