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My Election Forecast: Obama Electoral College Wave

My Election Forecast: Obama Electoral College Wave

After over a year of campaigning and the horserace, I believe President Obama will win tomorrow with the closest of popular vote margins (with a total within half a point of 50.5 percent) and a more convincing electoral college split of 303-235. Here’s how I get there: given what most people consider 201 safe Obama electoral votes and 191 safe Romney votes, that leaves 146 to be seen on election day. I see New Hampshire (4), Pennsylvania (20), Michigan (16), Wisconsin (10), Nevada (6) or Iowa (6)—all states the president won in 2008—going for Obama given polling in those states. [...]

November 6, 2012 1 comment Read More
Paul Ryan Would Devastate College Access

Paul Ryan Would Devastate College Access

Since Mitt Romney announced that Paul Ryan would be his running mate earlier today, much has been said about what even Newt Gingrich described as “radical,” “right wing social engineering” that he advocates. Aside from cosponsoring a bill to ban many forms of birth control, wanting to dismantle social security, end medicare as we know it and supporting subsidies for oil companies, Ryan also has quite the record onagainst college affordability. Here’s a review of the highlights: Eliminates the in-school interest subsidies for undergraduate students Eliminates the student aid eligibility expansions enacted by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA), including [...]

August 11, 2012 1 comment Read More
Is Mitt Romney not only a heartless animal abuser, but also a sexist pig?

Is Mitt Romney not only a heartless animal abuser, but also a sexist pig?

Not only is Mitt Romney, the Republican Presidential Frontrunner, an “emotion free” and heartless serial abuser of animals, including even his own family’s companion animal; it also appears that he wants the title of being the sexist pig candidate: “I’m Lisa Dellisola,” one woman said to Romney. “That’s a Spanish name? Italian?” he responded. (It’s Italian, and she confirmed Romney had her vote.) As Romney began to leave the company after his hourlong visit, he looked at the Ellen Boss, the girlfriend of the company’s general counsel, Cory Hussey. “Nice,” Romney said as she blushed. “Nice choice. Just like me,” a [...]

August 18, 2011 4 comments Read More