My letter to my CA friends on Proposition 8

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 11:04 AM PDT

2008/10/30 · 11:04

Inspired by the Newsom video to talk to CA voters about Prop 8, I decided to write a little letter to my west coast friends. Having done so, I figured why not share it w/ you guys as well? So here it is after the jump.

khassani

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 9:38 AM PDT

2008/10/22 · 09:38

We have a historic nominee this year, and with that comes hours and hours of drivel from pundits in the traditional media. Much of that time has been spent on the "Bradley effect." From what I gather, this manifests itself in two ways: 1) people in pre-election polls saying they will vote for the black candidate or that they remain undecided, but in the end will vote for the white candidate, and 2) people in exit polls saying they voted for the black candidate when they have in-fact voted for the white candidate.

Personally, I've seen enough evidence to consider the matter debunked. The pollster for Bradley's opponent thinks that the pre-election polls were inaccurate. Wilder, last night on the Rachel Maddow Show, said that he thinks that polling methodology has vastly improved in the last 20 years. Additionally, a more rigorous analysis shows that the effect has disappeared.

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The perception of a Bradley effect

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The perception of a Bradley effect

will cause the networks to delay calling the election.

32 votes

won't change the way the networks call it.

26 votes

won't affect me. I'm drinking my champagne once the polls in CA close.

28 votes

McCain is right about sitting down with our enemies [snark]

khassani

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Thursday October 16, 2008 · 2:11 PM PDT

2008/10/16 · 14:11

As we all know by now, Obama thinks that we should engage our enemies in diplomacy. McCain, however, thinks that we should be given what we want before we sit down with any country, which of course defeats the point of diplomatic meetings. Before last night, I thought the McCain approach was totally asinine. Now, I think that he has a point.

If I were McCain, I would be afraid to sit down with foreign leaders too. Obama spent a week goading McCain into bringing up Ayers. McCain took the bait, and Obama made him pay for it. McCain looked petty, angry, and out of touch with what people care about. He was left blubbering like an idiot. Imagine if McCain had to negotiate with our enemies. McCain vs. Putin? We would cede Alaska within the first 20 minutes of talks and by the end of the first day, parts of Washington state may well be in Russian hands.

khassani

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 12:02 PM PDT

2008/10/08 · 12:02

With polls showing that McCain is on the verge of losing his life-long ambition, he's making one last ditch effort to change the tide. He and Palin are going dirty. They're grasping for straws by going after Obama's acquaintances (Obama's own past isn't quite as checkered as theirs, huh?).

Many of you have written diaries about how reprehensible this attack is and how it's trying to paint Obama as an outsider, someone who isn't one of us. I totally agree, and I hope that you don't stop. We need to continue the pressure on the traditional media to cover this nonsense. As a country, we deserve much better than this... and yet, I'm ecstatic that McCain is going there, and here's why:

khassani

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 12:08 PM PDT

2008/09/30 · 12:08

I'm writing to add my voice to the many talking about the financial crisis. First, let me tell you that I am a grad student in economics. I say this for two reasons: 1) though I don't understand everything going on, I probably understand more about it than the average person, and 2) as a grad student, I'm relatively poor and therefore don't have ulterior motives. The latter point seems to matter here as some have accused anyone in favor of the bailout as having a financial motive for our view.

I understand that we've been burned as a nation by an administration that is quick to claim that Armageddon is just around the corner. However, this IS a very serious problem. There is one thing that we need to get straight: if congress does nothing, everyone will suffer. While I doubt the economy will get as bad as the Great Depression, there is a fair chance that it will be the worst downturn since that era. It may not happen tomorrow, but the more we wait, the greater the chance of a meltdown. Also, understand that the small recovery in stock prices today is based on optimism that congress will pass something.

More after the fold...

khassani

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Friday August 22, 2008 · 4:22 PM PDT

2008/08/22 · 16:22

So, it's after 7pm EDT already. Too late for the world news. It can't be too late tonight as people don't want to receive a text at 3:30 in the morning. It'll be before the first joint appearance tomorrow.

khassani

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Tuesday May 13, 2008 · 7:51 PM PDT

2008/05/13 · 19:51

I haven't seen anyone tracking WV delegates, so I'm puting up this diary. I wrote a php script that generates a table very much like the ones that Rieux usually puts up. It's on my personal computer, so I can't give you guys live access to it, but I'll update the table here.

For an explanation of the table, see the link above.

khassani

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Thursday April 03, 2008 · 4:48 PM PDT

2008/04/03 · 16:48

Lately, I've found myself joining the ranks of many a dkos member in bashing Hillary whenever I've gotten the chance. However, I read the great diary entry by (former?) Hillary supporter Angry Mouse. One of the points of the diary was that Obama supporters have been taking part in alot of HRC bashing. As I read the entry, I felt a bit ashamed; not because the bashing is unfair (I haven't said anything that isn't justified or anything that was viscous), but because I had been determined to keep the focus on Obama's positives rather than on Hillary's negatives.

I hope this diary entry helps Hillary supporters understand how we, Obama supporters, got to this point, and maybe at the same time convince Obama supporters to go back to our original message of hope and change. It is a rather long entry, but I thought I should describe how I wasn't always a partisan Obama supporter before I describe how I became a Hillary-basher.

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My letter to my CA friends on Proposition 8

Will perceived Bradley Effect delay networks calling election?

McCain is right about sitting down with our enemies [snark]

Why we should be happy that McCain is campaigning dirty

It will be our fault: an econ grad student's view

Prediction: Costas will announce Obama's pick

WV Delegate Tracker

Confessions of a Hillary-Basher (Response to Angry Mouse)