Gallup shows the correlation between consumers’ views on the economy and their preference for presidential candidate:
Gallup shows the correlation between consumers’ views on the economy and their preference for presidential candidate:
A cool visual interpretation (click to enlarge) of what McCain would have to do to win the election. This is why people have been saying now for a while that Colorado is going to be the tipping point. Nate Silver wrote a month ago:
Colorado remains the best bet; it’s projecting eight-tenths of a point better [...]
McCain’s post-debate deke looks bad in still form.
The genius of Obama’s “tax” plan? If you institute new welfare programs, but let the IRS distribute them, you can call them “tax cuts.” (WSJ)
Here’s the political catch. All but the clean car credit would be “refundable,” which is Washington-speak for the fact that you can receive these checks even if you have no income-tax liability. [...]