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Wide Open Thread: Dr. Phil to Bhutto’s Son

By SusanUnPC on January 8, 2008 at 3:21 PM in Economy, Obama, Pakistan, Presidential Candidates

Here’s a sampling of the trivial and the profound around the world today:

BONUS: From a diary at MyDD.com by a very smart professor I’ve met: A Shocking Map by markjay …

Even though it’s happened in the past, a lot of us have nevertheless been surprised at how dramatically a victory in one small rural state, where less than 20% of the population votes, can transform a presidential race.

However, for an ever greater shock, look beneath the fold. …

This map indicates which counties were won by Obama (41), Edwards (29), and Clinton (25), with four of them tied. Note the strong preponderance of Obama wins in Eastern Iowa, which is the portion of the state that either borders or is closest to Illinois. If you factor out the Eastern portion and consider only the results in the Central or Western portions of the state, both Clinton and Edwards carry more counties than Obama.

In other words, if you take away Obama’s geographic advantage of coming from a neighboring state, it’s unclear if he would have won at all!!

And this analysis actually understates the situation, because the advantages of coming from a neighboring state are not limited to the neighboring region, but they extend throughout the state. However, they are undoubtedly strongest in the neighboring region, so this map is useful for showing the benefits that Obama got from that.

There you have it. One state, in which Obama had serious advantages due to its geographic location, may have handed him the Democratic nomination. That would be kind of like handing Hillary the nomination after a single primary in New Jersey! Pretty fair, huh?

What a lousy process.

  • ckrantz

    Susan here is a link to a video showing the guys with the ironmy shirt stunt. Of course now people are saying it was staged. There seems to be a nasty strain of hillary hate among the dems also.

    http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=25784

  • ckrantz

    Btw, even reporters seems to be infected by ‘the obama love fest’

    http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=26294

  • OldCoastie

    I wonder what will happen to Obama’s campaign after the college kids go back to school later this month?

    • http://noquarterusa.net/ SusanUnPC

      You mean those lining up to register to vote today so they can vote? (Which means they didn’t give a shit about voting until it became the “in thing” to vote for Obama.)

      And those whose Obama’s campaign is buying gasoline for so they can get to the polls?

      Yeah, I wonder too.

      • CK

        I imagine that they will find the time to vote for him this November.
        Some might even cut classes to work for him in South Carolina other likewise in Nevada and Florida and Maine and elsewhere on SuperTuesday.
        I know it is evil that those filthy college age kids should register to vote just because they have found someone worthy of their admiration.
        Now if he has to buy them gasoline he is encroaching on Edwards turf, you know the poor, the downtrodden, the unemployed.

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      from Chris (Deb’s (Demi’s) husband.

      How do you like the FDL format change?

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  • TeakwoodKite

    All is not what it seems. (Patience.to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties) It is going to very difficult for Obama in the next 72 hours.

  • TeakwoodKite

    FEC is disfunctional…and will only get worse.

    Dispute Over FEC Nominations Stalls Enforcement of Bundling Law
    A Senate standoff over nominations to the Federal Election Commission has left the agency unable to implement, much less enforce, the bundling provision in a new lobbying law.

    The law calls for the first batch of reports detailing the names of lobbyists or anyone who raises and bundles $15,000 or more for congressional and presidential candidates to be filed with the FEC by April 20.

    http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=cqmidday-000002652974

    • CK

      Once again the Bush administration working in concert with all the “more better democrats” that control the congress has worked in favour we the pimples.

  • ckrantz
  • http://ybnormalcmca.rr.com ybnormal

    Interesting collection of topics:
    -A shrink (Phil) who’s more successful as an entertainer
    -An entertainer (Obama) who’s more successful as a political candidate
    -A candidate (Zardari) who’s more successful as a college student

  • http://ybnormalcmca.rr.com ybnormal

    Let’s be honest. If entertainment really is the qualifying factor for president, let’s just put in Huckabee. At least he can actually play a musical instrument.

    White House meetings where he jams on the bass, while Vladamir Putin downloads secret files from Huckabee’s computer in the next room.

    • http://www.food4humanity.org HoosierHoops

      Let’s be honest. If entertainment really is the qualifying factor for president, let’s just put in Huckabee. At least he can actually play a musical instrument

      No no no.. Let’s put in Taters as prez..at least we get a great musician that isn’t a religious freak and is smart as hell..
      I nominate Taters for prez..
      (ok so maybe I’m angling for Sec.of State ..but we could do worse)

      • ybnormal

        HH, I’ll go with that.
        If he runs, I volunteer to play the organ ‘shout’ licks during speeches.

  • http://noquarterusa.net/ SusanUnPC

    Here’s a shout-out to Leslie who has worked so hard on this blog (and she’s the one who does all the polls in the right margin). If you haven’t visited her fantastic jewelry site, check it out. She’s a true pro — so good she teaches classes in New York City and is affiliated with top artisan groups.

    • http://www.food4humanity.org HoosierHoops

      Well it is a wide open thread..
      I second the shout out to leslie..
      Smart, talented and she has a good heart..
      Let’s tell a few stories..listen up children..
      When susan had to go to the hospital..who made sure we could all give her support? who gave us updates?
      who showed such concern and love? It was leslie..
      The first day i came to this blog i was so angry about Iraq and my son going there..I was like some who will go nameless here, just spilling my guts in anger in fear and passion..
      Leslie calmed me down and really gained my respect..
      I’ve come here every single day since..Cause there are good people here..and leslie is one of the best.
      Cheers Leslie..and thank you

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