The Republican pollster in the Bradley race claims there is no Bradley effect:
The Deukmejian campaign tracking polls did not confirm any Bradley Effect and to interject this type of speculation into the 2008 presidential election is not only folly, but insulting to the political maturity of our nation’s voters. To allow this theory to continue to persist anymore than 25 years is to damage our democracy, no matter who wins.
Back in the real world: John McCain’s campaign has basically decided that the only road to victory is by dividing our country along racial lines and increasing the Bradley effect.This is an evil strateg, but I have hope that Obama will win by a wide enough margin, where it will not tilt the election.
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Actually, I’m beginning to wonder about a sort of inverse Bradley effect. I’m wondering if the sane Republicans will just sit this one out since it has gotten so over the top. McRacist was always going to have the crazies on his side anyway, but I think he’s scaring off the ones that could have won it for him.
Heckuva job, Johnny!
Ari, how often is the ‘recommended’ section updated? I recommended Mosaccio’s “the Rules of the Bailout’ which has many more responses than others listed, refreshed, but it’s still not showing up in the ‘recommended’ section.
Its a decaying algorithm, but it should update quickly. (Within five minutes) The recent diaries section should update every 60 second. I would rather not get into specifics on the algorithm because in the future I don’t want people trying to game it.
I see it up there now.
I’ve got Masaccio’s post on the bailout showing in Recommended at the Mothership. Plus, it’s been front paged there, FWIW.
Oops. Looks like I confused the Rules of the Bailout with the Still Time to Contact Congress on the Bailout Post which got front paged.
Never Mind.
Thanks, I have no need to understand the algorithm and think it is a good idea to keep it proprietary. Appreciate all that you do.