Election Prediction

My prediction for the results of the 2012 electoral college: President Obama: 332 Mitt Romney: 206 Here is a link to my map: 2012 Presidential Election: Electoral Map.

The False Arguments of the 2012 Election

With the Republican nominee determined, both parties have commenced posturing for the November election.  Unfortunately, presidential elections are more about manipulating the American people than they are about actual issues. In future posts, I will discuss some of the real, practical differences over the next four years between a President Romney vs. President Obama. For …

Perfect Politician: Mitt Romney or Ron Paul

Happy Super Tuesday! It looks like the scariest portions of the nomination process for Mitt Romney are over. Even if he has a poor night tonight, he will still likely secure more delegates than any other candidate. According to the betting market Intrade, as of the time of publishing this post, Romney has a 90% …

What does Newt’s win in South Carolina mean?

One week ago, Mitt Romney had a lead of about 20 percentage points in both the national polls and the South Carolina polls. He had won both of the two states that had already voted. He was piling up endorsements from the Republican kingmakers, and he was sitting on a massive war chest. In short, …

Perry Cowboys vs. Romney Ravens

Intrade.com, a website where people can bet on such things, currently gives the following likelihoods of each candidate winning the Republican nomination: Rick Perry – 36%, Mitt Romney – 29%, Michelle Bachman – 6%, Jon Huntsman – 7%, everyone else – 22%. I would say those are pretty accurate odds at this point. Those numbers …

2012 power rankings–6/18/11

In this installment, Romney and Bachman win a debate, and Rick Perry comes out of nowhere. Enjoy. Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts. According to a recent poll, half of all Republicans would prefer a candidate that can beat Obama to one that agrees with them on the issues. That is good news for Romney. …