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August 2008 graphics

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Table showing how informative respondents found Obama's trip, broken down by Total, Republican, Democrat, and Independent percentages.

Tables 2008-08-01

How Informative was Obama's Trip?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: How You Look, How You Sound, What You Say by Sean Quinn

Table showing poll results on perceived press bias in favor of Obama, broken down by party affiliation for July and June 2008.

Tables 2008-08-01

Many Still See Press Bias in Favor of Obama

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: How You Look, How You Sound, What You Say by Sean Quinn

Table showing how informative respondents found Obama's trip, broken down by Total, Republican, Democrat, and Independent percentages.

Tables 2008-08-01

How Informative was Obama's Trip?

From How You Look, How You Sound, What You Say by Sean Quinn

Table showing poll results on perceived press bias in favor of Obama, broken down by party affiliation for July and June 2008.

Tables 2008-08-01

Many Still See Press Bias in Favor of Obama

From How You Look, How You Sound, What You Say by Sean Quinn

A chart showing a steep exponential decay curve dropping sharply from the left and flattening toward the right, with a small highlighted yellow region near the base.

Charts 2008-08-07

Exponential Decay Curve Chart

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Politics Done Right: On Likely Voters and the Long Tail by Nate Silver

A chart showing a steep exponential decay curve dropping sharply from the left and flattening toward the right, with a small highlighted yellow region near the base.

Charts 2008-08-07

Exponential decay curve chart

From On Likely Voters and the Long Tail by Nate Silver

Histogram showing electoral vote distribution from simulations, with red bars for Romney wins and blue bars for Obama wins across possible Obama electoral vote totals.

Charts 2008-08-11

Electoral Vote Distribution

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradley Effect by Nate Silver

US electoral map showing Obama vs McCain projection dated 9/21/2008, with Obama at 311.5 and McCain at 226.5 electoral votes, states colored blue or red.

Maps 2008-08-11

Obama vs McCain Projection – 9/21/2008

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradley Effect by Nate Silver

Pie chart infographic comparing Obama vs McCain across Electoral Vote, Win Percentage, and Popular Vote metrics.

Charts 2008-08-11

Obama vs McCain: Electoral Vote, Win Percentage, Popular Vote

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradley Effect by Nate Silver

Scenario Analysis table showing probabilities for various 2008 US presidential election outcomes for Obama and McCain based on simulation results.

Tables 2008-08-11

Scenario Analysis: Obama vs. McCain Election Probabilities

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradley Effect by Nate Silver

FiveThirtyEight Senate Scorecard showing Democratic and Republican seat probabilities with candidate matchups and a bar chart of Democrats controlling at least a given number of seats.

Charts 2008-08-11

Senate Scorecard

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradley Effect by Nate Silver

Pie chart showing Senate seats held by Democrats (55.3) and Republicans (42.7) with a star legend marker.

Charts 2008-08-11

Senate Seats Held: Dems vs GOP

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradley Effect by Nate Silver

Super Tracker scatter plot showing daily polling averages and trend lines for Obama vs McCain from January to September, with projection and trend lines overlaid.

Charts 2008-08-11

Super Tracker: Obama vs. McCain Poll Tracker

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradley Effect by Nate Silver

Two US maps showing Tipping Point States by percentage and Return on Investment Index by state, with ranked lists of 15 swing states each.

Maps 2008-08-11

Tipping Point States and Return on Investment Index

From FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Persistent Myth of the Bradley Effect by Nate Silver

Line chart showing media exposure over time for Obama and McCain as percent of campaign stories from June to August.

Charts 2008-08-12

Media Exposure Over Time

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Spears-Hilton Week Over, McCain's News Coverage Falls Again by Sean Quinn

Word cloud infographic comparing the most frequent words on McCain's and Obama's blogs, shaped like the United States map, titled Portrait of the candidate as a pile of words.

Maps 2008-08-12

Portrait of the Candidate as a Pile of Words — McCain's vs Obama's Blog Word Clouds

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Spears-Hilton Week Over, McCain's News Coverage Falls Again by Sean Quinn

Line chart comparing media exposure over time for Obama (D) and McCain (R) as percent of campaign stories from June through August.

Charts 2008-08-12

Media Exposure Over Time

From Spears-Hilton Week Over, McCain’s News Coverage Falls Again by Sean Quinn

Word clouds comparing the most frequent words on McCain's and Obama's campaign blogs, with annotations highlighting key terms like OBAMA, CAMPAIGN, BARACK, and COUNTRY.

Other 2008-08-12

Portrait of the Candidate as a Pile of Words

From Spears-Hilton Week Over, McCain’s News Coverage Falls Again by Sean Quinn

Table showing loyalty of Republicans who backed others in primary, comparing support percentages for McCain vs someone else across June, July, and August.

Tables 2008-08-14

Republicans Who Backed Others in Primary More Loyal

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: McCain Improves With Base, Obama Stays Flat by Sean Quinn

Table showing Clinton primary supporters' backing of Obama vs McCain over June, July, August, with comparison to Obama supporters.

Tables 2008-08-14

Some Clinton Primary Supporters Not Yet On Board

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: McCain Improves With Base, Obama Stays Flat by Sean Quinn

Table showing swing voter data across June, July, and August, breaking down Obama and McCain supporter categories by percentage.

Tables 2008-08-14

Swing Voters: One In Three Remain In Play

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: McCain Improves With Base, Obama Stays Flat by Sean Quinn

Table showing loyalty of Republicans who backed others in primary, comparing support for McCain, Obama, and Other/DK across June, July, and August.

Tables 2008-08-14

Republicans Who Backed Others in Primary More Loyal

From McCain Improves With Base, Obama Stays Flat by Sean Quinn

Table showing Clinton primary supporters' backing of Obama vs McCain over June, July, August, with comparison to Obama supporters.

Tables 2008-08-14

Some Clinton Primary Supporters Not Yet On Board

From McCain Improves With Base, Obama Stays Flat by Sean Quinn

Table showing swing voter breakdown between Obama and McCain for June, July, and August, with percentages for each category.

Tables 2008-08-14

Swing Voters: One In Three Remain In Play

From McCain Improves With Base, Obama Stays Flat by Sean Quinn

FiveThirtyEight Super Tracker line chart showing Obama vs McCain polling margins over time with daily averages, trend, and projection lines.

Charts 2008-08-29

Super Tracker: Obama vs. McCain Polling Margins

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Today's Polls, 8/29 by Nate Silver

FiveThirtyEight Super Tracker line chart showing Obama vs McCain polling margins over time with daily averages, trend, and projection lines.

Charts 2008-08-30

Super Tracker: Obama vs. McCain Polling Margins

From Today’s Polls, 8/29 by Nate Silver