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Line chart showing approval ratings from 2003 to 2009 for five Latin American leaders: Uribe, Lula, Calderon, Zelaya, and Chavez.

Charts 2009-08-01

Approval % for Latin American Leaders 2003–2009

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Vote tally table showing Democrat and Republican AYE and NAY votes, with totals of 222 AYE and 212 NAY.

Tables 2009-08-01

Democrat vs Republican AYE/NAY Vote Tally

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Health Care Bill Has Little Margin for Error in House by Nate Silver

Line chart showing GNI per capita (PPP) in USD from 1980 to 2005 for multiple Latin American countries including Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, and others.

Charts 2009-08-01

GNI per capita (PPP) – Latin America 1980–2005

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Horizontal bar chart showing values by Latin American country, with Paraguay highest at 42 and México lowest at 5, plus a Total Latinoamérica figure of 17.

Charts 2009-08-01

Latin American Country Comparison Bar Chart

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Line chart showing life expectancy trends from 1980 to 2005 for Latin American and Caribbean countries including Costa Rica, Chile, Cuba, and others.

Charts 2009-08-01

Life Expectancy in Latin America 1980–2005

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Pie chart showing distribution of topics including Security/Terrorism at 29%, Unemployment/Economy at 27%, Corruption at 18%, Education at 8%, Health at 7%, and Environment at 2%, with 9% unlabeled.

Charts 2009-08-01

Topic Distribution Pie Chart - CIMA 2009

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Line chart showing approval ratings from 2003 to 2009 for five Latin American leaders: Uribe, Lula, Calderon, Zelaya, and Chavez.

Charts 2009-08-01

Approval % for Latin American Leaders 2003–2009

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Nate Silver

Line chart showing approval ratings from 2003 to 2009 for five Latin American leaders: Uribe, Lula, Calderon, Zelaya, and Chavez.

Charts 2009-08-01

Approval % for Latin American Leaders 2003–2009

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Line chart showing GNI per capita (PPP) in USD from 1980 to 2005 for Latin American countries including Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, and others.

Charts 2009-08-01

GNI per capita (PPP) — Latin America 1980–2005

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Line chart showing GNI per capita (PPP) in USD from 1980 to 2005 for Latin American countries including Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, and others.

Charts 2009-08-01

GNI per capita (PPP) — Latin America 1980–2005

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Nate Silver

Horizontal bar chart showing a statistic by Latin American country, with Paraguay highest at 42 and México lowest at 5, plus a total Latin America figure of 17.

Charts 2009-08-01

Latin America Country Comparison Bar Chart

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Horizontal bar chart showing a statistic by Latin American country, with Paraguay highest at 42 and México lowest at 5, plus a total Latin America figure of 17.

Charts 2009-08-01

Latin American Countries Bar Chart with Total Latinoamérica

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Nate Silver

Line chart showing life expectancy trends from 1980 to 2005 for Latin American and Caribbean countries, with each country represented by a different colored line.

Charts 2009-08-01

Life Expectancy in Latin America 1980–2005

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Nate Silver

Line chart showing life expectancy trends from 1980 to 2005 for Latin American and Caribbean countries including Costa Rica, Chile, Cuba, Haiti, and others.

Charts 2009-08-01

Life Expectancy in Latin America 1980–2005

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Pie chart showing distribution of topics including Security/Terrorism at 29%, Unemployment/Economy at 27%, Corruption at 18%, Education at 8%, Health at 7%, and Environment at 2%, sourced from CIMA 2009.

Charts 2009-08-01

Topic Distribution Pie Chart (CIMA 2009)

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Nate Silver

Pie chart showing distribution of topics including Security/Terrorism at 29%, Unemployment/Economy at 27%, Corruption at 18%, Education at 8%, Health at 7%, and Environment at 2%.

Charts 2009-08-01

Topic Distribution Pie Chart (CIMA 2009)

From Chavismo, Obama and the Monroe Doctrine by Renard Sexton

Vote tally table showing Democrat and Republican AYE and NAY votes, with totals of 222 AYE and 212 NAY.

Tables 2009-08-01

Democrat vs Republican AYE/NAY Vote Tally

From Health Care Bill Has Little Margin for Error in House by Nate Silver

Vote tally table showing Democrat and Republican AYE and NAY votes, with totals of 222 AYE and 212 NAY.

Tables 2009-08-01

Democrat vs Republican AYE/NAY Vote Tally

From Health Care Bill Has Little Margin for Error in House by Nate Silver

Table comparing unemployment rates in June 2009, November 2008, and December 2007 for states with Democratic vs Republican governors.

Tables 2009-08-03

Unemployment Rate by Governor Party Affiliation

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Obama States and Unemployment: Confusing Cause and Effect by Nate Silver

Table showing unemployment rates in June 2009, November 2008, and December 2007 broken down by presidential vote for Obama or McCain.

Tables 2009-08-03

Unemployment Rate by Presidential Vote (Obama vs. McCain)

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Obama States and Unemployment: Confusing Cause and Effect by Nate Silver

Table showing unemployment rates in June 2009, November 2008, and December 2007 broken down by state legislature party control: Democrat, Mixed, and Republican.

Tables 2009-08-03

Unemployment Rate by State Legislature Party Control

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Obama States and Unemployment: Confusing Cause and Effect by Nate Silver

Table comparing unemployment rates in June 2009, November 2008, and December 2007 for states with Democratic vs Republican governors.

Tables 2009-08-03

Unemployment Rate by Governor Party Affiliation

From Obama States and Unemployment: Confusing Cause and Effect by Nate Silver

Table showing unemployment rates in June 2009, November 2008, and December 2007 broken down by presidential vote for Obama and McCain.

Tables 2009-08-03

Unemployment Rate by Presidential Vote (Obama vs. McCain)

From Obama States and Unemployment: Confusing Cause and Effect by Nate Silver

Table showing unemployment rates in June 2009, November 2008, and December 2007 broken down by state legislature party control: Democrat, Mixed, and Republican.

Tables 2009-08-03

Unemployment Rate by State Legislature Party Control

From Obama States and Unemployment: Confusing Cause and Effect by Nate Silver

Pie chart showing political affiliation breakdown: Enthusiastic Democrats 14%, Disengaged Democrats 20%, Independent/Other 42%, Disengaged Republicans 10%, Enthusiastic Republicans 14%.

Charts 2009-08-04

Political Affiliation Breakdown Pie Chart

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: The Enthusiasm Gap, Revisited by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing Yelp ratings for shipping services in the NYC area: USPS 2.29, FedEx/Kinko's 2.07, and UPS Store 2.70.

Charts 2009-08-04

Yelp Ratings for Shipping Services (NYC Area)

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Nothing Sucks Worse Than The Post Office -- Except for Kinko's by Nate Silver

Pie chart showing political group breakdown: Enthusiastic Democrats 14%, Disengaged Democrats 20%, Independent/Other 42%, Disengaged Republicans 10%, Enthusiastic Republicans 14%.

Charts 2009-08-04

Political Group Breakdown Pie Chart

From The Enthusiasm Gap, Revisited by Nate Silver

Bar chart showing Yelp ratings for shipping services in the NYC area: USPS 2.29, FedEx/Kinko's 2.07, and UPS Store 2.70.

Charts 2009-08-04

Yelp Ratings for Shipping Services (NYC Area)

From Nothing Sucks Worse Than The Post Office — Except for Kinko’s by Nate Silver

Density curves comparing ideological positions of US voters, House members, and Senate members after the 2006 midterm elections, on a left-right scale.

Charts 2009-08-06

Ideological Positions of Voters vs. Congress After 2006 Midterms

From How Conservative are Michelle Malkin and Michael Moore? by Andrew Gelman

Other 2009-08-07

Drudge Report 9.4%

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Economic Headlines You Won't See on The Drudge Report by Nate Silver

Other 2009-08-07

Drudge Report 9.4%

From Economic Headlines You Won’t See on The Drudge Report by Nate Silver

Infographic showing Canada's single-payer system is not equal to the UK's National Health Care, using flag icons and text to contrast the two healthcare models.

Other 2009-08-11

Canada Single-Payer ≠ United Kingdom National Health Care

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Not All Socialist Countries are Alike by Nate Silver

Line chart showing Democratic share of state legislative seats from 1970 to 2008, with separate lines for House and Senate percentages.

Charts 2009-08-11

Democratic Share of State Legislative Seats, 1970-2008

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Emerging Democratic Majority Also Emergent in State Legislatures by Tom Schaller

Bar chart comparing support for universal health coverage based on wording: 50% for 'All Americans get insurance from government' vs 32% for 'Government provides coverage for everyone'

Charts 2009-08-11

Survey Wording Effect on Health Coverage Support

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Not All Socialist Countries are Alike by Nate Silver

Infographic showing Canada's single-payer system is not equal to the UK's National Health Care, using flag icons and text to contrast the two healthcare models.

Other 2009-08-11

Canada Single-Payer ≠ United Kingdom National Health Care

From Not All Socialist Countries are Alike by Nate Silver

Bar chart comparing support for universal health coverage based on two different phrasings: 50% for 'All Americans get insurance from government' vs 32% for 'Government provides coverage for everyone'.

Charts 2009-08-11

Support for Universal Health Coverage by Question Wording

From Not All Socialist Countries are Alike by Nate Silver

Line chart showing Democratic share of state legislative seats from 1970 to 2008, with separate lines for House and Senate percentages.

Charts 2009-08-11

Democratic Share of State Legislative Seats, 1970-2008

From Emerging Democratic Majority Also Emergent in State Legislatures by Tom Schaller

Table ranking 13 Members of Congress by crucial votes percentage and lifetime percentage for 2009-10, showing party and state.

Tables 2009-08-12

Members of Congress Ranked by Crucial Votes % 2009-10

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Bayh, Blue Dog Senators Becoming More Conservative; Lieberman more Liberal by Joshua Grossman

Table ranking Members of Congress 81-98 by party, state, crucial votes percentage 2009-10, lifetime percentage, and lifetime minus 2009-10 difference.

Tables 2009-08-12

Members of Congress Ranked by Crucial Votes % vs Lifetime % (Ranks 81-98)

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Bayh, Blue Dog Senators Becoming More Conservative; Lieberman more Liberal by Joshua Grossman

Six scatter plots showing Democratic vote share minus 50% versus generic vote share at different time intervals before an election, with regression lines.

Charts 2009-08-12

Vote vs. Generic Vote by Days Before Election

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Looking Forward to 2010 by Andrew Gelman

Table ranking Members of Congress 81-98 by party, state, crucial votes percentage 2009-10, lifetime percentage, and lifetime minus 2009-10 difference.

Tables 2009-08-12

Members of Congress Ranked by Crucial Votes vs. Lifetime Voting Record (81–98)

From Bayh, Blue Dog Senators Becoming More Conservative; Lieberman more Liberal by Joshua Grossman

Table ranking Members of Congress by Crucial Votes percentage for 2009-10 and Lifetime, showing party and state for 13 senators.

Tables 2009-08-12

Members of Congress: Crucial Votes % vs Lifetime %

From Bayh, Blue Dog Senators Becoming More Conservative; Lieberman more Liberal by Joshua Grossman

Six scatter plots showing Democratic vote share minus 50% versus generic vote share at different time intervals before an election, with regression lines.

Charts 2009-08-12

Vote vs. Generic Vote by Days Before Election

From Looking Forward to 2010 by Andrew Gelman

2010 Senate Rankings list showing 15 states with colored arrows indicating party direction, from Missouri at number 1 to Iowa at number 15.

Other 2009-08-13

2010 Senate Rankings

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

Pie chart showing Afghanistan major ethnic groups, with Pashtun at 40%, Tajik at 37%, and other groups including Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, Arab, Noristani, and Baloch.

Charts 2009-08-13

Afghanistan major ethnic groups

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

Line chart showing Afghan positive views of the US, direction of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai performance, and support for US/NATO/ISAF from 2005 to 2008.

Charts 2009-08-13

Afghans with a positive view of the following

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

Pie chart showing Afghan survey responses on national vs ethnic identity: 72% Afghan first, 26% own ethnicity first, 2% other.

Charts 2009-08-13

Do you think of yourself as an Afghan first or a (RESPONDENT's ETHNIC GROUP) first?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

Table showing poll results on which country is a bigger threat to US national security, with North Korea at 31% and Afghanistan at only 4%.

Tables 2009-08-13

Which country is a bigger threat to the National Security of the United States?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

Pie chart showing Afghanistan major ethnic groups, with Pashtun at 40%, Tajik at 37%, and other groups including Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, Arab, Noristani, and Baloch.

Charts 2009-08-13

Afghanistan major ethnic groups

From Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

Line chart showing Afghan positive views of the US, direction of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai performance, and support for US/NATO/ISAF from 2005 to 2008.

Charts 2009-08-13

Afghans with a positive view of the following

From Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

Pie chart showing Afghan survey responses on national vs ethnic identity: 72% Afghan first, 26% own ethnicity first, 2% other.

Charts 2009-08-13

Do you think of yourself as an Afghan first or a (RESPONDENT's ETHNIC GROUP) first?

From Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

Table showing poll results on which country is a bigger threat to US national security, with North Korea at 31% and Afghanistan at only 4%.

Tables 2009-08-13

Which country is a bigger threat to the National Security of the United States?

From Afghanistan Election Heating Up by Renard Sexton

2010 Senate Rankings list showing 15 states ranked by competitiveness with colored arrows and incumbent names

Other 2009-08-14

2010 Senate Rankings

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Sestak, Corzine Closing by Tom Schaller

Table showing polling data on US public opinion favoring or opposing the war in Afghanistan from July 2008 to August 2009, from CNN/Opinion Research.

Tables 2009-08-17

Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Obama's Peril in Afghanistan? by Renard Sexton

Table showing polling data on US support for the war in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2009, with favor, oppose, and unsure percentages.

Tables 2009-08-17

Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Obama's Peril in Afghanistan? by Renard Sexton

Grouped bar chart showing the share of state house seats by region (Northeast, South, Midwest, Far West) for years 1970, 1982, 1994, and 2006.

Charts 2009-08-17

Share of State House Seats

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Democratic Gains in Midwest Slower Than Needed to become National Majority by Tom Schaller

Grouped bar chart showing the share of state senate seats by region (Northeast, South, Midwest, Far West) for election years 1970, 1982, 1994, and 2006.

Charts 2009-08-17

Share of State Senate Seats

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Democratic Gains in Midwest Slower Than Needed to become National Majority by Tom Schaller

Table showing polling data on US support for the war in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2009, with favor, oppose, and unsure percentages from CNN/Opinion Research.

Tables 2009-08-17

Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan?

From Obama’s Peril in Afghanistan? by Renard Sexton

Table showing polling data on US public opinion favoring or opposing the war in Afghanistan from July 2008 to August 2009, from CNN/Opinion Research.

Tables 2009-08-17

Do you favor or oppose the U.S. war in Afghanistan?

From Obama’s Peril in Afghanistan? by Renard Sexton

Grouped bar chart showing the share of state house seats by region (Northeast, South, Midwest, Far West) for election years 1970, 1982, 1994, and 2006.

Charts 2009-08-17

Share of State House Seats

From Democratic Gains in Midwest Slower Than Needed to become National Majority by Tom Schaller

Grouped bar chart showing the share of state senate seats by region (Northeast, South, Midwest, Far West) for election years 1970, 1982, 1994, and 2006.

Charts 2009-08-17

Share of State Senate Seats by Region, 1970–2006

From Democratic Gains in Midwest Slower Than Needed to become National Majority by Tom Schaller

Table showing 2004 Afghan election results with candidates, vote percentages, provinces won, and total votes in millions.

Tables 2009-08-19

2004 Afghan Election Results

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Afghanistan: 2004 results and 2009 Polling by Renard Sexton

Table showing polling percentages for Afghan presidential candidates Karzai, Abdullah, Bashardost, Ghani, and others across three date ranges in 2009.

Tables 2009-08-19

Afghan Presidential Polling: May–July 2009

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Afghanistan: 2004 results and 2009 Polling by Renard Sexton

Table showing 2004 Afghan election results with candidates, vote percentages, provinces won, and total votes in millions.

Tables 2009-08-19

2004 Afghan Election Results

From Afghanistan: 2004 results and 2009 Polling by Renard Sexton

Table showing polling percentages for Afghan presidential candidates Karzai, Abdullah, Bashardost, Ghani, and others across three time periods in 2009.

Tables 2009-08-19

Afghan Presidential Polling: May–July 2009

From Afghanistan: 2004 results and 2009 Polling by Renard Sexton

Small multiples line charts showing income distributions within self-reported political categories (Liberal, Moderate, Conservative) for Democrats, Independents, and Republicans across 2000, 2004, and 2008.

Charts 2009-08-20

Income distributions within self-reported political categories

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Who Are the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Republicans? by Andrew Gelman

Horizontal bar chart showing the 10 state houses with the largest Democratic gains from 1994 to 2006, measured as percent increase in Democratic seats.

Charts 2009-08-21

10 State houses with largest DEM gains, 1994 to 2006

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: State Legislative Partisan Gains Since the Republican Revolution by Tom Schaller

Horizontal bar chart showing the 10 state houses with the largest GOP gains from 1994 to 2006, measured as percent increase in Republican seats.

Charts 2009-08-21

10 State houses with largest GOP gains, 1994 to 2006

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: State Legislative Partisan Gains Since the Republican Revolution by Tom Schaller

Scatter plot showing the percentage of people by age who think the government should stop job discrimination against gays, based on 2000 survey data.

Charts 2009-08-21

2000: Should the government stop job discrimination against gays?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Do You Favor Same-Sex Marriage? Do You Know Any Gay People? by Andrew Gelman

Scatter plot showing the percentage of people who know someone gay by age in 2004, declining sharply after age 55.

Charts 2009-08-21

2004: Do you know someone gay?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Do You Favor Same-Sex Marriage? Do You Know Any Gay People? by Andrew Gelman

Scatter plot showing percentage support for a federal gay marriage amendment by age in 2004, with age on x-axis and percentage on y-axis.

Charts 2009-08-21

2004: Do you support a federal gay marriage amendment?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Do You Favor Same-Sex Marriage? Do You Know Any Gay People? by Andrew Gelman

Scatter plot showing the percentage of people supporting a state gay marriage law by age in 2004, with support declining from about 50% at age 20 to around 15% at age 90.

Charts 2009-08-21

2004: Do you support a state gay marriage law?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Do You Favor Same-Sex Marriage? Do You Know Any Gay People? by Andrew Gelman

Horizontal bar chart showing the 10 state houses with the largest Democratic gains from 1994 to 2006, led by Washington at 33.7%.

Charts 2009-08-21

10 State Houses With Largest DEM Gains, 1994 to 2006

From State Legislative Partisan Gains Since the Republican Revolution by Tom Schaller

Horizontal bar chart showing the 10 state houses with the largest GOP gains from 1994 to 2006, measured as percent increase in Republican seats.

Charts 2009-08-21

10 State houses with largest GOP gains, 1994 to 2006

From State Legislative Partisan Gains Since the Republican Revolution by Tom Schaller

Scatter plot showing percentage of respondents by age who favor government spending more on health insurance for children, from a 2000 survey.

Charts 2009-08-25

2000: Do you favor the government spending more on health insurance for children?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Seniors Skeptical on Health Care Spending by Andrew Gelman

Scatter plot showing the percentage of people with health insurance by age in 2000, rising from about 75% at age 20 to nearly 100% at age 65 and above.

Charts 2009-08-25

2000: Do you have health insurance?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Seniors Skeptical on Health Care Spending by Andrew Gelman

Scatter plot showing the percentage of respondents by age who think the government should spend more on Medicare, based on 2000 survey data.

Charts 2009-08-25

2000: Should the Government Spend More on Medicare?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Seniors Skeptical on Health Care Spending by Andrew Gelman

Scatter plot showing the percentage of respondents by age who favor government spending more on health insurance for workers, based on 2004 survey data.

Charts 2009-08-25

2004: Do you favor the government spending more on health insurance for workers?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Seniors Skeptical on Health Care Spending by Andrew Gelman

Scatter plot showing the percentage of respondents favoring government spending more on health insurance by age in 2004, with a general downward trend from young to old.

Charts 2009-08-25

2004: Do you favor the government spending more on health insurance?

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Seniors Skeptical on Health Care Spending by Andrew Gelman

Bar chart showing Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment percent changes by year, with peaks in the late 1970s and early 1980s reaching over 14%.

Charts 2009-08-25

Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Why Are Senior Citizens Crying "Socialism" at Town Halls? by Tom Schaller

Pie chart showing total average lifetime Medicare benefits in present value, split between $108,915 in benefits exceeding taxes and $64,971 covered by taxes.

Charts 2009-08-25

Total Average Lifetime Medicare Benefits (Present Value)

From FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Why Are Senior Citizens Crying "Socialism" at Town Halls? by Tom Schaller

Bar chart showing Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment percent changes by year, with peak values in the late 1970s and early 1980s declining to near zero by 2009.

Charts 2009-08-25

Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment

From Why Are Senior Citizens Crying “Socialism” at Town Halls? by Tom Schaller

Pie chart showing total average lifetime Medicare benefits in present value, split between benefits covered by taxes ($64,971) and benefits in excess of taxes ($108,915).

Charts 2009-08-25

Total Average Lifetime Medicare Benefits – Present Value

From Why Are Senior Citizens Crying “Socialism” at Town Halls? by Tom Schaller

Table showing survey results on what people think 'public option' means in healthcare reform, with percentages for each interpretation.

Tables 2009-08-27

What Does 'Public Option' Mean? Survey Results

From Poll: Most Don’t Know What “Public Option” Is — Including Pollsters by Nate Silver

Scatter plot showing the relationship between presidential approval rating at midterm elections and the gain or loss of House seats, with labeled data points for each president.

Charts 2009-08-31

Presidential Approval Rating vs. House Seat Gains/Losses at Midterms

From 50 Percent is Not a Magic Number by Nate Silver