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October 2009

Analysis: Gay Marriage Ban is Underdog in Maine
Proportional Voting? Well, Kinda
Disband the IOC!
The Weekly Standard's John McCormack is a Socialist or Something
In New Jersey, Two Glasses Half-Empty
Seen Through Sharper Statistical Lens, Anomalies in Strategic Vision Polling Remain
Question Order May Bias Fox News Health Care Polling
Obama-Corzine 2009?
Delaware Leaps to #1 in Senate Rankings; Is 60-Seat Majority Doomed?
Checking in on Tim and Mitt
Obama’s Domestic Afghanistan Puzzle
Generic Congressional Ballot 400 Days Out
Afghanistan’s Dangerous (and Expensive) Soap Opera
Opt Me Out of Public Option Purism
CBO Report Could Be Turning Point
Obama’s Prize for Peace
Reforming the Democratic Presidential Nomination
Would Rush Limbaugh Hurt the St. Louis Rams?
Clinton’s Busy Summer
Why The Insurance Industry is Fighting Mad
Authoritarianism in American Politics
Just Words
Honey, Does This Governor Make Me Look Fat?
The Price of Party Unity
Can Offshore Drilling Save the Climate Bill?
Gun Show Loopholes Gone Wild
The Hiring Activity Index Says: Things are Getting Better for Small Businesses
Lieberman Flirting with Political Suicide
In Defense of Rush Limbaugh
Quietly, Japan Is Changing Course
On the Meaning of Snowe Leopards
Christie Shouldn't Count on "Daggett Effect" To Save Him
Geoengineering is No Free Lunch -- A Comment on SuperFreakonomics
Geoengineering is No Free Lunch — A Comment on SuperFreakonomics
Afghanistan Audit Doesn't Look Good For Karzai
The Not-So-Bad-Case Scenario
Turnout is the Maine Issue
Why The (Impure) Public Option is (Probably) Gaining Momentum
Palin Will Not Run for President in '12
Older and Wealthier People are More Likely to Oppose Government Health Care
The Issue That Could Fracture Both Right and Left
Scozzafava is a Conservative Republican (by New York State standards)
Arguments Against Gay Marriage Literally Stop Making Sense
The Other Public Option
The Public Option Playing Field, in Two Dimensions
Comparing the Votes of the Rich and the Poor
Picking on Cliff Clavin
60 v. 61?
Despite Claims, Anti-Gay Group in Maine More Dependent on Out-of-State Funds
2009 Elections Preview: NYC Mayor
Reality Check: NY-23 Poll May Seek to Alter, Not Reflect, Reality
On Being Wrong About the Public Option
Somebody Buy Joe Lieberman a Puppy
Zogby Again Polls on Misleading Question, This Time with Racial Tinge
2009 Elections Preview: Virginia Governor
Toward a General Theory of Democratic Disgruntlement, Part I
Man vs. Machine in New Jersey
For European Integration, Movement and Money Counts
Toward a General Theory of Democratic Disgruntlement, Part 2
2009 Elections Preview: NY-23 — A Toss-Up, Indeed, Between Owens, Hoffman
Sarah Palin: From Winks to Winces
Scozzafava's Supporters Like Obama, Dislike Hoffman and Owens
Senate Rankings: October 2009 Quick-and-Dirty Edition