This has to be one of the neatest electoral maps I’ve ever seen. The dot density overlay shows cotton production in 1860, which has a remarkable correlation to the counties that went for Obama this election.
Cotton and Obama
Here we go again
And you thought this last election season was loooong. Campaign 2012, here we come!
Yay.
The sports muscle of Barack Obama
The election’s impact on the world of sports. Better chance for a Chicago Olympics? Presidential order to implode Wrigley Field? Choice quote:
In August, Obama was asked who he would root for in a Cubs-White Sox World Series. This was his answer: “Oh, that’s easy. White Sox. I’m not one of these fair-weather fans. You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer; beautiful people up there. People aren’t watching the game. It’s not serious. White Sox, that’s baseball. South Side.”
You’ve probably already seen this, but …
You’ve probably already seen this, but y’know: election recap.
Election Night Playlist
Because I am no longer able to distinguish between the presidential election and American Idol.
Predicting Tonight
“To be succinct, I would say this about the election: Build an ark.”
– Rob Long, NRO.
Electoral Predictions
Wonkish fun: create your own electoral map prediction.
Obama makes inroads in the West, McCain loses key Southern swing states due to the African-American vote, and Red America is downsized.
Rev. DW on the election
What to Watch For | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com
For participants in tomorrow night’s soiree, check out this hour-by-hour guide to election night. Several states will have closed their polls by the time we congregate. We’ll jump in, in medias res-style.
So, Chris proposed watching the Obama ac …
So, Chris proposed watching the Obama acceptance speech in some random person’s living room. I’m suggesting we watch it at the Kenworthy in Moscow, tomorrow at 6. That will make us fashionably late. And remember: Barack Obama Picked You Up at the Airport.