Nuff said!

Okay, here are my predictions for Election Day.   They are based on the following, quantitative and qualitative analysis of poll numbers, news stories, organizational strengths and weaknesses, 20 months of following these issues, and good old fashioned gut instinct.  And as always, anything can happen in politics. President – Obama (354-184) and 53% of the […]

The Indiana Court of Appeals is lifting a Marion County court’s order regarding the treatment of absentee ballots. Last week, a Marion County Judge ordered  County Clerk Beth White to instruct all poll workers to treat any challenged mail-in absentee ballot like a provisional ballot.  Republicans argued that the Clerk’s training manual was incorrect when it […]

I have heard Democrats and Republicans referring to the 2007 Mayoral race in Indianapolis as a reason not to trust polls because of Greg Ballard’s come from behind victory over Bart Peterson. Might I suggest looking at the actual results. In the May 2007 primary, there were 17,150 Republican votes for Mayor cast and 21,435 […]

Okay guys, it’s the day before the election.  Here’s your chance to make your predictions, not endorsements. Feel free to offer explanations if you wish.  Here are the questions. Who wins the Presidency (Electoral votes and popular vote percentage)? Which Presidential candidate wins Indiana (popular vote percentage)? Who wins the Governor’s race (percentage)? How many […]

My girlfriend, who is as busy as I am, voted today.  I asked her to write about the experience.   She was kind enough to do so.   And for the record, she’s a split-ticket voter. This morning, as I was pulling into the parking lot of J. Everett Light Career Center on 86th Street, […]

It hasn’t been easy but here’s a  rough “guestimate” of an early breakdown of early voting in Marion County. City-County Building,  80-20 Democrats. J . Everett Light,  60-40 Repubicans. Southport Community Center,   70-30 Republicans. Mail-in, 60-40 Republicans. These are guestimates based on conversations with people who pay pretty close attention to this stuff. Please […]

This final Sunday before the election I figured would be the perfect time express a thought or two about the Presidential and gubernatorial races. I’ve been accused of being a shill for the Barack Obama people, although no one can point to an example of where I’ve written for Obama anywhere.   And I got […]

I got this tonight from the JLT campaign.  All I can say is thank God this race will be over in 72 hours.   Dear Friend, Sunday morning at 2:00 a.m., Hoosiers across the state will be moving their clocks back one hour, thanks to Mitch Daniels and his one-sided decision making style. His approach […]

The Republican candidate for President, in the last days of the campaign, is rallying the faithful in Indiana. The Democratic candidate for President, in the last days of the campaign, is running commercials in Arizona, Georgia and North Dakota. The polling data and anecdotal evidence shows a significant number of Hoosiers are going to vote […]