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| 3:41 PM: | Why the rich voted for Obama against their own economic interest. It's clear that the nation's mass affluent -- Steve the lawyer, Colby the financial services executive, Ari the highly paid media big shot -- are trending Democratic, especially on the coasts. Indeed, Bushenfreude is not necessarily a nationwide phenomenon. As Andrew Gelman notes in the book Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State, the rich in poor states are likely to stick with the Republicans. Slate. | | |
| 11:08 AM: | This Math Whiz Called It for Obama Months Ago. In an election season of unlikely outcomes, Mr. Silver, 30, is perhaps the most unlikely media star to emerge. A baseball statistician who began analyzing political polls only last year, he introduced his site, FiveThirtyEight.com, in March, where he used his own formula to predict federal and state results and run Election Day possibilities based on a host of factors. NYT. | | |
| 9:00 AM: | Palin reflects on her run. Gov. Sarah Palin blames the Bush administration for the failure of the McCain-Palin ticket, thinks people need to move on from the so-called "Troopergate" controversy and has no regrets about state per diem for time spent at her home in Wasilla or state-funded travel for her children. Anchorage Daily News. | | |
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