Monthly Archives: November 2016

EPA Director Scott Pruitt vs. the League of Scientists

Update:  Myron Ebell was on the Trump Transition Team to pick the EPA director.  The nominee for Director is now Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s attorney general.   Pruitt calls himself the “leading advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda”.   With his detailed knowledge … Continue reading

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Trump Trusts Very Few People, and His Family’s Role

Trump Trusts Very Few People How Ya Gonna Keep ‘em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree)? Trump trusts very few people, with his practice of just his family and a few front men and women running his campaign.  … Continue reading

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You Can’t Say What If, Without Realizing the Opposition Changes Also

You Can’t Say What If, Without Realizing The Opposition Changes Also Democrats can punish themselves by saying What If we Realized Wisconsin was in play, and had put forces there? What if the polls were better? What if we knew … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan Vote Math

Game of Icy Thrones: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan Vote Math This article just looks at the vote differences of Trump and Clinton, and the votes that went to other parties, in the three close but surprising Northern states of Pennsylvania, … Continue reading

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Mark Petracca’s Post Election Talk to the UCI Forum

Mark Petracca’s Post Election Talk to the UCI Forum Prof. Mark Petracca of the UC Irvine Dept. of Political Science and Associate Dean of the School of Social Sciences gave the UCI Forum on the day after the election, Nov. … Continue reading

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An Internet Vote for President

An Internet Vote for President, With or Without an Electoral Vote This article is a suggestion for an Internet vote for President, which works with the present electoral vote system, or also with its possible future conversion to a popular … Continue reading

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What Went Wrong? Blue Overconfidence, Losing Jobs Voters, Rural Fears, Bad Polls

What Went Wrong? Blue Overconfidence, Losing Jobs Voters, Rural Fears, Bad Polls Political Scientists, Party Officials, and Pollsters will be studying the election results for quite a while. Here are my immodest first impressions. How could Democrats take Wisconsin for … Continue reading

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In the End, Pandora’s Computer Didn’t Compute

In the End, Padora’s Computer Didn’t Compute FBI Director James Comey said this Sunday evening that there were no new relevant emails on Anthony Weiner’s computer, and Hillary Clinton is still cleared from prosecution for her using her personal email … Continue reading

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California Should Celebrate Its National Election Contributions

California Should Celebrate Its National Election Contributions I and others complain that California, whose polls close at the latest hours, and which is far from a swing state, and has one of the last primaries, appears to be far from … Continue reading

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Pandora’s Computer Strikes Back

Pandora’s Computer Strikes Back The analysis of Anthony Weiner’s computer by the FBI, which I warned against, calling it Pandora’s computer, has indeed struck with a totally unexpected story, whose consequences are still to be revealed. We have not even … Continue reading

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