SwampCast: Parsing with Pollsters

A virtual chat with Pollster.com’s Mark Blumenthal

Re: TIME’s next Person of the Year

Okay, lunch is over, and I’m still trying to wrap my brain around the sight of Whoopi Goldberg and George Allen holding hands (this after Allen told her how “Ghost” had changed his life). But to recap, here were the picks from our panel for this year’s POY: Author and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Nicolas [...]

TIME’s next ‘Person of the Year’

I am sorry to inform you that today is the first day of the end of your reign as Person of the Year. Today is the day we start thinking about next year, specifically, today is the annual Person of the Year luncheon. It may be the only time in history that George Allen will [...]

The Green Gap: Some Republicans Are Worried

An interesting look in today’s Politico at the problem Republicans face with swing voters: Voters want their representatives take steps to stop global warming; Republican representatives don’t. Ayres illustrates how independents — who were responsible for ousting the GOP majority in 2006 — are unmistakably supportive of swift action to cut carbon emissions and require [...]