Feeling stressed is natural today. It almost feels as if the media had deliberately set out to play with our emotions regarding the re-election of Obama as President of the United States. We must not bait those who have different views from our own – we must remember that as Liberals, we are models that […]
Former Speaker of the House and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich had three words to explain why conservatives such as himself, Dick Morris and Karl Rove were wrong in predicting a Mitt Romney win with over 300 electoral votes: “We were wrong”. “I’m just going to say bluntly, we were wrong,” Gingrich told CBS host Charlie […]
Gamblers have long been known to be accurate predictors of presidential elections. So who are bookies such as Hot Horse Herbie and Vinnie the Pipe betting on this year? They are all betting on Obama. As presidential betting is forbidden in the USA, international gambling websites such as Intratrade of Ireland and Ladbrokes and William […]
Can Twitter activity accurately predict an Obama win? If the results of a study published today in The Guardian UK are correct, then President Obama is certain to win according to research conducted by Adham Tamer, Ning Wang, Scott Hale and Mark Graham. They presented data today showing how visible Pres. Obama and Gov. Romney […]
Even the ever conservative Wall Street Journal conceded yesterday that an Obama win would be good for stocks: “Another four years under President Barack Obama may not be such a bad thing for the stock market. No matter your beliefs, the Dow is up more than 50% since Obama took office during the depths of the financial crisis. […]