This is getting real. Bad economic numbers last Friday. Bad revised economic numbers last Friday. Bad economic numbers from Europe last week and this. Bad, bad, bad. But bad news is good news for Mitt Romney and his rolling marshmallow review. Mitt has gained in the polls over the past month and he shows no… Continue reading Obama Holds His Ground: Presidential Polling Report
Author: Robert I. Grundfest
I am a teacher, writer, voice-over artist and rationally opinionated observer of American and international society. While my job is to entertain and engage, my purpose is always to start a conversation.
NBC/Marist Poll Gets It Right
On the heels of last week’s NBC News/Marist polls that underpolled Republicans and made it look as though the president was ahead when he really wasn’t, today’s NBC polls got it pretty much right. That’s good news for Obama in Nevada, Colorado, and Iowa. In Nevada, Obama leads Romney by 48%-46%. The real voter breakdown… Continue reading NBC/Marist Poll Gets It Right
The Truth Behind the Florida Poll
The headline number was Romney 47% Obama 41% in the Quinnipiac poll of Florida voters released today. It’s too bad that the media can’t read a poll effectively or analyze its results. The search for the relevant numbers requires that you scroll all the way to the bottom of the poll and click on the… Continue reading The Truth Behind the Florida Poll
Question: Who Wrote the Book of Face?
My wife has given me permission to gloat a bit after I said this about Facebook, and Wal-Mart, by-the-by, yesterday on this very same blog. The reason? Wall Street had a nice day today, but the ‘book fell on its Face, dropping to $34.03, almost $4 from its opening last week. Meanwhile, a real company… Continue reading Question: Who Wrote the Book of Face?
Facebook and Wal-Mart: With Friends Like These…
Big business has been in the news recently, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. JPMorganChase lost upwards of $3 billion dollars on hedge trades that should not be legal, but that the bank actively lobbied to protect. Hewlett-Packard is laying off 30,000 employees in an attempt to become more competitive, and in a blow… Continue reading Facebook and Wal-Mart: With Friends Like These…
The Campaign Cometh – Brace Yourself
If anything is clear about the presidential election so far, it’s that nothing is very clear at all. We have reached the first phase of the campaign where the key is for both candidates to define themselves and each other in diametrically opposite terms. Where does the race stand so far? Both men are winning… Continue reading The Campaign Cometh – Brace Yourself
The Turning Point In Marriage Equality
Mark this day because it represents a turning point in the fight for equality in the United States. The President of the United States has stated his belief that adults who love each other should share in the same civil rights as other adults who love each other. Suddenly, the president’s new campaign slogan, Forward,… Continue reading The Turning Point In Marriage Equality
Surf’s Up! The Right Wing’s Gnarly Ride To a Wipeout
It was easy for me to say that the conservative movement would come crashing down this year not once but twice. After all, the GOP primaries were a virtual orgy of anti-women, anti-gay, anti-immigrant and anti-responsible economic policies, so saying that the far right would implode was like shooting fish in a barrel of domestic… Continue reading Surf’s Up! The Right Wing’s Gnarly Ride To a Wipeout
Primaries In CT, NY, PA, RI, DE: Five Things to Watch Tonight
With the Republican nomination race all but sewn up, here are 5 things to watch tonight. 1. Cougar Town (8:30 ABC) Why watch: If you love nature shows, this is one for you. Cougars are sleek cats with keen eyes and a devastating first bite. They also run very fast. In their natural habitats they…oh… Continue reading Primaries In CT, NY, PA, RI, DE: Five Things to Watch Tonight
It’s All About, Like, Like.
Remember when liking something had to do with ice cream or 8th grade crushes? Now the word is everywhere: Facebook, teenage (and increasingly adult) conversations, and now presidential politics. The latest CNN/ORC International poll shows that President Obama leads Mitt Romney in large part because Americans like the president more, and more American women like… Continue reading It’s All About, Like, Like.
News Flash! FOX News Poll is Biased!
Stunning news, I’m sure. On the heels of the ABCNews/Washington Post poll that showed Obama with a 7 point lead over Mitt Romney, some analysts were correct to note that the poll oversampled Democrats, which led to a skewing of the numbers. The poll breakdown was: 34% Democrats 23% Republicans 34% Independents, which should have… Continue reading News Flash! FOX News Poll is Biased!
We Have A Winner
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have incontrovertible evidence that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee for president in 2012. Of course, forward-thinking readers of the Farmer Blog know that this was a foregone conclusion because they read it here, here, here, here, and, oh yeah, here. Just sayin’ Rick Santorum,… Continue reading We Have A Winner