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21 Oct 2008

Google Does Elections

This is pretty cool.

Google has a feature on maps.google.com where you can analyze the polls! It’s pretty cool and you can look at everything at once, not just one site.

http://maps.google.com/

Click on “Electoral Votes Estimates” and play away!

Googles Electoral Votes Estimate

21 October, 2008 at 15:26 by mrosman

Tags: Electoral College, Electoral Votes Estimate, Google, Google Polls, polling, Polls
Posted in Current Events, Electoral Process, Pop Culture | 2 Comments »

16 Oct 2008

Joe the Plumber

The Winner of Round 3???

Obama? McCain? The moderator? Joe the plumber?

Wait – Who is this Joe the Plumber guy?

Conversation about Joe the Plumber dominated the debate last night. McCain and Obama used the example of Joe, a plumber, to illustrate what will happen under their economic plans. This guy, is a real guy who asked Obama a question at a recent rally. To me, however, the point was quite tiring and seemed more like pandering than anything (from both sides). Maybe you liked it however?

Funny enough, there is another Joe the Plumber from Amarillo who has his own website! He’s the “Friendliest Plumber in Town!”

All-in-all, however, I found this to be the best of the three debates so far. They hit some key and interesting issues: how dirty the campaigns have gotten lately, the economy, abortion, and education. Immigration, however, stayed off the table I would have enjoyed a conversation on that important issue.

Update: Joe the Plumber isn’t a licensed plumber and he owes $1200 in back taxes. He’s also already held more press conferences thanĀ  Gov. Sarah Palin.

16 October, 2008 at 7:38 by mrosman

Tags: abortion, Amarillo, Barack Obama, economy, Education, Friendliest Plumber in Town, immigration, Joe the Plumber, John McCain, rally, Round 3
Posted in Current Events, Electoral Process | 2 Comments »

15 Oct 2008

Round 3: TONIGHT

The third, and FINAL, debate between McCain and Obama is tonight! I bet, like me, you felt like you’ve seen it all. You’ve seen a few (if not all) debates and things haven’t changed much. It’s the same old stuff. Right? Why waste your time watching?

I’ll give you one good reason to watch.

Tonight is John McCain’s last chance to change the course of this race and win it all. If he doesn’t land a few zingers and convince the American public that HE is the man to handle the economy, that he is the man to solve American problems, then it could all be over. McCain needs to paint Obama as unknown, risky, and unexperienced. He has to go back to his original point: Trust me, I’m experienced, I’ve been there before.

How do you think the debate will affect the people in your state?

Second of all: Watch the debate WITH someone. Don’t watch it alone, it’s boring if you can’t talk to someone about it! It’s especially fun if you watch it with someone who disagrees with you. :)

Next: What do you think Saturday Night Live and John Stewart will make fun of this weekend? Usually, those things are the things that stick in the American people’s minds!

Finally: Who do you think will be the best President for the country??? Why? What did they show you in the debate tonight???

15 October, 2008 at 14:01 by mrosman

Tags: Barack Obama, debate, John McCain, John Stewart, President, Saturday Night Live, zingers
Posted in Current Events | Comments Off

12 Oct 2008

Video – RR Friday Night Football

Statesman.com has a pretty sweet preview video of the game last Friday night against Cedar Park.

The drumline sounds pretty sweet in the intro! (we have one of the best drumlines in the area, FYI) It’s too bad we didn’t win the football game. Don’t worry though, there is a lot of football yet to be played this season!

12 October, 2008 at 14:27 by mrosman

Tags: Austin American Statesman, Cedar Park High School, CPHS, drumline, high school football, Round Rock High School, RRHS, RRHS drumline
Posted in RRHS Announcements | Comments Off

12 Oct 2008

State of the Polls

A great resource from Pollster that we’ve seen a lot in class. You can adjust it, and play with the settings. Pretty cool!

The red and blue lines stand for the ‘trend’ over time of the polls for John McCain or Barack Obama. The small dots reflect individual polls conducted by various organizations through various methods. Pollster puts all the data from the individual polls to create a ‘trend’ for each candidate.

Because each poll can have smaller errors, biases, or fundamental flaws, I find that looking at the trends is a much more efficient way to study which way the race is headed towards.

12 October, 2008 at 12:26 by mrosman

Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, polling, polling trends, Pollster, sampling errors
Posted in Current Events, Electoral Process | 1 Comment »

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