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America's Biggest Little Election

There are only two congressional elections Tuesday, but one of them is turning out to be a real doozy. In what pundits are treating as a microcosm of the battle for the soul of the GOP, Republican Dede Scozzafava abruptly quit the race in New York's 23rd District and endorsed a Democrat instead of the Conservative Party...

Beware the Dugouts of March: The Chicago White Sox 2009 Preview

The Chicago White Sox are exactly the kind of proactive team the AL Central needs. They aren't afraid to sign a guy with broken feet, or start calling their own players homophobic epithets in August when the news starts dying down, or blame all of their problems on a computer that predicted them to be worse than they'll...

Nate Silver Has Hope for Cubs Fans

The worst part of the Cubs crashing and burning in the postseason (thus far; plenty of time still left, yep!) is not really the visceral disappointment of the loss. Sure, that sucks -- getting up the next morning seems significantly more difficult -- but even worse is the media's constant perpetuation of silly cliched...

Is A-Rod Worth $30 Million?

We all know that Alex Rodriguez is aiming his sights at $30 million next year. This is an indisputable fact and, to be totally honest, a reasonable thing for someone with Rodriguez's 2007 season numbers -- and a $27 million deal in hand -- to do. Still, it's hard to see who besides the Yankees will pay that price, and...

NateSilver News From the Web

05/22/12 Lament for a national blogosphere Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada Have you heard the latest gossip from the mole at the Sun News Network?
05/22/12 What's the swingiest state of them all? Source: Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) The term "swing state" is bandied about constantly in an election year, often without a clear explanation of what it means.
05/22/12 The Webby Awards Celebrate the Internet in 5 Words or... Source: Adweek The Webby Awards, the Internet's big night out, brought together celebrities, media types, politicians, and innovators of all stripes to celebrate the glorious world and work of the Internet.
05/21/12 Introducing 'Elastic States' Source: Newser You already know all about swing states; today in the New York Times , Nate Silver introduces another important factor in the 2012 election: elastic states, which can produce difficult-to-predict results.
05/17/12 Tie Goes to the President Source: Tapped The basic odds make it fairly unlikely that the Democrats will maintain their Senate majority.