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Romney Charging Journalists to Cover Election Night Rally

November 6, 2012 Buck Banks

$6,500

Amount that broadcast news organizations will be paying up for workspace at Mitt Romney’s election night gathering at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, where access costs $75 for a chair in the ballroom or $1,020 for permission to use the media filing center. In contrast, Obama’s campaign party will be held at McCormick Place, in Chicago where credentialed reporters are granted access, which includes a workstation, electrical power and a wireless Internet connection, at no cost.

Obama Heavily Favored to Win

November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 Buck Banks

91.6%

Chance that Nate Silver gives President Obama to win the necessary 270 electoral votes for re-election. In his final forecast, Silver now projects Obama’s margin of victory to be two or three percentage points in the popular vote, approximating the margin that George W. Bush achieved in defeating John Kerry in 2004.

Reading is Fun-damental for Voting in Florida

November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 Trish

3,000+

Number of words on the ballot in Duval Co., Fla. (Jacksonville), thanks to 12 state constitutional amendments added by the Republican legislature. In Pinellas Co. (St. Petersburg), the Supervisor of Elections remarked, “The voter who sees this ballot the first time may need smelling salts.”

Romney Avoided Taxes Via a Route Through Holland

November 5, 2012 Buck Banks

80 million euros

Amount in dividend taxes that Mitt Romney avoided using a route thru the Netherlands, according to The Volkskrant, a well-regarded newspaper in Amsterdam.

Vote Fraud IS a Problem — Among Republicans

November 2, 2012 Trish

2

Number of Republicans arrested for vote fraud on Friday, Nov. 2. In Las Vegas, a 56-year-old registered Republican woman attempted to vote at two polling stations on the same day. In Portland, Ore., an elections office worker was caught filling in any blanks on ballots with a straight Republican ticket. There were no reports of Democrats committing vote fraud, but if you hear of any, please leave a link in the comments. P.S. Doctored videos by James O’Keefe don’t count.

Obama Leads Romney in Favorability

November 1, 2012 Buck Banks

63%

Of Americans rate Barack Obama favorably and 55% rate Mitt Romney favorably using a 10-point scale, according to Gallup. Obama’s rating is similar to George W. Bush’s in 2004.

Majority Thinks Obama Will Win Re-Election

October 31, 2012 Buck Banks

54% to 34%

Spread by which Americans continue to believe that President Obama will win re-election Tuesday over Mitt Romney, according to a new Gallup poll.

More Americans Hold Racist Views Than Before Obama Was Elected

October 29, 2012 Buck Banks

51%

Of Americans now express explicit anti-black attitudes, compared with 48 percent in a similar 2008 survey. When measured by an implicit racial attitudes test, the number of Americans with anti-black sentiments jumped to 56 percent, up from 49 percent during the last presidential election. In both tests, the share of Americans expressing pro-black attitudes fell, a new AP Poll finds.

Adelson the Largest Political Donor Since — Forever

October 29, 2012 Buck Banks

$54.44 million

Amount casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, along with members of his family, has given to super PACs to help elect a variety of Republican candidates, from presidential hopeful Mitt Romney down to a House of Representatives race in New Jersey. Adelson, “among those whose contributions are disclosed, is far and away the largest donor to independent political efforts in both the 2012 election and in any single election in modern history,” the Huffington Post reports.

Romney Spent $100k of Massachusetts’ Money to Cover His Tracks

October 26, 2012 Buck Banks

$100,000

The amount in state funds Mitt Romney spent to replace computers in his office at the end of his term as governor of Massachusetts in 2007 as part of an unprecedented effort to keep his records secret, according to Reuters: “The move during the final weeks of Romney’s administration was legal but unusual for a departing governor, Massachusetts officials say.”

$6,500

91.6%

3,000+

Number of words on the ballot in Duval Co., Fla. (Jacksonville), thanks to 12 state constitutional amendments added by the Republican legislature. In Pinellas Co. (St. Petersburg), the Supervisor of Elections remarked, “The voter who sees this ballot the first time may need smelling salts.”

80 million euros

Amount in dividend taxes that Mitt Romney avoided using a route thru the Netherlands, according to The Volkskrant, a well-regarded newspaper in Amsterdam.

2

63%

Of Americans rate Barack Obama favorably and 55% rate Mitt Romney favorably using a 10-point scale, according to Gallup. Obama’s rating is similar to George W. Bush’s in 2004.

54% to 34%

Spread by which Americans continue to believe that President Obama will win re-election Tuesday over Mitt Romney, according to a new Gallup poll.

51%

$54.44 million

$100,000

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“In America today‚ 2024, women have fewer rights than their mothers or their grandmothers had, because of Donald Trump. I don’t think we’re going to let him get away with it, do you?”

— President Biden at a campaign stop in Tampa, reported by Tampa Bay Times.

“Mr. Blanche, you’re losing all credibility with this court.”

— Judge Juan Merchan, quoted by NBC News, to Donald Trump’s lawyer in the “hush money” criminal trial.

— Miami Herald

“We care more about the safety of our staff than a name attached to an article.”

— Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX), on CNN.

Numerati

250,000

77%

A new Siena poll finds that by a 54% to 30% margin, New Yorkers say Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial is “legitimate” — the view of 77% of Democrats and 44% of independents — rather than a “witch hunt,” the view of 66% of Republicans.

51% to 48%

300 million

Spotify said Taylor Swift’s new album was the first to have over 300 million streams in a single day on Friday.

28%