Apr
1
2008: The Year in Political Geography
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I made this slideshow with some of my favorite maps from the 2008 election cycle, and I think it tells the story of the campaign pretty well. Hope you enjoy, whether you’re happy with the outcome or not. [Cross-posted at my blog, The Electoral Map]
Tip: Open up it up to a full screen.
2008: The [...]
Feb
11
Walking Through Congressional Districts… Via Google Maps
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Street View is the latest product from Google that both amazes and alarms us. By taking millions of photos from the back of a Chevy Cobalt, Google has brought the images of far-flung neighborhoods to the comforts of our own laptops. It’s also caught some pretty funny scenes on film, including …
A Cleveland kid [...]
Dec
9
Win Your Conference, Win the White House
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[Published in The Examiner]
Did you catch the score of that recent Oklahoma-Texas Tech game? It was about as close as the Obama-McCain matchup in Oklahoma. If you missed the game, Oklahoma was up 42-7 at half and eventually won by a crushing 65-21 margin.
The presidential contest in the Sooner State wasn’t much closer — McCain [...]
Aug
24
McCain vs. the Redskins
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[Published in The Examiner]
John McCain has been known to take unpopular stands in Washington, but his boldest move of all may be scheduling his acceptance speech on the same night that the Redskins kickoff their 2008 season.
The Arizona senator will accept the GOP nomination in Minneapolis-St. Paul at the same time that the Skins take [...]
Apr
16
Florida catching up with once-mighty N.Y.
Filed Under Demographics, Geography, Politics | 1 Comment
[Published in The Politico]
The era of the Empire State’s reign over America has come to an end, and a new dawn of political power, in the hands of the Sunshine State, is upon us. After the 2010 Census, New York will lose two congressional seats and Florida will gain two. It will put both states’ [...]



