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Being in the minority, while incredibly frustrating, can also be extremely liberating. Democrats no longer hold the heavy burden of Congressional legislation or electoral math. We can take a step back, look at our Party, our country, and our world as it stands halfway through a new decade. Our old electoral coalitions simply are not enough, and this gives us the freedom to think seriously about new ways to win. This conversation began after the 2002 loss, but has been put on hold because of the necessary unity required for the 2004 presidential campaign...
...party of coalitions and issue-groups. This was never more obvious than during this election, as John Kerry worked furiously to shore up various segments of the population with targeted pitches, leaving President Bush to focus primarily on the meta-messages of faith and security. While the electoral math requires all candidates to do a certain bit of pandering, this cannot comprise the core of a Presidential campaign...
David M. Sobel, David P. Heitmeyer and Jimming Cheng of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Computer Services also presented information about the online CUE guide evaluation pilot program, which will debut for math courses, German classes and Freshman seminars in December...
ELECTORAL MATH...
...speculation that someone might have been manipulating the market to plant doubts about Bush. But John Murray, a futures trader in New York City and one of Intrade's 43,000 members, says political biases don't sway serious traders. Neither do national polls. Instead, Murray does the math. Using research, he estimates the chance that each candidate will win each state. He tweaks his map daily. "I have Bush at around 285 electoral votes," he says. Kerry fans may want to consider buying Bush futures. Come Nov. 2, they can find something to cheer either way. --By Amanda Ripley