Nate Silver of 538 finds that votes for healthcare and TARP had a major effect on the election results, but votes for the climate bill and the stimulus didn't have much impact, if any. Nate used another methodology than what others have used, and got the same basic result.
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... if Nate Silver's analysis is correct.
I am a longtime fan of ThingsBreak though his/her posts are a bit of a rarity these days. The latest post is a very good one on the recent debut of Nate Silver's 538 blog
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