November 23, 2022

Interesting age-related poll from AARP in Walker/Warner race

A poll released on Tuesday by AARP, an interest group for those aged 50 and older, found a significant age gap in voters’ preferences in the Georgia Senate runoff election between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and former NFL player Herschel Walker (R).

Warnock leads Walker by 24 percentage points among voters aged 18-49, while Walker leads by 9 points among voters aged 50 or older, according to the poll from AARP Georgia. The two groups differ in their preferences by a total of 33 points.

November 21, 2022

The first lines of the very first episode of Crusader Rabbit

Narrator: "Down in Texas they're still talking about the little rabbit that'd come down from the United States to wipe out the whole State of Texas. Obviously the rabbit must have been Crusader Rabbit. For who else would have thought of such a wonderful idea!" ~First broadcast August 1, 1950

Seems people had reason to hate on Texas way back in the 50s. I wonder why that is. Maybe for the same reasons as today.

November 12, 2022

House races yet to be decided, at a glance --- (paywall problem fixed)

This link should now get you past the paywall: From NYT

The dark red and dark blue are counted as won. The lighter shades are still theoretically possible to go either way. Dems needed to win 5 districts where Republicans are currently leading to retain control of the House..