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Jesse - Nov 03, 2008 12:04:19 pm PST #8213 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

so sad about Obama's grandmother. I was really hoping she'd make it through tomorrow. At least he got to see her last week.

All of this.

My boyfriend Nate Silver does the Starbucks:Wal-Mart ratio when he's looking at states for tendencies. Edit: Sorry, those are the Sean Quinn posts on fivethiryeight, not the Nate Silver posts.


amych - Nov 03, 2008 12:06:49 pm PST #8214 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

My boyfriend Nate Silver does the Starbucks:Wal-Mart ratio when he's looking at states for tendencies.

I love this. Especially when he got to Vermont, which went something like "Vermont doesn't actually have a Wal-Mart. And they only have like two Starbucks. This should not be considered a valid sample."

(But it's Sean, the other 538 guy, who does the state writeups.)


beth b - Nov 03, 2008 12:08:21 pm PST #8215 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I am doing my voting homework can't decide on prop 5 -- someone must be exaggerating about something


Gudanov - Nov 03, 2008 12:10:03 pm PST #8216 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Vermont doesn't actually have a Wal-Mart.

How unreal American can you get?


Jesse - Nov 03, 2008 12:12:27 pm PST #8217 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

(But it's Sean, the other 538 guy, who does the state writeups.)

I did go back and edit. I should probably make it clear that it is the site itself that is my boyfriend, not actually Nate Silver. The reporting has been great, as is the photography!

OK, off to HQ.


amych - Nov 03, 2008 12:12:29 pm PST #8218 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

How unreal American can you get?

That's just the thing, though -- no Starbucks either, practically! It's like they're into small businesses and local communities and crazy traitorous talk like that!


Burrell - Nov 03, 2008 12:15:00 pm PST #8219 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

At least he got to see her last week.

That's what I keep thinking too. so sad.


askye - Nov 03, 2008 12:18:34 pm PST #8220 of 10001
Thrive to spite them

Actually Vermont does have a Wal Mart, but I don't think there are very many.


Gudanov - Nov 03, 2008 12:21:59 pm PST #8221 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Actually Vermont does have a Wal Mart, but I don't think there are very many.

Close call then, if they didn't have any then we'd have division by zero making Vermont a singularity in the fabric of American politics. It could suck all of New England down into a hole of liberal elitism that not even the photons of right wing radio could escape.


megan walker - Nov 03, 2008 12:26:53 pm PST #8222 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Actually Vermont does have a Wal Mart, but I don't think there are very many.

I believe there are two in the whole state. Or, at least that was the stat when I was teaching at Bennington. Bennington being one of the towns that caved.

ETA: There are apparently only 4 Starbucks: 3 in Burlington, and 1 in nearby Williston, aka the home of the other Wal-Mart.