Many people in Chicago are reveling in the re-election of our hometown president, but there are other election results that should not fill our city with such pride. Nationally people have questioned how Jesse Jackson, Jr. managed to be re-elected, but our city has a less publicizedĀ embarrassmentĀ in our election results, Cynthia Brim. Every election Chicagoans … Continue reading Chicago Voters Blindly Affirm “Legally Insane” Cynthia Brim, Demonstrating Why Judges Shouldn’t Be on the Ballot
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I had to step away from election coverage. My little girl woke up. I went up and rocked her for 45 minutes until she fell back asleep. (I fully admit that I was trying to avoid co-sleeping.) As I held my daughter in a darkened room, silent but for the creaking of the rocking chair, … Continue reading Obama Wasn’t the Only One Who Won Tonight
Both Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock have lost after making highly offensive comments about rape. Ā Both men had previously been favored to win. Both states are otherwise "red." Did a few statements about rape, pregnancy and abortion lose them their elections? I hope so. Is it right to lose an election based on a few … Continue reading Akin and Mourdock Lose: It’s “God’s Will” That The Idea of “Legitimate Rape” Has Been Shut Down
I like statistics even though I never liked regular math. I am not excited to find the value of x just for the sake of finding it. I certainly don't want to want to find the derivative of anything just to do it. But I like how statistics give meaning to numbers. Statistics answer questions. … Continue reading Obama Defeats Romney: Will Nate Silver’s Election Projections Be as Eerily Accurate as in 2008?
A reminder to everyone, that in most places it is illegal to take a photograph of your completed ballot. The reasoning is that documenting your vote could lead to vote buying. In a year when some employers were allegedly pressuring their employees to vote for a particular candidate, it seems like those concerns are merited. … Continue reading Don’t Tweet (or Instagram or Facebook) Your Vote, Photographing Your Ballot is Illegal
Kim Z. Dale 