Check out the Colorado vote from 2008:
And check out the Colorado voter from 2012:
Atlanta’s tallest building scheduled for auction on the courthouse steps today
From Bank of America Plaza to be auctioned Tuesday in the AJC: The 55-story, 1,023-foot building will be sold on the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse after landlord BentleyForbes missed mortgage payments. The California-based commercial real estate investment firm…
Latest Georgia poll shows gains for Romney, but Gingrich still solidly ahead
I have no idea what will happen to the polls in Georgia over the next month, but I expect Romney to stay solidly in the lead nationally. Click here to see the raw data in a SurveyUSA poll conducted for…
Calculated Risk: The housing bottom (the first one at least) is here
Regular readers know that I closely follow the blog Calculated Risk. Bill McBride does an amazing job of presenting the latest economic data and releases with no spin. When he takes the time to analyze the data he is presenting,…
Clint Eastwood, Chrysler, and Detroit: “It’s Halftime in America”
So much interesting political rhetoric in the halftime Super Bowl ad from Chrysler featuring Clint Eastwood’s raspy, authoritative voice, beautiful multicultural imagery, and a hopeful message about the future of Detroit and the American automobile industry (even though Italian-based Fiat…
Just because . . .
The politics and economics of job losses and gains over the last three years
It looks like the U.S. economy might be in sustained jobs recovery. That recovery might even turn out to be a significant one. Just days before last Friday’s great jobs report, I posted about a whole series of economic releases…
A few thoughts and links regarding today’s column about dredging and jobs
Click here to read my City Talk column in the Savannah Morning News> about Savannah River dredging, jobs, and the environment. Two weeks ago, AJC PolitiFact examined Governor Deal’s claims that dredging would create jobs in the state: We found…
Rural state caucuses: very small numbers of people making very important decisions
In the 2008 Pennsylvania primary for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama 55-45 — a margin of over 200,000 votes. She picked up 12 delegates on him: 85 to 73. But that was only enough to offset Obama’s…
NYT: Single people are more social
From the NYT’s One’s a Crowd by Eric Klinenberg, author of Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone: The decision to live alone is common in diverse cultures whenever it is economically feasible. Although Americans pride…
New lawsuit just another complication for Savannah River dredging
My City Talk column on Sunday is about the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project — the controversial plan to deepen about 30 miles of the Savannah River channel to accommodate larger cargo vessels expected to come to the East Coast after…
Shockingly good jobs report for U.S. released today: 8.3% unemployment, 243,000 jobs added, U-6 unemployment trending down
The Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report for January was the most promising jobs report that we’ve seen in years. From the news release: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3…