Lessons from the 2013 Cuccinelli Race

Exit Polling Analysis for 2013 VA Governor’s Race Summary For Republicans, a focus on the economy, Obamacare, positive messaging, strong fundraising, a strong campaign and avoidance of extremist labels seems to be a good move forward. The unmarried demographic, in particular females, also require careful attention. Other parties have major lessons to be learned here … Read more

Statistics Evolved

This article will attack two problems in statistics. The two problems are the selection bias in sampling and the arbitrary nature of common alpha levels. Most statisticians know that the ideal way to sample is a simple random sample, but what if that simple random sample is arguably not representative of the whole population? The … Read more

Why Cuccinelli Can Win Virginia

This article will discuss the realistic possibility of Cuccinelli winning the VA governor’s race and exactly how that could happen. For I while there I thought this wasn’t a race at all. Cuccinelli was in the 30%s of vote share at one time and I was beginning to see online targeted ads from McCauliffe. Usually … Read more

Secession Arguments

This article addresses certain ways secession might be done legally, but does not address whether or not that is actually a good idea. The Texas Argument I’m from Texas and I just want to get this one out of the way. Texas might be able to secede, but if it can it’s not due to … Read more