All bets are on...

Okay... we have under 55 minutes before the first polls close. If you are online, jump in and venture a bet... who wins and by how much?

C'mon.... you have been pontificating all semester -- put the text where your mouth is! Lets see if you have what it takes to put it in writing on the blog! Oh, and we can tell time as well as you can.. the dare is for any strong and willing soul to tell us who will win on the D side tonight... but winners only add a post before the gate opens and the horses run. Do you have what it takes to be a "true" Political Communciation Jayhawk???

MUST READ!!!!

Important news for all:
--Gender and Candidate Communication: VideoStyle, WebStyle, and NewStyle, by
Dianne G. Bystrom, Mary Christine Banwart, Lynda Lee Kaid, and Terry A.
Robertson--
is a must read, according to Caroline Heldman, an Assistant Professor of Politics at Occidental College.
She RAVES: "It is an ideal synopsis of the topic for a graduate course, accessible to
undergraduates, and a bookshelf necessity for scholars of American government"
and insists that "The powerhouse team of Bystrom, Banwart, Kaid, and Robertson" have produced "the most definitive work on this subject to date."

I say we file this article under the category "Duh." I mean, do we expect anything less from the scintillating scholarship of Dr. Banwart?

--just thought you all should know.
Ben
ps, Kelly, did I loan you my copy of this book or have I lost it??? I hear someone wrote about the internet somewhere inside this masterpiece.

The big three doing some comedy

Some famous faces were on the Colbert Report this week:








I thought this would be fun. I read an interesting article about Edwards' hesitation to endorse Obama. I can't remember where it was but my guess is either National Review or maybe Newsweek...anyway it said that Edwards planned to endorse Obama but he was very dismissive about incorporating Edwards' poverty platform and Clinton was very attentive (willing to discuss specific policy proposals, etc). The article said that Edwards was still unwilling to endorse Clinton but has shied away from taking sides.
Here is a recent article on the subject:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23859809/

I now support Hillary

Not to lower the academic tone of the discussion, but I have changed my support. I could explain why, but a picture is worth 1,000 words.

conference in Houston

Hi all: Am at the conference in Houston and heard about this site... are you familiar with it? Thought some of you would love the stats it provides on social networking. Check it out and lets talk about it the week after next!

Dr. B.

http://www.techpresident.com/

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19726493.800-why-pollsters-are-flummoxed-over-clinton-and-obama.html

Sorry, here is the link. 

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19726493.800-why-pollsters-are-flummoxed-over-clinton-and-obama.html

Problems with polling

Interesting article about the problems with polling the Democratic election.