Flint Photos: Democratic Presidential Debate

Thanks to Shawn Chittle for the screenshot.

Predicting the Past

Graphic via www.newyorkmag.com

Adam Sternbergh has a fascinating profile of Nate Silver, the so-called "Spreadsheet Psychic," in this week's New York Magazine. In addition to forecasting baseball games with great accuracy, Silver also calls elections. As of October 8, he had the electoral vote count tilting heavily toward Obama — 354.4 to 192.6.

Of special interest to Michiganders is his breakdown of who would have won the state's Democratic primary if Barack Obama had been on the ballot along with Hillary Clinton.

Obama by four percent, according to Silver.

Michigan May Count

Hillary Clinton makes a bid for Michigan and Florida delegates after the Democratic National Committee unseated them to punish the states for their rogue primaries. Talkingpointsmemo weighs in on the possible motivation:

A cynic would note that Hillary was the only major candidate whose name was on the ballot in Michigan, running against "uncommitted," and that she is also favored to win Florida after none of the candidates campaigned in the state.