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• Winner: New York Times FiveThirtyEight Blog and Nate Silver ... by gimleteye

  In the weeks leading up to the national election, we paid very close attention to the statistical analyses and polling data assessments updated daily by Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight blog. Silver became a star with his predictions for the 2008 election cycle; he hit every mark.
  
  FiveThirtyEight was [...]
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• Nate Silver/538 on how he got it so right. By Geniusofdespair

  
  
  He had the election map right! If you have not seen his blog this is the link...
  
  Here is the map he had posted BEFORE the election.
  
  
  
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• Great loss for the nation, from California ... by gimleteye

  A tidal wave of corporate farming money swamped Proposition 37, that would have required the labeling of food with GMO components (genetically modified organisms). What a shame. Prop 37 would have mandated labels on “raw or processed food offered for sale to consumers if the food is made from plants [...]
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• Great embarrassment for the nation, from Florida ... by gimleteye

  It's Wednesday morning, and Florida electoral votes still have not declared. Truth be told: voter suppression tactics by Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican legislature accounted for a disgraceful election process in Florida. Why? To minimize the opportunities for President Obama and Democratic candidates. Early voting should have been expanded, [...]
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• Great wins for the nation, from Florida ... by gimleteye

  It doesn't get better than this: Joe Garcia finally defeated GOP Congressman David Rivera. Amazing that Rivera garnered any votes at all. The low set by Rivera was only matched by Broward congressman Allen West, apparently defeated by newcomer Democrat Patrick Murphy. Where Republican donors abandoned Rivera in droves, the' [...]
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• Allen West: Ding Dong The Warlock is gone. By Geniusofdespair

  It is official Patrick Murphy has been declared the winner over Allen West, NBC called it according to Huffington Post:
  

  "Among his more memorable comments, West called fellow Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) "vile" and "not a lady," said that more than 80 House Democrats are Communist Party" [...]

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• For the GOP, opportunity knocks through a different door ... by gimleteye

  Give President Obama’s team their due: a game plan that was organized, focused, well executed, and aimed to win. There were a dozen reasons he should have lost, but only one that counts: the Republican Party that animated the Romney campaign.
  
  Give Mitt Romney’s team its due: organized, focused, [...]
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• Thank you, Eye On Miami readers ... by gimleteye

  There is a lot to discuss about this morning, but first: thank you, EOM readers. We had a spectacular jump in our audience numbers at the end of the campaign season. It is gratifying to see our exercise in civic journalism and opinion -- a true not-for-profit -- at work.
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• Fox News Crazy People Let Karl, Rove ... unreal!

  11:54 PM. Fox News, a news network? Come on. Karl Rove, who directed billions of shady money for Republican candidates is ALONE and there he is, commandeering the stage at Fox News, objecting to the networks calling the Obama victory in Ohio based on numbers crunching. I mean, look: does [...]
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• Your comments on precinct activities in Miami-Dade ... by gimleteye

  Please comment on the precinct / voting experience you had today.
  
  We will post results for Miami-Dade County early voting and absentee ballots about 7:30pm - come back.
  
  Photos from Precincts 
  
  11:30am - Someone fainted at Centennial Middle School while waiting on line. Was just told [...]
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