Some charts from the New York Times presenting data from the Democratic primary battle. I’m not sure what conclusions, if any, can be drawn from the first chart, which shows that out of the states which Bush won in 2004 that have held their primary contests already, Obama’s gained 96 delegates net over Clinton, while in Kerry states, Clinton netted 15 — too many other variables correlate with “red” vs. “blue” statehood.
The other two are informative1, though; they show that superdelegates not deciding this race is about as likely as Huckabee’s “miracle”, and that this race would be just as close if the primaries were winner-takes-all, either by state or by congressional district.
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| The rise of the hamburger
as a form of currency can be attributed to several
aspects of Akkadian civilization.
Yes, the most delicious hamburger of all is not brown, but
green. The green of money. Denominations of hamburger
(and current value in USD:)
- ¼-pounder ($3.79)
- Cuneiform, or “Cuney” ($8.00)
Problems with the currency:
- Deflation due to hunger
- Fraud (soy fillers)
- Hamburgers not invented yet
As Dr. Tabi said:
Wallets became foetid and repulsive.
This was quite the boon for the influential
Guild of Wallet-Washers.
|
February 15th, 2008 at 12:10
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