Christie flip flops after hurricane Sandy

Chris Christie listened to Rupert Murdoch’s warning, re-backed Romney - Salon.com By David Daley, salon.com After the Fox News chief threatened the governor on Twitter, the two men quickly talked, and Christie got on board Rupert Mur­doch’s warn­ing tweet — telling Chris Christie in the midst of Hur­ri­cane Sandy cleanup that the New Jer­sey gov­er­no… … Continue reading Christie flip flops after hurricane Sandy

Romney’s orca system caused campaign meltdown

Which consultants built Romney’s “Project Orca?” None of them Sean Gallagher, arstechnica.com In the wake of Mitt Rom­ney’s Elec­tion Day defeat, frus­tra­tion with the Rom­ney cam­paign’s get-out-the-vote effort led to reports of an IT melt­down. Project Orca, the sys­tem the Rom­ney cam­paign used to con­nect to an army of vol­un­teer… RT @arstechnica: Which consultants built … Continue reading Romney’s orca system caused campaign meltdown

Obama tech crippled Romney campaign

How Team Obama’s tech efficiency left Romney IT in dust Sean Gallagher, arstechnica.com Despite run­ning a cam­paign with about twice the money and twice the staff of Gov­er­nor Mitt Rom­ney’s pres­i­den­tial bid, Pres­i­dent Barack Obama’s cam­paign under-spent Rom­ney’s on IT prod­ucts and ser­vices by $14.5 mil­lion, putting the… Related articles Obama's Budget Would Cap Romney-Sized … Continue reading Obama tech crippled Romney campaign

Obama data geeks

Obama’s data geeks add up to four more years John Naughton, guardian.co.uk Mastery of the numbers game meant the president’s team was able to exploit its database more effectively than Romney, reeling in £1bn in donations Some years ago I went to a lecture given by Professor David MacKay, who in addition to being a… … Continue reading Obama data geeks

Linguistic analysis decodes true messages of Obama and Romney

Gesture analysis reveals what Obama and Romney care about By Liat Clark, wired.co.uk Science An analy­sis of the body ges­tures of Barack Obama and Mitt Rom­ney dur­ing the pres­i­den­tial debates sug­gests that how can­di­dates speak could reveal what they real­ly care about and affect whether or not vot­ers believe what they… http://flpbd.it/HeO5x Related articles Mitt … Continue reading Linguistic analysis decodes true messages of Obama and Romney

Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate

Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate by Lloyd Grove, thedailybeast.com The pundits may be calling Denver a slam-dunk for Romney, but David B. Givens, who analyzed the candidates’ mannerisms, disagrees: the governor looked ‘aggressive and manic, simultaneously,’ while Obama was ‘cool.’ The gov­er­nor was manic and t… http://flpbd.it/uwyKR Related articles Jimmy Carter: … Continue reading Body Language Expert: Romney ‘Hyperactive,’ Obama ‘Measured’ in Debate

Fisker Automotive to Romney: Who Are You Calling ‘Loser’?

Fisker Automotive to Romney: Who Are You Calling ‘Loser’? Damon Lavrinc, wired.com Photo: AP Pres­i­den­tial hope­ful Mitt Rom­ney may be a Michigan-bred entre­pre­neur with a suc­cess­ful career in busi­ness, but the man knows lit­tle about the elec­tric vehi­cle sec­tor. Dur­ing his first debate with Pres­i­dent Bar… http://flpbd.it/NRZsD Related articles Why Do Copyright Monopolists Think They … Continue reading Fisker Automotive to Romney: Who Are You Calling ‘Loser’?

Mitt Romney: I believe in basic science

Mitt Romney: I believe in basic science, and by “basic science” I mean “cold fusion” Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net I’m not entire­ly sure what to say about this excerpt from a Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er inter­view other than, “*head­desk*”. Mitt Romney: I do believe in basic science. I believe in participating in space. I believe in analysis of … Continue reading Mitt Romney: I believe in basic science