Comments on: A Lullaby For Bradley http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/a-lullaby-for-bradley Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:11:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kyle E. Moore http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/a-lullaby-for-bradley/comment-page-1#comment-44786 Kyle E. Moore Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:56:14 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5870#comment-44786 Yeah, no doubt. I'll get you on the blogroll during a slow turn tonight (probably while I'm doing my little bit of work tonight). Glad to see you finally getting something like that going. When this is all said and done, I'm going to have to get you to look at my other blog when I get it started up btw. adayinthemindof.wordpress.com I'm on hiatus now, but there's some stuff there to divert your attention when needed. Also, after this election, I'm going to start contributing again at jayisgames.com Yeah, no doubt. I’ll get you on the blogroll during a slow turn tonight (probably while I’m doing my little bit of work tonight). Glad to see you finally getting something like that going. When this is all said and done, I’m going to have to get you to look at my other blog when I get it started up btw.

adayinthemindof.wordpress.com

I’m on hiatus now, but there’s some stuff there to divert your attention when needed. Also, after this election, I’m going to start contributing again at jayisgames.com

]]> By: Dynamic http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/a-lullaby-for-bradley/comment-page-1#comment-44776 Dynamic Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:59:16 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5870#comment-44776 And one last thing - Republicans want to make this election about character? Well here's a great story about Obama's character. http://leishacamden.blogspot.com/2008/10/not-that-it-matters.html And one last thing – Republicans want to make this election about character? Well here’s a great story about Obama’s character.

http://leishacamden.blogspot.com/2008/10/not-that-it-matters.html

]]> By: Dynamic http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/a-lullaby-for-bradley/comment-page-1#comment-44775 Dynamic Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:58:42 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5870#comment-44775 While I don't know if we're ready to see the final end of the Bradley effect, I'm positive that you're right about the Obama effect overmatching it by far. Both measure dissonance between polled results and the final tally, and we've seen the power of the Obama effect in the past during the primaries - given the higher stakes and greater prowess of the Obama campaign during the general election, I think we can expect an even greater result come November 4th. PS - I've finally made the leap over to having a blog of my own (two actually, but one is purely dedicated to rave music and thus likely of less interest to you :lol: ). I've already added you to my blog roll on the sidebar and was hoping you'd reciprocate. :) I'm located at: http://dynamicintervention.blogspot.com/ While I don’t know if we’re ready to see the final end of the Bradley effect, I’m positive that you’re right about the Obama effect overmatching it by far. Both measure dissonance between polled results and the final tally, and we’ve seen the power of the Obama effect in the past during the primaries – given the higher stakes and greater prowess of the Obama campaign during the general election, I think we can expect an even greater result come November 4th.

PS – I’ve finally made the leap over to having a blog of my own (two actually, but one is purely dedicated to rave music and thus likely of less interest to you :lol: ). I’ve already added you to my blog roll on the sidebar and was hoping you’d reciprocate. :) I’m located at: http://dynamicintervention.blogspot.com/

]]> By: DrGail http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/10/a-lullaby-for-bradley/comment-page-1#comment-44768 DrGail Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:23:48 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=5870#comment-44768 Like you, I'm smelling a blowout. (After watching my beloved Cubs fold like a cheap cardboard box in the postseason this year, I could <i>use</i> a blowout!) I think there's enough doubt at this point about the Bradley Effect; first was <a href="http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/09/the-bradley-effect-in-reverse" rel="nofollow">my post here</a>, then the <a href="http://people.iq.harvard.edu/~dhopkins/wilder13.pdf" rel="nofollow">research study</a> demonstrating that the Bradley Effect largely disappeared in the late 90s (coincident with welfare reform and the decrease in violent crime), and finally a <a>New York Times article</a> that almost impelled me to take a victory lap. What you refer to as the "Obama Effect", however, cannot be discounted. The ground organization is genuinely awesome; my husband and I have been involved in some of the canvassing and, I must say, everything has been very well organized and driven. There's a lot of enthusiasm out there, and it has been effectively harnessed. It's impossible to underestimate the importance of that. Like you, I’m smelling a blowout. (After watching my beloved Cubs fold like a cheap cardboard box in the postseason this year, I could use a blowout!)

I think there’s enough doubt at this point about the Bradley Effect; first was my post here, then the research study demonstrating that the Bradley Effect largely disappeared in the late 90s (coincident with welfare reform and the decrease in violent crime), and finally a New York Times article that almost impelled me to take a victory lap.

What you refer to as the “Obama Effect”, however, cannot be discounted. The ground organization is genuinely awesome; my husband and I have been involved in some of the canvassing and, I must say, everything has been very well organized and driven. There’s a lot of enthusiasm out there, and it has been effectively harnessed. It’s impossible to underestimate the importance of that.

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