Unfortunately, I have no idea why. I've been doing diaries without images for months now.

Later on, when I divide it into multiple states, I do assume Mexico has far more than two Senators.

It's pretty enlightening, because I wasn't 100% confident in all of my research when I did this.

You're absolutely right about the United States with respect to the native inhabitants. Actually, I was thinking about putting Mexico or Spain as examples where millions of people speak different languages from birth.

Do you have any links/sources about your Russian information? That was one of the countries which I was less certain about in my statements.

Well I'm fairly sure that the Web had absolutely no influence during much of the Egyptian protests given that it was blocked during those days.

And we'll be here again.

That's just the nature of American politics in the two-party system; Democrats will be up, they'll be down.

There will be a time when things are far worse for Democrats than today - when Republicans have control of the White House and all Congress. We've been there before. And we'll be there again.

And there will be times better for Democrats today - when they have control of all three branches of government.

Every generation has it's fight. And though new fights will always come up, there will always be somebody to fight them.

"K-12 teachers can be effective even if they are not going to get accepted into an ivy league school."

I think one of the best ways to improve American education is make K-12 teaching something more than a joke for those Ivy League students.

Hmm...you may be right. On the other hand, the statistics I've seen out there - e.g. you own example about Rush Limbaugh's main audience - don't tend to support the hypothesis that the most elderly are less conservative.

Yep. He's far more vulnerable than people think.

Interesting; I didn't know Tip O' Neal had positive approval. Was that true for any other House Speakers you know as well?

Interesting; I didn't know Tip O' Neal had positive approval. Was that true for any other House Speakers you know as well?

Duly noted and corrected.

Thanks!

I bet it's more structural than anything. I mean, you had two really good candidates for Tennessee - Clinton and Gore - yet the state kept on shifting Republican.

I bet it's more structural than anything. I mean, you had two really good candidates for Tennessee - Clinton and Gore - yet the state kept on shifting Republican.

but the description also sounds a lot like the Republican Party.

I can answer some of that.

Hispanics and Asians definitely don't vote more when we control for those factors. Their voting rates are - sadly - extremely low. I think this is because many are immigrants.

Women vote in greater numbers than men even without controlling for any factors.

I don't know about gays.