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  • Federal challenge to presidential primary

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    Well, been a couple of days … time to break out the brass knuckles again.  A lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging Michigan’s presidential primary.  Here’s the document. The gist, as I understand it, is that the plaintiff is a member of the Democratic Party and her right to participate in the primary has…

  • Gravel goes wild in Mich (GrebWatch day 13)

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    On the “Gr” theme (maybe I subconsciously like Grand Rapids), DetNews tells us the “Gr”eat Mike Gravel, like the Democratic Santa Claus or something, be comin’ to town: see Gord Trowbridge, Dems’ long shot speaking in Mich. He’s the longest of long shots, but former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel is the only Democratic presidential candidate who’s…

  • People who failed to produce ID at the polls – who where they?

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    The elections just held were the first in which Michigan voters were required either to produce some sort of photo ID, or to fill out an affidavit stating they didn’t possess such ID.  The drafting of the requirement was so bad that it probably served more to irritate voters, than significantly impede them.  Still –…

  • The effect of distance between home and polling place on turnout.

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    What’s the impact on voter turnout of distance?  More generally, how do the practical considerations of personal convenience affect the decision to vote? Taking the Michigan voter file as it existed in September 2006, I conducted a logistic regression analysis, with voting as the dependent variable, and independent variables including previous voter record, various demographic…

  • Technical Politics

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    Introducing a compilation of technical findings from research conducted by Mark Grebner and his firm, Practical Political Consulting. I’ve decided to keep a log with various arcane bits of wisdom, not with the expectation that many people will find them interesting, but as a resource to use on the rare occasions people ask questions which…