tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post6666432670262088951..comments2024-03-26T05:22:08.256-04:00Comments on Frontloading HQ: Oklahoma Bill to Have Parties Pay for Presidential Primaries is Done for 2009Josh Putnamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06301836432446874997noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-68605003971408318642009-06-02T00:07:30.155-04:002009-06-02T00:07:30.155-04:00Kind words, Jack. Thanks.
I can call my January ...Kind words, Jack. Thanks.<br /><br />I can call my January hiatus, burnout all I want to, but the truth is that it was basically (that and) a matter of me trying to figure out where I wanted to take things. Looking back to tie some loose ends I never got around to tackling before the election (primary calendars and maps, for example) only helped so much. <br /><br />However, shifting the focus to 2012 has been helpful and enlightening. I'm covering the primary movement process for 2012 as I wish I had for the 2008 cycle. March 2007 was too late in MANY respects. What we're getting now, though, is successful AND unsuccessful attempts to move. <br /><br />And I still hope to use the gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia as a low key means of preparing for the 2012 electoral college maps series. We'll get part of that tomorrow, I suppose.Josh Putnamhttp://frontloading.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-56569623925945466972009-06-01T23:33:02.946-04:002009-06-01T23:33:02.946-04:00I actually think both you and 538 have done very w...I actually think both you and 538 have done very well content-wise post-election. Your blog was never really dependent on the elections anyway as it's about frontloading in primaries, but the non-frontloading posts have been every bit as good as before the election.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365194237710177589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-44258547868992327172009-06-01T23:07:31.924-04:002009-06-01T23:07:31.924-04:00I can agree with that. There are a couple of thin...I can agree with that. There are a couple of things I'd add. First, all political, and especially elections, blogs were/are trying to find their way to some extent, post-2008. I don't think that 538 is an exception there. Secondly, we're talking about a relatively new site here; one that is still dealing with some growing pains. And there is some combination of popularity and bigheadedness (ie: "Politics done right.") at work there.Josh Putnamhttp://frontloading.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-79733101729571663942009-05-31T22:40:21.423-04:002009-05-31T22:40:21.423-04:00Just the obnoxious tone of the site over the last ...Just the obnoxious tone of the site over the last few months has really turned me off, as does its occasional habit of insulting people with whom some of the authors disagree.<br /><br />I still read FiveThirtyEight because I think there's a lot of interesting stuff there, but I think they would benefit from a little less childish name-calling and general air of superiority. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind a bit of sarcasm or snarkiness, but FiveThirtyEight, like DailyKos, does it in a way that really turns me off.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365194237710177589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-48653316442365877242009-05-31T21:05:07.119-04:002009-05-31T21:05:07.119-04:00Madness, eh? Overall or just that post?Madness, eh? Overall or just that post?Josh Putnamhttp://frontloading.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-80468473164670078642009-05-31T12:24:08.707-04:002009-05-31T12:24:08.707-04:00Yeah, I guess he doesn't mind some spending, becau...Yeah, I guess he doesn't mind some spending, because <A HREF="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/is-tom-coburn-closet-progressive.html" REL="nofollow">he is a closet progressive.</A>While that headline was effective and the article reasonable *mdash; though I might question a few points — I should have known then that 538 would quickly descend into madness.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365194237710177589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-51325484906233486512009-05-30T14:14:15.084-04:002009-05-30T14:14:15.084-04:00Nope. His wasteful spending work is confined to t...Nope. His wasteful spending work is confined to the <A HREF="http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=LatestNews.FloorStatements&ContentRecord_id=4236bb6f-802a-23ad-45a6-e9dee3004bdb" REL="nofollow">CDC</A> among others. He is, however, in supportive of the primary. <A HREF="http://frontloading.blogspot.com/2009/04/2012-primary-on-line-in-oklahoma-city.html" REL="nofollow">After all, he did argue for it last month at the Oklahoma GOP convention</A>.Josh Putnamhttp://frontloading.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719252574677567989.post-59452586607723684452009-05-30T13:34:44.980-04:002009-05-30T13:34:44.980-04:00Will Tom Coburn give a speech decrying the primary...Will Tom Coburn give a speech decrying the primary as wasteful spending?Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365194237710177589noreply@blogger.com