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Battle for the West: Post-election Roundup

November 6, 2008 – 4:02 pm

In the end, Barack Obama didn’t need the 19 electoral votes represented by Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico, three states won by George W. Bush in 2004, to make it to the White House. But he won all three, two with double-digit margins. Early analysis of the blue shift in western states credits a range [...]

By rjrivera | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged Battle for the West, Colorado, Denver, election day, exit polling, Las Vegas, Latino voters, Latinos, Nevada, New Mexico, Washoe | Comments

Battle for the West: Polling Cell-Phones, McCain Skips NV, Michelle Obama in CO

October 1, 2008 – 10:28 am

Can You Hear Me Now? If Nevada continues to be one of the handful of pure toss-up states, why the dearth of polls in the state, asks UNLV political science professor David Damore in PolitickerNV. “Two of the primary issues associated with polling in Nevada are the sporadic nature by which the polls are conducted [...]

By rjrivera | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Boulder, cell phones, Colorado, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Nevada, polling, Reno, Sarah Palin, voter registration | Comments

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