Brendan Nyhan

Twitter roundup

Brendan Nyhan
BrendanNyhan
Matthew Dowd: "If the jobs #s don’t improve… the president could locate his HQ on Mars & it wouldn’t make a difference" http://j.mp/fpEz8S
Obama%20iowa%20-%20flickr%20tushyd%20-%20thumbeThe Over/Under for 2012 – Matthew Dowd – Politics – The Atlantic
Obama will need better numbers to win
BrendanNyhan
Much credit to @ezraklein for retracting his attack on Joe Lieberman’s motives http://j.mp/dE7rmx (original post on it: http://j.mp/gp9Qpa)
Ezra Klein
– A good time to turn down the temperature

At this point, there’s no evidence that any statement from any politician sent Jared Loughner over the edge. But I don’t think, as some are arguing, that we can just exhale and ignore the ugly a…
Klein smears Lieberman on health care – Brendan Nyhan
Yesterday Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein accused Joe Lieberman of being “willing to cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people” after the Connecticut senator scuttled a health care …
BrendanNyhan
Worst yet? NYDN columnist: "Giffords’ blood is on Sarah Palin’s hands after putting cross hair over district" http://j.mp/eN1tky
170x128-alg_palin_flagRep. Gabrielle Giffords’ blood is on Sarah Palin’s hands after putting cross hair over district
Here is what Sarah Palin said on the Facebook page where she depicted Gaielle Giffords in the cross hairs of a rifle scope: “Don’t retreat! Instead – RELOAD!” Well, the guy who shot Giffords Sat…
BrendanNyhan
"By studying Loughner’s book list for clues… commentators are behaving a lot like crazy people themselves" http://j.mp/gNkYxl
LcThe real message of Loughner’s book list – Laura Miller – Salon.com
Liberals and conservatives claim the alleged killer’s reading reveals his true ideology. They’re both wrong
BrendanNyhan
Business Insider: "Sarah Palin’s InTrade Odds Dive In Immediate Wake Of Arizona Tragedy" http://j.mp/guFUMQ
Sarah Palin’s InTrade Odds Dive In Immediate Wake Of Arizona Tragedy
Discussion of her rhetoric isn’t helping her standing.
BrendanNyhan
Innovations in blogging – @jeffely uses an encryption algorithm to make a public but secret a priori prediction http://j.mp/fZ0vSE
A Prediction « Cheap Talk
A blog about economics, politics and the random interests of forty-something professors