Tag Archives: Eleanor Clift

No blog reaction about Justin Wolfers’ prediction market piece in the WSJ.

Yet. That’s key to see whether his flavor of prediction market journalism (heavily based on a single technique called prediction market event study) can take off. As I said in yesterday’s blog post, even though his work is interesting, he … Continue reading

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Veteran Republican Vic Gold describes VP Dick Cheney as a MEGA-MANIACAL PARANOID whose secret empire within the government has captured the George W. Bush presidency and helped bring the Republican Party to the brink of ruin.

Eleanor Clift: A longtime confidant of the Bush and Cheney families describes the dangerous influence of the vice president. Vic Gold’s book: Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP Washington Post’s dossier on … Continue reading

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The McLaughlin Group slams Time magazine for its choice for Person of the Year 2006.

Moderator John McLaughlin, Democratic-leaning Eleanor Clift and paleo-conservative Pat Buchanan condemned Time magazine editors for picking the Internet citizens as “Person of the Year 2006″ – (Streaming Video – Video MP4 file – Audio MP3 file): MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Okay, here … Continue reading

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Prediction Markets vs. Political Pundits – 2006 US Senate (GOP control + individual races)

… More exactly TradeSports-InTrade and Iowa Electronic Markets VERSUS The McLaughlin Group (PBS). Reason Magazine writes: Weirdly, the McLaughlin Group, the fustiest of all the talking head shows, had one of the best records this cycle, with Eleanor Clift, Lawrence … Continue reading

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