Going back to that first debate between mitt romney in barack obama. This is a great example of what can happen with the unexpected the bins and Cross Sectional pulling. Let me tell you a story. To the video a little before that. Romney is caught on tape. So why should you care . That means we track the same people over one year and what we saw happen y is people who supported mitt romney early would move to be undecided. Very few people ever do that. And tell the first debate mitt romney hits at home run. Then those two were undecided came back. Then the story that you heard is the grounds will support. Just that little part of the electorate that was the most Brilliant Campaign movie ever made screw up early then bring everybody back home. But is the incredible example of how something looks like a game changer but it is not. Bin kneale does not move very much ever. People do but they cancel each other out theyre not moving in the same direction. So there wasnt one moment to move eve
Means is a the New York Times will sound like good Joe Lieberman speech. Although people call him the of moderate he is actually left of center he is midway between Arlen Specter and 90 pelosi. Someone if it says the New York Times would like the Joe Lieberman speech said he would have a 75 on the scale. Host give us one example how you got Joe Lieberman at 75 and then york times . Okay. A recent example but the main way that i judge how liberal or conservative his speech is or the media content is the think tank cetaceans. I have a list of 300 at think tanks from the Heritage Foundation, to the institute, those on the left. I tell the ratio with the New York Times. But but that sucks but that is from that that did it turns out Joe Lieberman would have the same ratio. In addis from more than the Heritage Foundation but that content sounds like the Joe Lieberman speech. Is content should be 50 from news sources . Guest i dont say that in the book. But my definition unbiased im the Say S
Media bias towards the american mind. And youre watching book tv on cspan2. Next professor lynn vavreck discusses her book the gamble in which she and her coauthor evaluate the factors that impacted the top to toe president ial election. This interview, part of book tv pellets series is just over 20 minutes. Host the gamble is the name of the book. Ucla professor lynn vavreck is a cutauthor of this book. Lynn vavreck, when you hear the term gained change in politics what does that mean to you . Guest it is a great question to start off talking about the 2012 election. It is something that happens during a campaign that fundamentally chefs the ways the election is headed. So if you are behind suddenly you have the chance of becoming at. If youre winning maybe now it really looks like you will start losing. Is something that shakes up the status quo. Host are there can changes in elections . Guest there certainly and can be. Have there been any recently not so much. That does not mean th