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David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. David writes about political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties.
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May 13, 2008 7:56 PM
What About Missouri?
You may have noticed that everyone on television is repeating Hillary Clinton's line that "no Democrat has won the White House since 1916 without winning West Virginia." I wonder - why, when Barack Obama won a tough-fought race in the swing state of Missouri, did no one bother to mention that no Democrat has EVER won the White House without winning Missouri?
The point here is that stats like this are truly meaningless. I know, I know - we get used to hearing these kind of stats when we watch sporting events (you know, like when a pinch hitter comes up and the commentators tell you that the batter is 3-for-10 lifetime against lefthanded pitchers in the 8th inning when it's under 65 degrees out and the third Saturday of the month). But in this age when electoral maps can change dramatically, these kinds of stats are just silly.
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About David Sirota
David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Hostile Takeover. He lives in Denver, Colorado. His daily blog can be found at CREDO Action. He contributes regularly to the Denver Post's Web site, is a senior editor at In These Times magazine and is working on his second book. He has been profiled in Newsweek and the Rocky Mountain News and is widely known for his reporting on political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties. Sirota serves as co-chair of the Progressive States Network, a 501(c)3 organization that supports state legislators and that is a partner of CREDO.
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