Friday, October 10, 2008

What About that Bradley Effect?

The two biggest unknowns heading in to the home stretch will be race and how the voting system will perform. Daniel Okrent gives us a little history about the phenomenon named after Tom Bradley and argues that what happened in 1982 in California is not going to happen in 2008. He adds: "... I'm looking for the debut of the Obama Effect -- a level of increased participation among black voters that may change the electoral map for years to come.