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Mehmet Oz, the Trump-endorsed Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is in a statistical tie with Democrat John Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor, according to a poll. Oz earned the support of 42 percent of likely Pennsylvania voters in the most recent Insider Advantage poll. On the other hand, Fetterman finished just above Oz, coming in at 45 percent. However, the race is in a statistical deadlock because Fetterman’s narrow advantage is within the poll’s ±4.2 percent margin of error. Oz’s stride in the polls is significant because he was previously down by as much as 11 points in...

According to the stunning New York Times headline, which quoted climatologist Phil Jones, there has been no “statistically significant” global warming in the past 15 years. Just kidding! The Times forgot to write about that. No doubt they were distracted by that golfer-guy’s TV event. Priorities! Anyway, that’s what Mr Jones has said. Reader Francisco González has asked what that “statistically significant” means. It is an excellent question. Answer: not much. Here is what it absolutely, certainly does not mean: “There is a 95% chance that no warming occurred over the past 15 years.” It also does not mean: “There...

I am seeking sources on the internet that describe the real demographics of conservatives. I am to give a presentation and want it to be a fact based discussion of how we really are (not as the media portrays us - red-neck, gun toting, racists or blue-blood elitist, country club WASP's). Please direct me to data that I can use to tell them who we are....

New Jersey, a Blue State, May Be Trying on Shades of Purple By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI Published: September 26, 2004 TRENTON, Sept. 25 - To those who view this year's presidential race as a battle between politically polarized red and blue states, New Jersey has usually been viewed as so unquestionably Democratic that it could be colored somewhere between midnight and navy. But after trailing Mr. Kerry by 10 points in New Jersey as recently as late August, President Bush has sustained a bounce he received after the Republican convention, and three surveys released within the past 10 days suggest that...

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