Today, I attended a fundraiser for Senator Barbara Boxer at the house of Laurie David headlined by Vice President Al Gore. Senator Boxer told of the tough words she had for Senator Lisa Murkowski on the Senate floor as the Alaska Republican commenced an effort to use parliamentary tricks to prevent the EPA from regulating […]

I loved the book Moneyball. Not just because it was funny and not just because it was about major league baseball. It also forcefully made an argument that makes a whole lot of sense to a pollster like me, namely that data matters. It’s not enough any more for a crusty old baseball scout to […]