Will Wilson

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• Choose Your Own Prediction
• Mar 27, 2008
• Just what are the chances that Hillary Clinton could receive more total votes than Barack Obama? Now you can decide for yourself--choose your own adventure ...

• Political Ewing Theory
• Mar 11, 2008
• by Will Wilson ESPN's SportsGuy has fostered what's called the Ewing Theory, after former NY Knicks center Patrick Ewing, which has two basic components: A ...
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• Party Poopers
• Mar 7, 2008
• by Will Wilson Jay Cost has another great post over at HorseRaceBlog examining the systematic biases of the Democratic party's nomination process (note that Jay ...
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• What Happens Now?
• Mar 5, 2008
• I'm probably going to be eating some humble pie pretty soon. A month ago, I predicted in this space that the Democratic nominee would be ...

• Wisconsin by the Numbers
• Feb 20, 2008
• Barack Obama won Wisconsin's Democratic primary yesterday by 17%--a crushing victory in a state where the Clinton camp was really hoping to stanch the bleeding. ...

• Leveraging the Edwards Endorsement
• Feb 13, 2008
• Watching John Edwards deliberate between Clinton and Obama, I imagine many people are, like me, wondering, "What's the problem? Endorse Obama and get it ...
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• Are You Nuts?
• Dec 5, 2007
• A new Gallup poll reports that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to consider themselves in good mental health. Of course, the study also notes ...

• What Is a Speed Limit?
• Jul 24, 2007
• I had to find out for myself if Virginia's new speeding fines  were slowing down the traffic and if officers were fleecing speeders. So ...

• Where Do Old Ballparks Go When They Die?
• Jul 18, 2007
• Detroit can't decide whether to blow up the old Tiger Stadium in order to make room for new development or to renovate the old stadium.
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• Ballpark Gestation
• Jul 12, 2007
• Yesterday, Josh offered an intriguing comparison of pandas and baseball stadiums as economic development strategies. If you're wondering just how that stadium is coming along, ...
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• A Counselor's Calling
• Jul 1, 2007
• If there's a way to tame long-term-care costs, a program that puts patients in control may be it.

• How Green Is My Blacktop
• Jul 1, 2007
• Illinois is Moving Ahead With a New Formula for Rubber-Tire Roadways.

• The Good Gets Bad and Ugly: DC Vote
• Jun 15, 2007
• DC Vote, the bill that would give DC and Utah each one new representative, just made it through Senate committee and is headed to the ...
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• Poor Management Compartmentalization
• Jun 12, 2007
• I just received a call from my cell phone service company asking if I wanted to renew my contract. I said, "No. I have ...
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• Water Wars
• May 22, 2007
• Things are heating up in Montana v. Wyoming . Earlier this week, the Supreme Court asked the U.S. Solicitor General for his thoughts on the ...