This graph was compiled by Nate Silver at
FiveThirtyEight and shows his view of where the Republican hopefuls stand on a scale of insider/outsider and moderate/conservative. I found it interesting (although I might disagree with some of his placements).
Should Bachmann’s symbol really be a smooth circle? Seems like it ought to be a saucer or … I don’t know… What is crazy shaped like?
ReplyDeleteNo Christie on there, huh?
Christie seems to be the darling of the week for the Right… because he talks like a radio host and suicide jokes are hilarious
I was wondering what the colors meant, so I went back to Nate Silver's original post. It took some digging to find it, but here's the explanation:
ReplyDelete"Finally, the color of each circle reflects the region the candidate is from: blue for the Northeast, red for the South, green for the Midwest, and yellow for the West."
Regardless of ones political persuasion, I think a field this wide open and diverse should make for a very interesting primary season next year - full of twists and turns, and unless I miss my guess, a lot of surprises. It's quite possible that the nomination could go to someone who isn't even on the chart yet.
Looks like 2012 will be a real treat for political junkies like myself!