Author Archives: Jim Lynch

I Was Wrong

Nine days ago Florida held their 2012 GOP Primary. In this post I examined the four remaining candidates and gave you my thought on each one. About Newt Gingrich I said, He does angry a lot better than Rick Santorum. While he isn’t the perfect candidate, and some of the stances he’s taken over the … Continue reading

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2012 Presidential Primary Poll – Final Four

In all the activity of the Florida Primary I forgot to update the poll. It’s time for you to take part in the bRight & Early 2012 Presidential Primary Poll – Final Four edition. Find the poll in the right sidebar and cast your vote for Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, or Rick Stantorum. … Continue reading

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It’s My Turn

Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina are in the rear view mirror. Now it’s Florida’s turn. In the first closed primary of the season I get to join 4,063,852 other registered Republicans and make my choice known. Polls open 30 minutes from now (7:00am) and close at 8:00pm. Nearly 300,000 have already voted, but there … Continue reading

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Regression Analysis and the GOP Primary

When looking at a system, in our case the GOP Primary and it’s candidates, you don’t always have data that matches the “ideal.” In statistics they use a method called Least Squares. The method of least squares is a standard approach to the approximate solution of overdetermined systems, i.e., sets of equations in which there … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts

I only have a few minutes this morning, but I do have a few thoughts running around in my head that I want to share. First, Congratulations to Newt Gingrich for his win in SC. The question, as I see it, is how much of his momentum will carry over here in Florida. Of course … Continue reading

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BREAKING: Perry Dropping Out

Just saw this story: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is abandoning his presidential bid, a source tells the Associated Press. Perry is expected to make an announcement at 11 a.m. Perry is expected to endorse Newt Gingrich, the source told the Associated Press. This is going to make a difference in South Carolina and Florida. We’ll … Continue reading

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First Cup 01.19.12

The First Cup is a (sort of) daily post pointing you to some of the best posts from around the right side of the blogosphere. If you have a post that you would like considered for the First Cup, send the link to lakelandjim at gmail dot com. I’ve been putting in a lot of … Continue reading

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The Day Ahead

Here’s a look at the day ahead for me: Got a call at work on Monday telling me the laundry room was flooding. Rushed home, shut off the water, examined the carnage. As I suspected, and feared, our water heater that is (was) older than Dick Clark had decided to pull a Julian Assange and … Continue reading

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Bloggers and the 2012 GOP Convention

Yes, there may be a lot of infighting among the GOP candidates and their supporters. Eventually that will all sort itself out and it will be time for the 2012 GOP Convention. Among the 50,000 or so visitors coming to Tampa will be a large group of Bloggers. I’m lucky. Tampa is practically in my … Continue reading

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New Poll

It’s a new year, new month and there is a new lineup, so it’s time for a new poll. With Michele Bachmann “suspending” her campaign the field shrinks, if only slightly. With New Hampshire and South Carolina coming up in quick succession, I imagine the number of candidates will contract again by, or just after, … Continue reading

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