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		<title>Swing Voters and Elastic States</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/swing-voters-and-elastic-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elastic states]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forecasting models]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instead of swing states, we are focusing on "elastic states," ones that are relatively responsive to changes in political conditions, like a change in the national economic mood, and have a high percentage of swing voters. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Powerful Special Interest in Washington: The Acronym</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/the-most-powerful-special-interest-in-washington-the-acronym/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/the-most-powerful-special-interest-in-washington-the-acronym/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 20:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By MICAH COHEN</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[acronym]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/the-most-powerful-special-interest-in-washington-the-acronym/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A linguistic plague is creeping through the nation's capital - the "bacronym," where a PAC or bill name is chosen so that the initial letters of each word form a desired word.]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats' Odds of Retaining Senate Improve</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/democrats-odds-of-retaining-senate-improve/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/democrats-odds-of-retaining-senate-improve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forecasting models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/democrats-odds-of-retaining-senate-improve/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Republican fortunes have diminished because of retirements and questions about the quality of candidates.]]></description>
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		<title>A 30,000-Foot View on the Presidential Race</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/a-30000-foot-view-on-the-presidential-race/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/a-30000-foot-view-on-the-presidential-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barack obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forecasting models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polls]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/a-30000-foot-view-on-the-presidential-race/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing fundamental has changed in the race in the past month or two, although there are a couple of factors that may be working in Mitt Romney's favor at the margin. ]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Marriage and the Democratic Base</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/gay-marriage-and-the-democratic-base/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/gay-marriage-and-the-democratic-base/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barack obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/gay-marriage-and-the-democratic-base/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One clear rationale for President Obama's new position? It's very unusual for a president to oppose the majority of voters in his party on a major issue, and 60 percent of Democrats support gay marriage.]]></description>
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		<title>Support for Gay Marriage Outweighs Opposition in Polls</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/support-for-gay-marriage-outweighs-opposition-in-polls/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/support-for-gay-marriage-outweighs-opposition-in-polls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 20:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/support-for-gay-marriage-outweighs-opposition-in-polls/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama's decision to endorse same-sex marriage undoubtedly entails some political risk, but recent polls suggest that public opinion is increasingly on his side.]]></description>
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		<title>Moderate Republicans Fall Away in the Senate</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/moderate-republicans-fall-away-in-the-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/moderate-republicans-fall-away-in-the-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/moderate-republicans-fall-away-in-the-senate/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most moderate Republicans who served in the Senate just a few years ago will no longer be in the Congress when it meets again 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Obama More Popular Than He Should Be, Revisited</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/is-obama-more-popular-than-he-should-be-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/is-obama-more-popular-than-he-should-be-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By JOHN SIDES</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/is-obama-more-popular-than-he-should-be-revisited/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After discussion from FiveThirtyEight readers, looking back and extending an analysis that noted President Obama's approval rating exceeded a theoretical approval rating predicted by history, the economy and other factors.]]></description>
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		<title>Reads and Reactions: Reader Comment Edition</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/reads-and-reactions-reader-comment-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/reads-and-reactions-reader-comment-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By MICAH COHEN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reads and reactions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swing states]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FiveThirtyEight readers weigh in -- often critically -- on recent posts previewing the fall campaign.]]></description>
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		<title>Has Obama's Magic Jobs Number Changed?</title>
		<link>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/has-obamas-magic-jobs-number-changed/</link>
		<comments>http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/has-obamas-magic-jobs-number-changed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 23:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By NATE SILVER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barack obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/has-obamas-magic-jobs-number-changed/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, I wrote that if the economy added more than 150,000 jobs per month, President Obama looked to be a favorite for re-election, but is that number lower now?]]></description>
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