Pre-Election: What People Click

An interesting box in today's NYTimes shows which U.S. Senate candidate web sites are the most popular.  It's hardly surprising that Tea Party favorites lead the list:

1. Rand Paul (Aqua Buddha got him to #1)
2. Christine O'Donnell (needs a more powerful spell to move up)
3. Joe Miller (Alaska?  Really?)
4. Charlie Crist (Fla. candidate, first non-tea party person)
5. Marco Rubio (another Fla. candidate)
6. Dino Rossi (no Martini?)
7. Carly Fiorina (California dreaming...)
8. Kendrick Meek (Third Fla. candidate)
9. Rob Johnson (not from Florida)
10. Pat Toomey (yet another tea favorite.  I like coffee.)

So in terms of what people click, there's your list.   It's overloaded with tea party favorites, Republicans, people from Florida, one guy who worshiped made-up gods, and a dabbler in witchcraft.  I get so confused.

Senate Process ... a mystery

The Pew study headline says it all:

Public Knowledge: Senate Legislative Process
a Mystery to Many

Check it out.

Kennedy Knows 'You Know'

Caroline Kennedy wants to, you know, be a, you know, U.S. senator. You know? I go on and on about political knowledge of the electorate. How about the political, you know, knowledge, of a potential senator? Count the "you know" and see if it's more than 25.