I cannot resist sharing my love of useless political data. I’m no Nate Silver, nor do I usually pretend to be one, but here are a few stats I couldn’t help but share after reviewing the results from Thursday’s elections as posted by Secretary of State Tre Hargett.
As a side note, have I mentioned that Tre and I were pals in our college days at Memphis State University of Memphis and campaigned and served together in Student Government Association? I served in the presidential cabinet for two administrations as he served in the legislative branch and eventually the presidency. I wonder if can get him to pay me not to post the pictures of those days. (I kid. I kid.)
Though I live on the other side of the aisle, I was most interested in little nuggets of information from the GOP gubernatorial primary in Tennessee. First of all, did odd pop culture phenomenon Basil Marceaux, Sr.– featured regularly on Jimmy Kimmel’s and Stephen Colbert’s televison shows in the days before the vote– have any effect on the outcome?
