Tag Archives: Republicans

Presidential Stock Market Returns

We’ve been busy crunching data from the Measuring Worth website on the Dow Jones Industrial Stock Index returns for each Presidents’ administration  going all the way back to Teddy Roosevelt.  We find the data very interesting and will, mostly, let it … Continue reading

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The Twitter Election

Great infographic from learnstuff.com on voter turnout and social media.  The Repubs really need to learn how to use social media better, particularly,  Twitter. Click here for other great graphics at the learnstuff website. Hat tip Chloe C.!  (click here … Continue reading

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Will the Republican “Young Guns” Lasso Gold?

We’ve commented that an off-radar risk to gold is the hard money inclinations of the Republican leadership.  A Republican House in the next Congress is a done deal according to the prediction markets.  Intrade gives the scenario a 75 percent probability. … Continue reading

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