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Campaign 2012: Bread and circuses

GlobalPost

Substance gives way to silliness as the US election draws near. Jean MacKenzie BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. — The message on the screen could not be more alarming: “Attention, patriots who oppose Barack Obama,” intones a deep baritone. “We can still turn back the tide of socialism that’s been taking over.

Presidential polls: Politics, like Major League Baseball, is numbers-driven

The Christian Science Monitor

At this point in the presidential race – 23 days and two important debates until Election Day – reading public opinion polls can become obsessive. Together with another numbers-driven professional sport – post-season Major League Baseball – it’s almost too much to bear for a Decoder scribe.