Nate Silver has earned fame in political circles for his spot-on statistical analysis of polling and election projections during the 2008 cycle. His site continues to explore current events and political issues with an eye toward statistics and trends.
On Monday, Silver’s site Fivethirtyeight.com explored the issue of unions and the Employee Free Choice Act. Those of us in Minnesota might remember the anti-Franken ads featuring business-backed mobsters decrying this very issue. Well, in true evidence that elections have consequences, the results of Minnesota’s recount — along with several other issues — factor in Silver’s analysis of EFCA’s prospects of passage in the Senate. This is also a pretty good look at labor’s position in the U.S. workforce today and worth a read.
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