Reply #10: It's funny, however, that the plus/minus factor

[davekriss]

what in TIA's three graduate degree language is Margin of Error (MOE), has trended in near-exclusive favor of the Republicans since 2000. Kinda of like rolling 5 hard-eights in a row in craps, or getting 11 reds in a row in roulette.

Speaking of 5 hard-eights in a row, I've actually done that. No, I didn't win much because I kept taking my winnings off the table with each roll. A student standing next to me let his winnings ride for 4 rolls, winning $5000. That same week I was at a table where one guy won $83000 and several won over $10000 -- not a good week for the casino! So it does happen, just not very likely.